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That was one of the reasons I got my Charger. A salesman let me take one home overnight that was equipped with it. I didn't think I'd like it, but after using it, it was a must-have feature for me. It is nice when you come up behind someone going slower than you, but if they brake suddenly or you slow for an on/off ramp you still instinctively go for the brake pedal. You can adjust the distance at which you follow someone to one of three settings, and I seem to recall reading that it varied by speed.
It is also pretty responsive to accelerating when going to pass. If I hit the blinker and the lane next to me is clear the car is already starting to accelerate by the time I'm starting my lane change.
It also is occasionally prone to...I don't know what to call it...lag... time at times. On more than one occasion, I have had an oncoming car turn left and cross in front of me into a driveway. The car will clear my path and be out of the flow of traffic and the Charger will apply the brakes, slowing rapidly and sound the FCW. This has happened when there is no imminent threat of collision. It doesn't happen regularly or very often in fact, but it has happened more than once and in other situations. But I guess I'd rather it be a bit 'cautious' instead of plowing into something.
I won't actually stop the car if the car in front of you stops, but it will sound the Forward Collision Warning and slow you to around 20mph. I've had the FCW go off because of a rise in the road and because it thought I was going to hit the guardrail I was next to. Least, that's the only reason I can figure it went off based on my environment. I also had a warning that the sensor was obscured and needed to be cleaned. I flicked a bug off of it and it worked fine.
One thing I've noticed with the cruise on the Charger is that it actively manages your speed. That is, with the cruise on my Stratus, if I'm going down a steep grade, the car can exceed your set speed. The Charger will actively slow you to your set speed, or if you choose a lower speed, will slow the car rather than letting the speed drift down to the new setting. I don't know how long they've been doing that, but this is the first car I've driven that does it.
You also have the option of using CC as normal.
An excellent option and one I miss when I'm driving my Stratus.
It is also pretty responsive to accelerating when going to pass. If I hit the blinker and the lane next to me is clear the car is already starting to accelerate by the time I'm starting my lane change.
It also is occasionally prone to...I don't know what to call it...lag... time at times. On more than one occasion, I have had an oncoming car turn left and cross in front of me into a driveway. The car will clear my path and be out of the flow of traffic and the Charger will apply the brakes, slowing rapidly and sound the FCW. This has happened when there is no imminent threat of collision. It doesn't happen regularly or very often in fact, but it has happened more than once and in other situations. But I guess I'd rather it be a bit 'cautious' instead of plowing into something.
I won't actually stop the car if the car in front of you stops, but it will sound the Forward Collision Warning and slow you to around 20mph. I've had the FCW go off because of a rise in the road and because it thought I was going to hit the guardrail I was next to. Least, that's the only reason I can figure it went off based on my environment. I also had a warning that the sensor was obscured and needed to be cleaned. I flicked a bug off of it and it worked fine.
One thing I've noticed with the cruise on the Charger is that it actively manages your speed. That is, with the cruise on my Stratus, if I'm going down a steep grade, the car can exceed your set speed. The Charger will actively slow you to your set speed, or if you choose a lower speed, will slow the car rather than letting the speed drift down to the new setting. I don't know how long they've been doing that, but this is the first car I've driven that does it.
You also have the option of using CC as normal.
An excellent option and one I miss when I'm driving my Stratus.
