ACC worth it or not

[Whiteshirt]

Had it on my Audi TT. I thought it was a bit gimmicky.

So not bothered this time around.

[gizzywizzy]

If you don't have it you can't possibly comment on it!!

It does make quite a difference to the ride but obviously that depends on how you drive your car.

I wouldn't spec a car without it TBH.

[Edi35]

Not worth it IMO. I have used this on demo cars and most of my trips take in B roads, dual carriage ways and town all in the same trip so I ended up switching the ACC to suit which didnt work out for me.

I have std suspension and run 19" and the ride is firm (its a GTI) and have noticed on poor roads and it can be slightly crashy compared to 18" but the steering and turn in are better than 18". I would consider this if ACC worked automatically and firmed up the suspension when pressing on e.g. when you need it. It does make a difference and if this is must then go for it but its not for me.

[Ess_Three]

I would consider this if ACC worked automatically and firmed up the suspension when pressing on e.g. when you need it. It does make a difference and if this is must then go for it but its not for me.

It does.
It measures acceleration force, lean angles and braking force to automatically adjust the damping within a set range.

http://www.my-gti.com/2653/volkswagen-dcc-adaptive-chassis-control-design-and-function

But you can force it into softer or harder base settings for the upper and lower limits of the damping control.

[Edi35]

I would consider this if ACC worked automatically and firmed up the suspension when pressing on e.g. when you need it. It does make a difference and if this is must then go for it but its not for me.

It does.
It measures acceleration force, lean angles and braking force to automatically adjust the damping within a set range.

http://www.my-gti.com/2653/volkswagen-dcc-adaptive-chassis-control-design-and-function


But you can force it into softer or harder base settings for the upper and lower limits of the damping control.

Interesting thanks. As you say adjusts the damping within a set range, I wish that range included Comfort and Sport as you wouldnt need to switch it at all and that is the functionality which would tempt me to add this as an extra, it must be possible with all these sensors fitted?

[Ess_Three]

Interesting thanks. As you say adjusts the damping within a set range, I wish that range included Comfort and Sport as you wouldnt need to switch it at all and that is the functionality which would tempt me to add this as an extra, it must be possible with all these sensors fitted?

I agree...but then I guess it wouldn't know if you wanted the car to be soft, or hard, or in the middle, so I can see the point of the selections.

What's not clear, is if the damping maps overlap, so could the controller select a setting as hard as the upper end of 'Sport' if the selection was 'Normal'? I don't know.

Plus, the controller adjusts the weighting of the steering assistance.

I'm hoping someone will finally crack the coding so you can adjust the damping ranges and steering weighting outwith the standard modes - personally, I can live with the damping, but would like the steering response of 'Sport' when in 'Dynamic'.

[Pinky 1959]

Thanks for all the replies swimbo is considering changing her car and I would like acc but its quite pricey and the standard car may be to bumpy on rough roads for her , A full days test drive soon hopefully to try it out .