Nissan makEs automated Ebraking standard.

Fuzzzy

I can only speak for my wife's vehicle (Subaru Outback). To my knowledge the auto-braking can not be adjusted or turned off. Some of the other "smart" features can be toggled off/on, but I can't think of any off-hand that can be adjusted.

To be fair, I like some of them, particularly the "auto-adjust" cruise control (or whatever it is called). But I despise the lane-departure warnings and auto-correct. I do see the value of the auto-braking in theory, but it needs to be fine-tuned (at least from the version I have driven) for me to be completely sold.

Firebase99

There is no adjustment on our Volvo S60, its either engaged or disengaged using the interface on 7 inch screen. I dont think Ive ever driven another with it, maybe I have and didnt know its a feature if its as intuitive as the one on the Volvo. Say if Nissan had this on my 370 and it worked like it does in the Volvo I would have no issue. Cuz if it engages in the Volvo-u dun messed up boy.

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RicerX

My vision for the next 10-20 years is bleak for sports/fun cars.

Manual transmissions don't allow for automation of much of anything, so phasing them out in the name of performance to foster automation is happening.

Sports cars won't go away because they want to take them away entirely, but they'll become so innately expensive to own (i.e. insurance companies will charge premiums for non-autonomous cars as human operation is riskier than automated operation) that very few people will drive them anymore, companies won't have the justification to produce them any longer, and the species becomes endangered.

Cars like the Z don't fit Nissan's vision for an autonomous world. Standard emergency braking is just the next step of that vision.

SouthArk370Z

I predict it will be in the 5-7 year range, but yeah, the driver-controlled, gasoline-powered vehicle is well on its way out. I can hear the fat lady warming up.

My guess is that the latest spate of 500+ HP* muscle cars is their swan song. Get 'em while you can.

*I heard that Dodge is releasing an 800+ HP Demon soon.

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Zatanna Z

This is sad