Road tripping in the MG4

[Jamesrr]

This was indeed quite noticeable difference, it allowed me to get a bit closer to the car in front before braking and it relies on slowing down with no regen, then I imagine it cycles from level 1 to 2 to 3 and eventually brakes, so it naturally feels smoother.

I have no idea what the level of regen has to do with how close to the car in front you get. This makes no sense to me whatsoever.

Could you please try and explain it better?

 

[decrep]

Hi James, I was also puzzled by this, but now I think it could it have something to do with being in ACC?
I never use ACC so I'm not familiar with how it behaves.

 

[ReintjeWA]

Perhaps it is just the illusion of the car getting closer. I find that with ACC set to a certain distance, the car slows down fairly brisk when set to regen 3, if using regen A the car often feels like it coasts more. I’m sure the ACC will still maintain the same distance but perhaps it feels like you can get a little closer because the transition to slowing down is less abrupt?

 

[Jamesrr]

Hi James, I was also puzzled by this, but now I think it could it have something to do with being in ACC?
I never use ACC so I'm not familiar with how it behaves.

I use ACC all the time when driving long distances. There is a setting to adjust the distance between the car in front of you. It has nothing to do with the Regen level (which I set at "3").

Perhaps it is just the illusion of the car getting closer. I find that with ACC set to a certain distance, the car slows down fairly brisk when set to regen 3, if using regen A the car often feels like it coasts more. I’m sure the ACC will still maintain the same distance but perhaps it feels like you can get a little closer because the transition to slowing down is less abrupt?

I've never tried regen "A". I'd prefer to use OPD regen, but that doesn't get remembered between driving sessions so the closest I can get is Regen 3 with "Autohold" enabled. This is remembered between sessions and is good enough for me.

I'd really hope the regen setting doesn't interfere with the distance ACC keeps. That would be bad.

...and why would you want to get closer!!! The whole point of it is to keep a safe distance. Not to automatically tailgate someone

 

[decrep]

...and why would you want to get closer!!! The whole point of it is to keep a safe distance. Not to automatically tailgate someone

That's another puzzle, and even if it did, how would that affect consumption?
Apart from the drag on effect.