ASSISTED CRUISING
Active Cruise Control monitors and adjusts the distance between you and cars ahead. It has trickled down from highend cars to the mainstream: the 508’s advanced system is in Drive Assist Pack Plus, £400 with most automatic ‘boxes.
All 508s get lane keeping assistance and emergency auto braking but DAPP actually keeps your car not just in its lane but centred too, while the cruise control is a full stopand-go system. Find stationary traic on a motorway and the 508 will stop itself, then pull away again when cars begin moving. You can go hands-o, but are asked to touch the wheel every 10 15 seconds.
Manual 508s can still get ACC, but this system only works down to 18mph.