I don't mean to overwhelm with my own viewpoints but I have a few other hobbies that go into far more detail than your typical car mag reviews so I feel compelled. I can't help adding more to the dialogue and hope some will benefit, particularly when just a handful of these cars are out there.
As usual I will start with the bad. I cannot get used to the optics on the side mirrors, they constitute a serious hazard for me and have almost caused two accidents. I subscribe to an urban setup for mirrors. That means I rely on only the center mirror to see what is behind me. I prefer to setup the side mirrors so that when a car has overlapped me to the right or left flank their headlights are directly in my side mirror. The way this usually works is that you get the left mirror and lean your head to the side window and then adjust mirror so that you just barely see your left flank bumper. Repeat this with the right by leaning over the console and setting the right mirror in the same fashion. Then you allow cars from behind to pass you on both sides to calibrate. As the car exits the center mirror, it should simultaneously enter your side mirror and stay visible in that side mirror until it is visible directly at your B pillar. This eliminates the blindspot and works well in crowded traffic. The problem with the 2015 side mirrors is that they have a very wide optic field, so even when you set the mirrors full wide, that car that is overlapping your back door will be nearly invisible (almost entirely at night) and only show up on the BLIS indicator while the mirror shows the car immediately behind it. In my mind this is a built in blindspot. No car I have owned did not allow this setup to work. I understand the BLIS necessity, but I don't like being forced to use the crutch. I prefer to have a more narrow side mirror field. Personally I find it unacceptable. There is no reason for the side mirror to have that wide a field, that is what the center mirror is for.
The adaptive cruise is really excellent. It reacts quicker than you possibly can because the radar is simply better at reacting to gaps. Just keep in mind that the person behind you will not be as quick to react as your car is, particularly if it starts to use some decent braking.
The collision warning system is ok, not perfect. It likes to go off as you overtake cars that are turning in 1/2 dashed turn bays. No big deal. It also tends to go off when you are making close quarters overtaking moves but that is to be expected. Today it also went off for absolutely no reason that I can surmise other than I was in a slow 25mph zone on a curve with parked cars on both sides, there was nothing in front of me, nor any cars in front of me. If I was the only one driving the car, I would probably turn it off.
The stereo is pretty darn good. Shortcomings are obvious (power, sub, etc) so I'll skip those and focus on what's good. First, get the sound field set up how you like it. It is great to have a cabin with a very low noise baseline. What I first notice is that it has excellent dynamic range, there is plenty of detail present that is often lost. The equalization is very well done. Nothing too shrill, nothing digging too deep, it provides a nice balance that makes volume control very consistent. One of the best parts is presence, when the tracks move to wider fields it does an outstanding job of projecting that field and giving dimension to the acoustics. It really is exceptionally clean and I think there are sufficient adjustments to suit different listeners within a wide range of listening.
I have to look into this, but when I remotely start the car it will shut off when I open the door. Don't understand that but will see if there is a setting that needs to be changed.
As usual I will start with the bad. I cannot get used to the optics on the side mirrors, they constitute a serious hazard for me and have almost caused two accidents. I subscribe to an urban setup for mirrors. That means I rely on only the center mirror to see what is behind me. I prefer to setup the side mirrors so that when a car has overlapped me to the right or left flank their headlights are directly in my side mirror. The way this usually works is that you get the left mirror and lean your head to the side window and then adjust mirror so that you just barely see your left flank bumper. Repeat this with the right by leaning over the console and setting the right mirror in the same fashion. Then you allow cars from behind to pass you on both sides to calibrate. As the car exits the center mirror, it should simultaneously enter your side mirror and stay visible in that side mirror until it is visible directly at your B pillar. This eliminates the blindspot and works well in crowded traffic. The problem with the 2015 side mirrors is that they have a very wide optic field, so even when you set the mirrors full wide, that car that is overlapping your back door will be nearly invisible (almost entirely at night) and only show up on the BLIS indicator while the mirror shows the car immediately behind it. In my mind this is a built in blindspot. No car I have owned did not allow this setup to work. I understand the BLIS necessity, but I don't like being forced to use the crutch. I prefer to have a more narrow side mirror field. Personally I find it unacceptable. There is no reason for the side mirror to have that wide a field, that is what the center mirror is for.
The adaptive cruise is really excellent. It reacts quicker than you possibly can because the radar is simply better at reacting to gaps. Just keep in mind that the person behind you will not be as quick to react as your car is, particularly if it starts to use some decent braking.
The collision warning system is ok, not perfect. It likes to go off as you overtake cars that are turning in 1/2 dashed turn bays. No big deal. It also tends to go off when you are making close quarters overtaking moves but that is to be expected. Today it also went off for absolutely no reason that I can surmise other than I was in a slow 25mph zone on a curve with parked cars on both sides, there was nothing in front of me, nor any cars in front of me. If I was the only one driving the car, I would probably turn it off.
The stereo is pretty darn good. Shortcomings are obvious (power, sub, etc) so I'll skip those and focus on what's good. First, get the sound field set up how you like it. It is great to have a cabin with a very low noise baseline. What I first notice is that it has excellent dynamic range, there is plenty of detail present that is often lost. The equalization is very well done. Nothing too shrill, nothing digging too deep, it provides a nice balance that makes volume control very consistent. One of the best parts is presence, when the tracks move to wider fields it does an outstanding job of projecting that field and giving dimension to the acoustics. It really is exceptionally clean and I think there are sufficient adjustments to suit different listeners within a wide range of listening.
I have to look into this, but when I remotely start the car it will shut off when I open the door. Don't understand that but will see if there is a setting that needs to be changed.