Originally Posted by
Mitsu3000gt
You can definitely get the Sport Touring in CVT, just add $1300. You can see this on the Honda Canada website as well.
Audio system is by far the best I have heard on a sub-$30K car, but it's not mind blowing. My only complaint with it is the sub has too low of a crossover, but the door speakers are very good for this class of car. No rattles at all though (the sedan does). Hatch gets an extra 2 speakers for a total of 12. You will probably want to drop the treble a bit after it breaks in but overall it's very solid for this class of car.
Honda Sensing is awesome, she will probably love it. It also brakes harder for you if it senses a panic brake and you haven't applied maximum pressure.
This has not been my experience. The auto cruise on my car is very smooth (probably smoother than my inputs), and not overly sensitive at all. The shortest distance setting on the autonomous cruise is a 1-second follow, which is well below the recommended highway "2 second rule" and about as close as I like to be when doing 120-140km/h. Maximum range of the system is 120m which I doubt anyone uses. Also, if you press the gas, it cancels the system and lets you pass or ride someone's ass if you desire - when you release the gas again the system re-engages. You can also just hit cancel on the wheel, and resume when you're done whatever it is you want to do, and it will resume all previous cruise settings. It's really quite slick, especially on annoying roads like the QE2.
Sounds like you're confusing lane departure with lane keep (they are separate, independent systems). Lane Departure will bounce you between the lines, where Lane Keep keeps you dead center in the lane, and can drive the car smoothly round corners without driver steering input (after about 20 seconds though it beeps at you and makes you put your hands back on the wheel). I have tested it dozens of times on different roads when demonstrating it to people, I do a lot of highway driving, and I have never had it fail on a corner or bounce between lines. I cannot believe how well the system works. The dotted road lines on the cruise display will go solid to confirm the vehicle can see the lines, make sure they are solid or the system isn't active.