BHPian niranjan233 recently shared this with other enthusiasts: Having finally got my BE 6 pack 3 in Firestorm Orange after 2 months of agony, I would like to share my initial experience and some edge points that many might have questions on.Best feature so far – TOW MODE (Adaptive Cruise Control)I kept having a heavy heart shelling 3L + in Road Tax for the Pack 3 here in Bangalore, but all of that has been forgotten in less than 3 days! The ADAS on this car is something else! The Adaptive Cruise Control is a game changer for ORR commuters like me! It learns the driving style of the user and accelerates and decelerates in a similar manner. It uses auto regen so most of the time the efficiency is amazing as well (7 km/kWh +). I call it the tow mode because you lock onto the back of the preceding vehicle in fast moving, slow moving or even standstill traffic and then you can forget about the accelerator and brakes altogether!! Even in traffic signals it follows all the way to a standstill, it stays close enough to the previous vehicle to not seem like noob driver at slow speeds too. Only input needed is a resume button press after 2-3 seconds of standstill when the vehicle ahead moves. Even takes speed breakers is a breeze as the guy ahead will take care of spotting and slowing down for it xD! Which also means, if he’s in a hurry, get ready to intervene to take the speed breaker at a reasonable speed. Best part is, it needn’t be a large vehicle either, I remember following a two wheeler for about 3-4 Kms, just as long as it is placed within the width of the car. The scary part is only when there is vehicle jumping in from a perpendicular direction, only those Autos and Two Wheelers who would rather risk life than drive sanely. I have driven about 120+KM in this TOW MODE out of the 400 KMs Ive done in the last 3 days all inside Bangalore and never have I ever felt this easy and comfy driving so much in the city! The highway will be even better IMO. P.S. you still control the steering so no taking eyes off the road, and when the edge cases come up like sudden speed up with no vehicle ahead is scary. Use it wisely and you will learn to anticipate the issues and override and resume when necessary. I thought I was going to give my Left leg some rest, but little did I anticipate my right leg getting this much rest as well!!DashcamAfter going back and forth on investing on a dashcam I took the plunge with the option of selling it off or giving it to a friend later if M&M decide to finally give the live recording update. Got the Redtiger F7N Elite for the Stravis 2 sensor and the Super capacitor. Thankfully the included 12V power cable is long enough to reach the boot via the roof liner and there is no need of any adapters to the front Type C port. One issue I face is that I asked the Detailing studio person to install it for me and he ended up attaching the rear camera to the rear windshield which is inclined. This means a bit of a cutoff at the bottom of the frame as the camera points downwards. Thankfully the solution is simple with a nice flat plastic portion right above the rear glass where we can attach the camera in a perfect horizontal position giving the perfect view. The recording is excellent worthy of being used for vlogs, I did get a CPL filter for it as well (pinged their sales team to get a good deal on the combo), which means no issues with any headlight glare either. So for any fence-sitters on getting a dashcam installed, please go ahead as its a easy and tension free install and usage processGetting Comfortable With The Blind SpotsI was always scared of the blind spots on this big car, having upgraded form a humble tall boy WagonR, but it didn’t take long for me to get used to the car never worry about it at all, even in Bangalore traffic. The mirrors are large and useful, the sensors might seem annoying but just reduce their volume and you’ll be thankful for their help in manoeuvring through tight spaces and narrow lanes as well. I can’t fathom how easily I’ve taken to this car so soon, with no worries on where to go and how the roads are.Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.
