15) 2017 Kia Niro
Price With Adaptive Cruise Control: $28,000 (Details Below)
The all-new Kia Niro is a hybrid subcompact SUV. It returns outstanding fuel economy, is less expensive than most hybrid SUVs, and comes with many standard features, including an intuitive infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. If you purchase the EX trim and add the $2,300 Sunroof and Advanced Technology Package, you get adaptive cruise control.
14) 2017 Hyundai Elantra
Price With Adaptive Cruise Control: $26,750 (Details Below)
The Hyundai Elantra also requires two packages to get adaptive cruise control, but you don’t have to buy the top trim. Just add the $1,900 Ultimate Package and the $2,500 Tech Package to the Limited trim and you will be all set. The completely redesigned compact Elantra is highly reliable, has an elegant and spacious interior, and comes with a long warranty.
13) 2017 Honda CR-V
Price With Adaptive Cruise Control: $26,695 (Details Below)
The fully redesigned Honda CR-V is the only compact SUV to make this list. Based on our scoring, it is one of the top performers in the class and the winner of the 2017 U.S. News Best Compact SUV for the Money and Best Compact SUV for Families awards. The EX trim comes with adaptive cruise control.
12) 2017 Mazda3
Price With Adaptive Cruise Control: $26,685 (Details Below)
The compact Mazda3 earns excellent safety ratings, outstanding fuel economy, and is a blast to drive. The top Grand Touring trim starts at $24,195 and offers available adaptive cruise control. To get it, you must add Mazda’s iActivsense Package ($1,100), which requires the addition of the $1,600 Premium Equipment Package.
11) 2017 Mazda CX-3
Price With Adaptive Cruise Control: $26,160 (Details Below)
Like the Mazda3, you can get adaptive cruise control in the Mazda CX-3’s Grand Touring trim. Simply add the $1,170 i-Activsense Package. The sporty subcompact SUV ranks high on our list due to its best-in-class performance, handsome interior, and top-notch safety ratings.
9) (Tie) 2017 Subaru Legacy
Price With Adaptive Cruise Control: $25,490 (Details Below)
The Subaru Legacy is one of few midsize cars to make this list. Most midsize cars that offer adaptive cruise control are much more expensive. The Legacy is also the only car in its class to come standard with all-wheel drive, and it even earned a perfect safety score. The Premium trim offers Subaru’s EyeSight technology for $1,495, which adds adaptive cruise control.
9) (Tie) 2017 Subaru Crosstrek
Price With Adaptive Cruise Control: $25,490 (Details Below)
Like the Legacy, the Subaru Crosstrek Premium offers EyeSight. The package will cost you $1,995, but you can only get it if you upgrade to the CVT transmission, which costs $1,000. The subcompact SUV comes standard with all-wheel drive and has plenty of space for passengers and cargo.
8) 2017 Volkswagen Jetta
Price With Adaptive Cruise Control: $24,995 (Details Below)
The Volkswagen Jetta SEL comes with adaptive cruise control. It has the spacious trunk of a midsize car, even though it is a compact car. The Jetta earns impressive crash test scores, returns good fuel economy, and provides sufficient power.
7) 2017 Hyundai Ioniq
Price With Adaptive Cruise Control: $24,950 (Details Below)
The all-new compact hybrid Hyundai Ioniq provides agile handling, peppy acceleration, and outstanding fuel economy. It comes with a user-friendly infotainment system that features Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. You can get adaptive cruise control in the SEL trim by adding the $1,000 Tech Package.
6) 2017 Toyota Prius
Price With Adaptive Cruise Control: $24,685 (Details Below)
The Toyota Prius comes standard with Toyota’s Safety Sense driver assistance features, which include adaptive cruise control. The compact Prius hybrid is known for its class-topping fuel efficiency, above-average reliability, and excellent cargo space. It was the winner of our 2017 Best Hybrid Car for the Money award.
5) 2017 Honda Accord
Price With Adaptive Cruise Control: $24,155 (Details Below)
The Honda Accord offers the Honda Sensing Suite in all trims. To get the Accord with adaptive cruise control, purchase the base LX, add the $800 CVT transmission, and choose the $1,000 safety suite. It’s cheaper than getting the technology in many smaller vehicles, and the Accord is the least-expensive midsize car with the added feature. The Accord boasts the utmost in safety, reliability, fuel economy, and comfort.
4) 2017 Nissan Sentra
Price With Adaptive Cruise Control: $23,860 (Details Below)
The Nissan Sentra is a compact car with the interior and trunk space of a midsize car. It earns good safety scores and has an above-average predicted reliability rating. You have to move up to the top SL trim, and then add a $2,360 package to get adaptive cruise control. With this trim and package combination, you also get a wide variety of other features, like a leather interior, a moonroof, automatic braking, and a Bose premium audio system.
3) 2017 Subaru Impreza
Price With Adaptive Cruise Control: $22,590 (Details Below)
Similar to the Subaru models mentioned earlier, you have to purchase the Impreza Premium and add the $1,395 EyeSight suite to get adaptive cruise control. The fully redesigned compact car earns a perfect safety score, comes with standard all-wheel drive, offers a well-equipped and roomy interior, and provides adequate power.
2) 2017 Honda Civic
Price With Adaptive Cruise Control: $20,540 (Details Below)
You can get the Honda Sensing Suite in the base Honda Civic, but you must upgrade to the CVT transmission ($800). The suite costs $1,000 and comes with adaptive cruise control. The Civic ranks near the top of our compact cars category because of its perfect safety score, roomy seats, elegant interior, sufficient cargo area, agile handling, excellent fuel economy, and superb styling.
1) 2017 Toyota Corolla
Price With Adaptive Cruise Control: $18,500 (Details Below)
You won’t find a car with adaptive cruise control cheaper than the Toyota Corolla, and you don’t have to add anything to get it. Toyota Safety Sense is standard on even the base model. It is no surprise that the compact Corolla is a top seller, because it is practical, reliable, efficient, comfortable, and very affordable.
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Vehicles With the Latest Technology at Affordable Prices
As automakers continue to add and update active safety features, some are making these technologies available in entry-level models. Cruise control is arguably one of the automotive industry’s crown achievements. Adaptive cruise control takes the feature to a higher level, using lasers or radar to assess how close your car is to the car in front of you and then adjusting the throttle to maintain an appropriate or preset distance. The technology achieves all of this with no driver input.
The most difficult task for shoppers is figuring out which cars offer the technology and what trims, options, or packages are required to get it. Some packages require the addition of other packages, and certain packages only come in some trims. For these reasons, figuring out final pricing with the feature can be frustrating.
We have done the hard work for you. Aside from small cars and subcompact SUVs, we have also included some midsize cars, a compact SUV, and a few hybrids that offer the technology at a much cheaper price than their competitors. Click through to see the cheapest vehicles with adaptive cruise control.