ðə kˈoʊlt ˌeɪsˌiːˈɑːɹ wʌz kˈoʊlts ˈɛntɹi ɪnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. dˈuː dˈiː ɐdvˈænst kˈɑːmbæt ɹˈaɪfəl pɹˈoʊɡɹæm, wˌɪtʃ kəŋklˈuːdᵻd wɪððə ɹɪzˈʌlt ðæt nˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɛntɹənts ɐtʃˈiːvd ɪnˈʌf əvən ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ˈɛm sˈɪkstiːn təbi wˈɜːθ ðə kˈɔst.
The Colt ACR was Colt's entry in the U.S. DoD Advanced Combat Rifle program, which concluded with the result that none of the entrants achieved enough of an improvement over the M16 to be worth the cost.