Low powered cars with traction control

Low powered cars with traction control

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Byard

Original Poster:

539 posts

181 months

Wednesday 2nd February 2011
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Corsa Van, 1.3 CDTi, albeit 90PS but it comes with traction control ... no need really is there?

jbi

12,686 posts

211 months

Wednesday 2nd February 2011
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shouldn't title read

"Cars with Traction Control"?

Byard

Original Poster:

539 posts

181 months

Wednesday 2nd February 2011
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No, why?

Efbe

9,251 posts

173 months

Wednesday 2nd February 2011
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because wheelspin, no matter how small kills children, and rapes penguins

LeoSayer

7,386 posts

251 months

Wednesday 2nd February 2011
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Doesn't TC come mostly come as part of the ESP package these days?

Zod

35,295 posts

265 months

Wednesday 2nd February 2011
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Original A Class - to prevent it from falling over when steering around an elk.

hombrepaulo

1,211 posts

178 months

Wednesday 2nd February 2011
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Do slow cars not get unsettled by road conditions or cornering too fast?

HellDiver

5,708 posts

189 months

Wednesday 2nd February 2011
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Byard said:
Corsa Van, 1.3 CDTi, albeit 90PS but it comes with traction control ... no need really is there?
Is grip inversely proportional to engine power? Less power suddenly means less grip? No? Thought not.

TC is a function of the ABS computer, doesn't cost anything to add as it's already there, so why not?

James Dean

1,351 posts

172 months

Wednesday 2nd February 2011
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Fiat Panda 1.2 60 bhp, switchable traction control.
Citroen C1/Peugeot 107/Toyota Aygo 1.0 68 bhp, permanent non-switchable traction control.

kambites

68,419 posts

228 months

Wednesday 2nd February 2011
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Almost any car will break traction under certain circumstances so if you're going to have an ECU and all the hardware to support TC, why not fit it? It's not as if it costs anything once it's been developed.