Will lift-off oversteer ever get the better of engaged ESP?
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Then what's the likelihood of her ever going fast enough to find out?
ESP will never trigger in normal road use, only if you/she hits an unexpected slippery surface, or if someone is the sort of "driving god" that likes to "push the limit" on normal roads.
Unfortunately the latter is also the sort of person that's likely to switch it off, which is why some manufacturers are making them impossible to completely disable these days.
ESP will never trigger in normal road use, only if you/she hits an unexpected slippery surface, or if someone is the sort of "driving god" that likes to "push the limit" on normal roads.
Unfortunately the latter is also the sort of person that's likely to switch it off, which is why some manufacturers are making them impossible to completely disable these days.
ESP cannot break the laws of physics. If you manage to drive your car in such a fashion that the positive yaw gain is beyond the negative gain that the ESP can apply to resist the yawing motion, then, you'll still end up facing the other way! However, generally, ESP is a reasonably good at preventing unexpected large positive yaw motions.
Of course, just because you don't spin, doesn't mean you won't crash...............
Of course, just because you don't spin, doesn't mean you won't crash...............
Ari said:
Then what's the likelihood of her ever going fast enough to find out?
ESP will never trigger in normal road use, only if you/she hits an unexpected slippery surface, or if someone is the sort of "driving god" that likes to "push the limit" on normal roads.
Unfortunately the latter is also the sort of person that's likely to switch it off, which is why some manufacturers are making them impossible to completely disable these days.
i have had esp go off a couple of times on normal dry roads, lost the back on the R32 once with no warning what so ever, very oddESP will never trigger in normal road use, only if you/she hits an unexpected slippery surface, or if someone is the sort of "driving god" that likes to "push the limit" on normal roads.
Unfortunately the latter is also the sort of person that's likely to switch it off, which is why some manufacturers are making them impossible to completely disable these days.
Nope, don't think so, was pressing on in my Saab, rear tyres were legal but not great, lifted off as I crested a rise and back comes out, surprised but on top of it, ESP kicks in just as I start to deal with it, have tried to fool it in the wet and on a snowy car park but it is very impressive what it can do, no driver has that accuracy and speed, or the ability to vary pressure to individual wheels.
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