Traction/stabilty control on a VXR8

[petrolzed]

When does this actually kick in?
A few days ago drove my son to school, dryish road turned left at a junction accelerated a bit in 2nd, the wheels span and the back end kicked out a good few feet.
In all my other cars the stabilty and traction control would stopped this virtually immeadiatly.

[ARAF]

About half an hour after you need it. It really is too slow to be useful.

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How fast were you going?

[Sloooooow]

In my view quick enough stop you crashing, but slow enough to to make you feel like you saved it.

[stigmundfreud]

Sloooooow said:

In my view quick enough stop you crashing, but slow enough to to make you feel like you saved it.

its a great set up! In expensive cars you have to spend £££ to get a button to allow you to call back the ESP programs. Personally I find instant attack ESP as a danger especially when pulling away at roundabouts etc in the wet

[petrolzed]

I was doing about 20 MPH.
Just trying to find out if the system is
A. Not working because there is a fault.
B. Working as it should, i.e more slowly then everybody elses.

My monaro was similar with its traction control, span its wheels a lot and flashed up Low traction on the display, as if I did not know it was happening.
All part of the charm I suppose.

[kaw]

turn it off and see what its like then ,only use it when the roads are bad and have fun

[lukecollins]

Mine kicks in at the point of when you are about to put a stain in your gruds and your passanger is holding the Jesus rail. Think its a good system, you got to remember you have a big engine and fly wheel so it takes time to react mechanically also.

[scarebus]

stigmundfreud said:

Sloooooow said:

In my view quick enough stop you crashing, but slow enough to to make you feel like you saved it.

its a great set up! In expensive cars you have to spend £££ to get a button to allow you to call back the ESP programs. Personally I find instant attack ESP as a danger especially when pulling away at roundabouts etc in the wet

I totally agree, it lets you know that you have reached the limit and gives you a warning, its a great safety net. I have had a few BMWs which have always cut in too early, cutting power jamming on the brakes, this annoyed me so much I always turned it off in the wet, which defeats the purpose I guess.

[monkfish1]

I think its pretty good. It doesn't constantly interfere. Generally i find i have corrected, backed off etc before it does, sometimes it beats me to it, so i think its about right.

[stigmundfreud]

where the little bit of slip doesnt help is when you've forgotten its turned off and your pregnant other half is in the passenger seat and you give it a bit of juice whilst turning....

[Tattooboy]

stigmundfreud said:

where the little bit of slip doesnt help is when you've forgotten its turned off and your pregnant other half is in the passenger seat and you give it a bit of juice whilst turning....

Sounds like something the Barry Boys would frown upon, hooligans doing burn outs !!

[stigmundfreud]

of course it was a fictional event

[ringram]

Yeah it doesnt cut in fast, I locked up sideways on ice the other day. It breaked the rear outside wheel pulling me back on track. Nice one!
No arguments from me. Id much rather is let me lockup sideways first before messing around. Otherwise it would be too boring.