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"...software to protect the drive train..." Why wouldn't the standard engine, ICE, rev limiter suffice for that..? Once TC begins use of the...
"..brakes were likely damaged before..." There is a strong indication that Saylor had 2 UA incidents that day. Witnesses say they saw the saylor...
Mustangs are RWD, PRIMARY braking is on the front.
No, on dry pavement there is generally a surplus of traction so sharing that traction with both stearing and "drive" hardly ever represents an...
Makes me wonder if in this situation the ICE RPM might be a function of the hybrid battery SOC. Low SOC = high RPM = quick recharge.
The "wheelspin" example the original poster used was getting unstuck from a snow bank. Your video shows acceleration easily aggressive enough to...
The "aftertmath" pictures of the Saylor car front brake rotors and pads indicated that the pads had been used so severely that the pad material...
Both in the Saylor incident, with Mrs. Smith, and even with Sikes, the indications are that even with full/hard braking the engine (ICE/HSD)...
Engine WOT, ROARING at 100MPH, FWD, (NOT-Prius***) and you had enough braking to bring it down to a stop in a reasonable distance..? Hard to...
The Cessna Skymaster... Early problems were that the rear engine would "die" during taxi and an inattentive pilot would attempt a takeoff...
I thought it had already been well proven, accepted, that with a FWD car the brakes cannot overcome both the engine drive torque AND the vehicle...
Yes, it's SAFE, but only as long as the engine/transaxle ECU can reliably detect, sense, that the car is motionless.
In summary: with the gas pedal at WOT and with the brakes fully applied the Prius ICE will still rise well above idle....~3,000 RPM. Let's...
Do you realize that might mean Sike's incident was completely valid. If, for some reason, the engine ECU did not know the Prius was already in...
Not sure the test requires a slippery surface. The post "implies" that the ICE revs well above idle prior to brake release.
Once we reach age 50+, at least for many of us, we really should not be considered "layman" insofar as driving a car is concerned....
I revised my post to include... "..floor the gas.." ".. The car would hop forward and the wheels would spin like crazy.." I'm probably wrong...
Just as ABS is more about directional control than stopping time or distance then TC on a FWD car should be considered DC, Directional Control....
"...3) With..floor the gas...let the engine rev up..." "..the car would hop forward and the wheels would spin like crazy.." That statement...
"..RWD isn't used..." The trend, at least in the upscale/luxury market, seems to indicate otherwise. Even Cadillac seems to have now seen the...
