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0 pointsmikeash8y ago0 comments

The EV drivetrain lets Tesla have amazing traction control. As long as you don't hammer the accelerator in a turn, it's fine.

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falcolas8y ago

Have you tried it on ice? Or just dry/wet roads? AWD/FWD/RWD all behave very differently on ice/snow, regardless of traction control.

mikeashOP8y ago

Yes, I've tried it on ice and snow. When going straight, the traction control is so good that you don't even know it's there aside from the lack of acceleration. I can put my 360hp RWD car on an icy road and floor it from a stop, and nothing happens besides slowly increasing speed.

Then back end will break loose if you floor it in a turn, but just don't do that.

falcolas8y ago

That cornering case is the precise case I don't want a RWD car. "Just don't do that" is a really poor attitude to take, especially when you can't tell at what point the rear end will break loose.

I'm past the point in my life where I want the excitement of "will I recover this before I hit the ditch?"

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falcolas8y ago

Have you tried it on ice? Or just dry/wet roads? AWD/FWD/RWD all behave very differently on ice/snow, regardless of traction control.

mikeashOP8y ago

Then back end will break loose if you floor it in a turn, but just don't do that.

falcolas8y ago

That cornering case is the precise case I don't want a RWD car. "Just don't do that" is a really poor attitude to take, especially when you can't tell at what point the rear end will break loose.

I'm past the point in my life where I want the excitement of "will I recover this before I hit the ditch?"

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