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Originally Posted by Uberdude328i
Aww man. That was such a good hook. I was like "OOoo, what'd the BMW do?" Then I found out it was about snow. We never get enough down here in the A-Town to really matter. I can't really comment on the thread, but nice hook.
I take that back. Most of the aids are to help restore lost traction, not create traction in situations where traction is minimal. They're defensive. Something like XDrive would be more active traction, constantly clawing with four limbs to find whatever traction may be available.
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I know that the electronic aids are not "active" and can't create traction. My point was that the aids can cut power to the wheels when slippage is detected ( I may be wrong ), which effectively modulates the throttle for you in case you apply too much throttle and hence helps stabilize the car. Sudden throttle changes, as we know, do unbalance a car. Isn't that what drifting is about! (Intended drifting, that is, and not out of control drifting which you pretend was intentional )
