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How to dynamically control understeer/oversteer in AWD?

posted by  KlausC on  Mon Mar 17 15:23 CST 2008
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LOL. That is the beauty of AWD. The cornering limits are soooo much higher! But if you do loose it, it will over/under steer and the old physics takes its normal place. Recovery is much faster than either RWD or FWD, if the driver keeps his foot on the gas while braking with the left.
In the newer AWD cars, traction control takes over and makes unusual attitude almost impossible to attain. Of course, any system is not fool proof, and wrecks will happen, but it usually takes a fool.

I mentioned left foot brake, right throttle. Traction control only works if throttle is being applied, so if you are on ice and trying to turn but braking at the same time, the car will slide and not turn. Applying gas instead of more brakes lets the AWD system take over and let you turn.

Klaus
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