Fwd: RE: should I get ESP?

[Chris Dyer]

is audi's new esp defeatable?

FWIW, I drove a *keeping breakfast down* Seville STS w/stabilitrak at the CA 
Speedway. (promo event) Technology was pretty amazing. The pro drivers (some 
of whom have raced many an audi) sat in the pass. seat and encouraged us to 
do stupid stuff--in the wet.  And we did, and the cars never got outta 
whack. At 8-9/10s anyway.

To wit: whilst waiting for our turns at the wheel, we talked about cars, 
what to buy etc. No one wanted the Cadillac. Most of us were there to goof 
off!


>From: Brett Dikeman <quattro at pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>
>To: "Jon Linkov" <njconn at email.msn.com>, <Singlerosa at aol.com>,        
><quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: RE: should I get ESP?
>Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 01:24:19 -0400
>
>At 8:28 AM -0400 10/7/00, Jon Linkov wrote:
>>I drove ESP equipped A4q in Austria this past January at the Audi Winter
>>Driving Experience. It was UNREAL how well these cars handled on ice and
>>snow with ESP on. It allows you to basically go anywhere, but in control. 
>>No
>>understeering around a bend, just a perfect turn.
>>
>>BUT, I don't think ESP can be _TOTALLY_ switched off. I think it will kick
>>back in under "extreme circumstances" (the cars Audi used had maual 
>>override
>>switches installed to defeat this "help"). So, if you track your TT, I 
>>don't
>>think ESP will help you, as it brakes and backs the engine RPMs off (I
>>think).  But if you get a lot of snow and ice, and don't track the car, 
>>it's
>>a good thing.
>
>Tiff Needle's review of the TT involves him tossing the car around a
>track with ESP on, showing how well it works, blah blah.
>
>"But to have some REAL fun, the ESP has to go...OFF!"(dramatically
>punches the button)  Cue crazy music, cue Tiff who starts throwing
>the car around big time on the track, obviously enjoying himself.  Of
>course, this was a euro version TT, not one destined for "dumb
>americans", so who knows.
>
>I bet that ESP can be defeated in the same way Servotronic can be.
>
>"missing" fuses :-)
>
>It'll be interesting to see what ESP does to qclub driver safety
>events.  Maybe, if anything, it will provide a nice little safety
>net, but I have a feeling it will inspire too much confidence.
>
>
>B
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