Bosch/automotive brakequattro (To: Robert Deis et. al.)

[David Eaton]

depends on the tuning of the system as well.  a couple of years ago a local
car magazine tested the abs systems on bmw, audi and some australian sedans.
the aussi machines were significantly better at stopping on gravel surfaces
(a surface not very common in europe, but common down under), but worse at
stopping on tarmac.

ymmv...

dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q
		-----Original Message-----
		Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 00:18:16 -0500
		From: Huw Powell <audi at mediaone.net>
		Subject: Re: Bosch/automotive brakequattro (To: Robert Deis
et. al.)


		> And on the on the '97 and '00 A4s, such an experiment
revealed...
		> no improvement over the old system at all.  Stand on the
brakes and
		> slide and slide and slide with the ABS chattering away.
Brake gently
		> and stop no problem.

		in my brief experience with pretty much working ABS, what I
concluded
		was that it was incredible on "mixed" surfaces - ie one
wheel losing
		traction, or a medium amount of traction available - like
some gravel,
		leaves, or wet snow on the road, or ice on one side, etc.

		When there is virtually no traction all around, it was
easier to stop
		the vehicle the "old fashioned" way.

		But that means basically a sheet of ice, and if you are
encountering
		that, or might encounter it, you should be driving a *lot*
slower than
		normal, no way around that fact.

		We're not talking about ice racing here, obviously, just
street
		conditions.