Hi, Guest
02-24-2006, 06:03 AM
Okay this questions been bugging me for a while now and I was finally prodded into asking about it reading the discussion about Subaru and their AWD system as compared to the Advance Trac system offered by Ford on the Focus until the '05 model year when it was replaced with traction control.
What are the functional differences between the two systems? I mean as far as I can tell what Traction Control does is limit wheelspin by either retarding the ignition or applying the brakes at the wheels that are slipping or some combination of the two.
Example: I take a right turn at 50km/h and the TC light comes on, the engine power goes flat as the car struggles to keep me going in my intended direction (The brakes have only ever applied once, but that was taking the right turn at around 65km/h when I was in a hurry :P)
So how would the Advance Trac system handle the same situation? any differently?
NefCanuck
What are the functional differences between the two systems? I mean as far as I can tell what Traction Control does is limit wheelspin by either retarding the ignition or applying the brakes at the wheels that are slipping or some combination of the two.
Example: I take a right turn at 50km/h and the TC light comes on, the engine power goes flat as the car struggles to keep me going in my intended direction (The brakes have only ever applied once, but that was taking the right turn at around 65km/h when I was in a hurry :P)
So how would the Advance Trac system handle the same situation? any differently?
NefCanuck