However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...

Horsepower is useless if you can't get it to the pavement. As a result, traction control and differentials are fitted to your car to control how an engine's output is transferred to the road, helping ...

At Mercedes, ”A” stands for acceleration, whether on dry pavement or icy road, whether on a straightaway or a curve. The reason you can move with confidence when others can`t is traction control, the ...

Editor’s note: This article was last updated on Dec. 1, 2022. It has been reviewed by Cars.com Senior News Editor Jennifer Harrington and is still accurate. Traction control and antilock brake systems ...

You've already heard why four-wheeling without locking diffs is really two-wheeling, or in some cases, one-wheeling. The question is, what to do about it. The answers depend on what you drive, how ...

Every year we here at Petersen’s 4Wheel & Off-Road assemble as many of the new off-road–capable vehicles as we can for one grand “apples to oranges” dirt-bustin’, rockcrawlin’, mud-churnin’ shootout.

A: Some manufacturers state to shut off the traction control because there are times you may want the wheels to spin and not limit engine power. The typical conditions are in deep snow or driving up a ...

Traction control, which prevents skidding by curbing tyre spin, may be better switched off in certain situations, according to car experts ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Alongside steering, accelerating and braking are the basic operations in the automobile which are nowadays still left to the driver to perform ...

Lots of newer cars have complex ABS and stability control systems that can't be fully disabled, even if there's a button that seems like it should turn everything off. If you're in a situation where ...

A 2006 Lexus IS owner posted a question on Road & Track, asking how can he override the vehicle’s traction control. Why would you do that? Maybe to climb a steep icy driveway for example. The traction ...