Yaris & Consumer Reports

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Originally Posted by PK198105

first off you relied on VSC and TC to avoid a turkey? (hit it and eat it, less chances of ending up in a ditch), must have been a huge one hope it tasted good.

second I think i've driven some of the most sophisticated cars with the most sophisticated VSC and TC out there, notably the Mercedes S550 , which boast one of the most advanced safety features.

And guess what it sucked , i felt as if i wasn't even driving the car, tried taking corners and the VSC would kick in way before the threshold , and then it would apply ABS when it sensed that there was too much lateral speed/gs, and that's without me even touching the brake pedal (trust me its messed up when you're not expecting it to do so). The only practical use for TC is either when you want to have a perfect start of the line (no wheel spin) and if you're stuck in snow (the car will actually get itself out). That said I'm a driver and I like to DRIVE my car not be DRIVEN. The way all governments and not just US are trying to control people we are heading into Minority Report/I Robot type society. And lastly since you brought up RoboYarii , it better follow Asimov's 3 Robot Laws. As it stands right now none of these system follow these laws. peace out brother


a little vid for VSC/self driving car lovers, now yes it is impressive and yes its efficient but where is the driving experience and fun in that:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=AO5zsE0jLU0

Traction control isn't really there to make driving fun. Its there to prevent you from crashing. I don't think that its fair to say SC is boring.

BTW, the s550 is a HUGEBITCH. You don't want that thing to lose traction, unless you're absofkinglutely extravagantishly know what you're doing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48jqnXRozeg that one is funnier. TG is better imo.