Extreme Tests on cars safety systems **Video**

[thescreensavers]

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I will make sure I get a car with all the listed features.

you should also.

 

[BD2003]

Quite impressive. I have ABS and would never go without it, but hopefully tc and sc on my next.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

oh wow. that is impressive. there has to be a lot of sensors, computers and such in the car to do all that. it's also nice that that car had the option to turn if off and on.

 

[WA261]

Very nice. Esp for a person living in those conditions...as in snow and ice in winter.

 

[thescreensavers]

ya, I know if you showed some one that video and said you were goign to make something that was goign to make it go up there i would not believe you.

 

[thescreensavers]

bump for more people to see.

I Personally had esp save my self from a major accident . And the car was beeping and stuff after it did he maneuver so I guess esp was working thank god.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Watching now, but I'm wagering that there needs to be a bit more "learn2drive" in the no-ABS, no-TC, no-ESP tests.

- M4H

 

[MercenaryForHire]

<British Accent> Without ESP, you risk having to learn2drive, and not doing 70mph on glare ice followed by cranking the wheel from one extreme to the other. </British Accent>

- M4H

 

[radioouman]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Watching now, but I'm wagering that there needs to be a bit more "learn2drive" in the no-ABS, no-TC, no-ESP tests.

- M4H

Confirmed!

 

[DivideBYZero]

I have all three, but I still don't do 70Mph on sheet ice.

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
I have all three, but I still don't do 70Mph on sheet ice.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

This video should be shown as "How to drive like a total f*ckwit when you don't have electronic aids."

No-ABS - Pump the pedal, idiot.
No-TCS - First of all, the X-Type has quasi-AWD. Why exactly are only your front tires freewheeling, moron? Secondly, nice to see they let you take a nice LONG run at it when the magical TCS was on.
No-ESP - Let's see you crank the wheel like that with ESP on and see what it gets you, numbnuts.

- M4H

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
I have all three, but I still don't do 70Mph on sheet ice.

I have none of the above, and wouldn't do 70mph on sheet ice even if I did.

- M4H

 

[otispunkmeyer]

i remember watchin this on 5th gear


BTW Tiff has MAD L33T skills at the wheel.... i doubt many normal people could drive like he does.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
This video should be shown as "How to drive like a total f*ckwit when you don't have electronic aids."

No-ABS - Pump the pedal, idiot.
No-TCS - First of all, the X-Type has quasi-AWD. Why exactly are only your front tires freewheeling, moron? Secondly, nice to see they let you take a nice LONG run at it when the magical TCS was on.
No-ESP - Let's see you crank the wheel like that with ESP on and see what it gets you, numbnuts.

- M4H

ok dude i respect you, but Tiff Needell knows how to drive, he is very talented... and has been reviewing cars for years.

how does a car have quasi- AWD? theres either a mechanical connection there or theres not.

you say pump the pedal, but how many people would actually stop to think about doing that when trying to avoid a obstacle in a hurry? i bet most people will stamp on the pedal and twizzle the wheel. panic just takes over you, unless you are like tiff and very experienced in car controll....but then again most dont have the leet skillz tiff has.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
ok dude i respect you, but Tiff Needell knows how to drive, he is very talented... and has been reviewing cars for years.

Which means he knows exactly what not to do, and how to force the car into doing it. I wasn't intending on calling him a moron directly - but rather, "anyone who drives like that in the conditions shown is a moron." My mistake.

how does a car have quasi- AWD? theres either a mechanical connection there or theres not.

IIRC, the X-Type can do a front-to-rear split, but not individual wheels. Correct me if I'm wrong.

you say pump the pedal, but how many people would actually stop to think about doing that when trying to avoid a obstacle in a hurry? i bet most people will stamp on the pedal and twizzle the wheel. panic just takes over you, unless you are like tiff and very experienced in car controll....but then again most dont have the leet skillz tiff has.

Proving the point that most people are morons, and need the ABS/TCS/ESP to keep them from plowing into the nearest abutment at 70mph.

I grew up in and got my license in snowy Northern Ontario. I'm perfectly comfortable driving in the winter.

- M4H

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
This video should be shown as "How to drive like a total f*ckwit when you don't have electronic aids."

No-ABS - Pump the pedal, idiot.
No-TCS - First of all, the X-Type has quasi-AWD. Why exactly are only your front tires freewheeling, moron? Secondly, nice to see they let you take a nice LONG run at it when the magical TCS was on.
No-ESP - Let's see you crank the wheel like that with ESP on and see what it gets you, numbnuts.

- M4H

He was Driving a 2wd X-Type. They exist. It's a shame, but they do.

 

[ValValline]

Driving a car (or motorcycle) is all about muscle memory and practice. Since most people rarely get in a situation that requires advanced driving skills, and never practice hard braking or avoidance techniques, they do not have the required muscle memory to pull off pumping the brakes or counter-steering in a skid in a moment of panic.

It is my experience that most people, especially those that claim to have "mad skillz" that don't require ABS, TCS, or ESP, are deluding themselves by thinking they are better drivers than they really are.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
This video should be shown as "How to drive like a total f*ckwit when you don't have electronic aids."

No-ABS - Pump the pedal, idiot.
No-TCS - First of all, the X-Type has quasi-AWD. Why exactly are only your front tires freewheeling, moron? Secondly, nice to see they let you take a nice LONG run at it when the magical TCS was on.
No-ESP - Let's see you crank the wheel like that with ESP on and see what it gets you, numbnuts.

- M4H

He was Driving a 2wd X-Type. They exist. It's a shame, but they do.

According to Ford they don't. They made quite a big deal out of equipping the X-Type with the rear-biased AWD system to quiet the screams of outraged Jag enthusiats at a FWD sedan.

Not that I'm calling BS, I just want to see proof. Is it a Limey-Market-Only option? I've never seen one myself.

- M4H

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: ValValline
Driving a car (or motorcycle) is all about muscle memory and practice. Since most people rarely get in a situation that requires advanced driving skills, and never practice hard braking or avoidance techniques, they do not have the required muscle memory to pull off pumping the brakes or counter-steering in a skid in a moment of panic.

It is my experience that most people, especially those that claim to have "mad skillz" that don't require ABS, TCS, or ESP, are deluding themselves by thinking they are better drivers than they really are.

That's why I drive like a f*cking maniac all the time.

- M4H

 

[AaronB]

I think I just watched a 6 minute Bosche commercial.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
This video should be shown as "How to drive like a total f*ckwit when you don't have electronic aids."

No-ABS - Pump the pedal, idiot.
No-TCS - First of all, the X-Type has quasi-AWD. Why exactly are only your front tires freewheeling, moron? Secondly, nice to see they let you take a nice LONG run at it when the magical TCS was on.
No-ESP - Let's see you crank the wheel like that with ESP on and see what it gets you, numbnuts.

- M4H

He was Driving a 2wd X-Type. They exist. It's a shame, but they do.

According to Ford they don't. They made quite a big deal out of equipping the X-Type with the rear-biased AWD system to quiet the screams of outraged Jag enthusiats at a FWD sedan.

Not that I'm calling BS, I just want to see proof. Is it a Limey-Market-Only option? I've never seen one myself.

- M4H

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