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RE: standard ABS test

> Dave_Edmondson wrote:
> [deleted]
> > hard-headed when it comes to technology. If you don't believe ABS works, try
> > the standard demo and put the wheels on one side on the dirt with the others
> > on the tar and hit the brakes! Don't try this if you don't have ABS.
> > DaveE.
> 
> Just a word of caution,  this test can land you in BIG trouble.  A BMW salesman
> rolled my fathers 320i before he took delivery by showing a customer how ABS
> handles this test....  If the car has different amounts of traction on the left
> and right, you are going to get the car trying to rotate - ABS will help you to
> correct, if you are quick enough.
> 

I thought ABS only prevents wheel lockup.  It does not compensate the
difference in traction.  This "standard demo" has been used by Audi to
demonstrate quattro 4wd.  I believe Porsche did the same thing to show
its traction control feature on the 928's.

You wouldn't want the dirt to chip the environmental friendly paint anyway;-)

Fred