nelsondevicenci

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but im looking this now and i very .

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...s_first_drive/

I want this also ....jejejeje check this out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jd8-...eature=related

nj_08_gts

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Curb weight is still exactly the same as the 2008. I wonder if us 08 owners have the traction control already and it just needs to be "activated" or something along those lines.

angryGTS

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ya that would be nice

SpeedI2acerX

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someone explain to me the need for traction control on a front wheel drive car.

nj_08_gts

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The answer is in the question

In a front wheel drive car, there's a point where the wheels can't steer and power the car forward at the same time without losing traction...traction control tries to prevent that from happening.

nelsondevicenci

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just activate? i dont think so...

SpeedI2acerX

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you be surprise. ive once spent an hour underneath my car, during oil change, looking at every spec of the car and there's things down there that just make you wanna say...hmm what does that do? like on the side of the cvt tranny there's a black plastic cover that just pop out and there's nothing behind it. why is it there? among other things

evo_soul

sounds like it just cuts power to these wheels to me, you need to jam the brakes to control the rear wheels lol

again makes no sense

evo_soul

got a picture ?

nj_08_gts

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A lot of electronic traction control systems are tied in with the ABS, so you're not too far off on how it works.

The Shape

On the topic of unused things in the GTS:

If you look at the fuse box there is a fuse in the spot for heated seats, which is weird since the US GTS's didn't come with that option.

Nosman

we have the heated seats in canada

eg6motion

except you can't control individual brakes like some traction control systems can...ie braking only the wheel that has lost traction. IMO I wish they would toss TCS and go with a limited slip, that along with the 2.4 and xenons would be a tempting trade-up

evo_soul

I would have wanted a Stability Control system instead of a traction control system. In theory you would be able to push the car even beyond its limits and it will not restrict you that much. Traction control on the other hand does things like cuts power to the engine and is design to prevent you from venturing beyond or to your cars limits. some stability control systems do both, most just stick with assisting the driver not limit the driver.

Traction control is a little too over reaching, and may spoil the experience, lol which brings us back to this debate, 2.4 vs 2.0

I wouldnt want to drive the car if you cant disable the traction control, you will not be able to let lose, even drop the car cause it will cut the throttle lol

eg6motion

yeah, i'd use it just for snow/ice, because the GTS sux balz in snow