Test drove a 5.0 Today

m4a1mustang · 09-09-2010, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist

what does it do? split the rear axle into two wishbones?

seriously though, how does it feel compared to the z vdc system? does it allow more drifting? and does it catch the car in time or is there a risk of spinning out? i find the vdc very intrusive and annoying on dry road. on the wet when i was on the track last sunday however, i would have prefered an even more conservative setting of the vdc. the asphalt was very slippery and the vdc reaction time was a bit slow compared to dry road. it eventually stabilized the car but in many turns i had to countersteer initially for a fraction of a second before the vdc kicked in and took over and saved the car.

Sport Mode lets you slide the car and spin the tires like hell. It only kicks in when it feels like it needs to. If you spin the tires too much it will dial throttle back but nothing like VDC where it totally kills your forward momentum. Mustang's Sport Mode makes VDC look like a joke as far as performance driving is concerned.

Like any stability control system, there is always a risk of spinning out or crashing if you go in WAY too hot.

I'd say in normal mode, though, the Mustang's stability and traction control function just about the same as VDC does.

FWIW the Stability/Traction control systems are tuned slightly differently on the Brembo/Non-Brembo cars. The system lets you go a little bit further with the Brembo car.

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