So I took a freeway exit ramp a little too fast today. It was a right hand curve bending slightly downhill. I was going about 60 and felt the left front wheel suddenly shudder for about 1/2 to 3/4 of a second. It felt like the antilock-brakes kind of shudder, but I hadn't applied the brakes yet.

Was that the VDC working? I was under the impression that VDC didn't apply brakes, but only limited power to the rear wheels.

Thanks!

(BTW, I was not breaking any posted speed limits and do not condone such behavior.)

 

it will apply brakes

 

^+1

 

T'anks guys.

And it will apply brakes to only one of four wheels, if that's what it decides is needed?

 

yup

 

It is a blessing and a curse, I don't push my G nearly as hard as I did my Z, but I still get the VDC working on a strong launch(when I forget to turn it off)

 

it's a safety device and good for sudden "emergency" thing.... but i actually find it to be quite intrusive so i always turn it off

 

How do you feel it/know it activates on a strong launch?

 

Feels like massive turbo lag....

 

I've only felt my VDC kick in a few times in almost 3 years...I tend to push my car close to spinning the wheels but not quite. It is a strange feeling like my body feels the accelaration but then the car slows...so your body still thinks the car is accelerating ... I think you know what I mean...

 

yeah...lol i can't believe it's the first time you've felt vdc...

 

Thanks guys, I have felt that 'turbo lag' during heavy acceleration. I'll be turning it off more often to experiment.

Had the car about ten days now.

 

yeah thats it. ive gotten it to slam the brakes on a few times just from 4gettin to turn it off on dirt roads

 

did the slip light come on? if so then it turned on the brake to the front wheel

 

No it didn't.

Does the slip light ALWAYS come on when VDC activates?