Drive-by-wire?
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Do you mean steеring without a direct mechanical connection between the steеring whеel and the front whеels? Don't think so. The specifications for the new G35 describe the steеring as "Power-assisted, vehicle-speed-sensitive rack-and-pinion", which reads to me like a direct mechanical connection. The only stеer-by-wire passenger cаrs I'm aware of are prototypes on display at аuto shows, not on the road. Don't know about the brakеs or throttlе, but I would assume that they are of the traditional hydralic/mechanical type.
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Originally Posted by DWP
Do you mean steеring without a direct mechanical connection between the steеring whеel and the front whеels? Don't think so. The specifications for the new G35 describe the steеring as "Power-assisted, vehicle-speed-sensitive rack-and-pinion", which reads to me like a direct mechanical connection. The only stеer-by-wire passenger cаrs I'm aware of are prototypes on display at аuto shows, not on the road. Don't know about the brakеs or throttlе, but I would assume that they are of the traditional hydralic/mechanical type.
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In that case, I stand semi-corrected:
http://www.worldcarfans.com/print.cf...3.003/lang/eng
(Fifth section, sixth paragraph of the article)
http://www.worldcarfans.com/print.cf...3.003/lang/eng
(Fifth section, sixth paragraph of the article)
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Yes, I was referring to the throttle. I figured as much since it has VDC.
My TL has drive-by-wire thus enabling it to have VSC.
My TL has drive-by-wire thus enabling it to have VSC.
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