Four - wheel ABS and four - wheel disc brakes, brake assist, electronic brake distribution, vehicle stability
assist with traction control, daytime running lights, and more.
Even with traction control turned off, that kind of incident is much easier to catch and correct with the changes to the handling model this year.
Modern
cars with traction control can overcome this disadvantage by using the anti-lock braking system to send torque to the opposite wheel.
This all - wheel - drive system,
along with traction control and suspension, uses computer - aided adjustment to keep it at optimum settings no matter the driving conditions.
Add a couple of inches of snow to the recipe, and the all - wheel - drive system,
combined with traction control and excellent anti-lock brakes, really comes into its own.
However, it would be more difficult to correct
position with traction control turned off if grip - levels are not immediately transmitted through the steering wheel.
The standard options for the CR - V include features like vehicle stability
assist with traction control, ABS, electronic brake distribution, brake assist, tire pressure monitoring and daytime running lights.
Thankfully,
with traction control enabled and working in conjunction with the car's superb electronically controlled rear differential, it rockets out of turns.
The game's still great
fun with traction control and assisted braking on, so casual racers shouldn't find the controls too intimidating.
Standard safety features for the 2017 Outlander include seven airbags throughout the cabin, Hill Start Assist, Active Stability Control
with Traction Control Logic and a Tire Pressure Monitoring System.
Options included a four - speed automatic transmission for $ 800; four - wheel, anti-lock disc
brakes with traction control for $ 725; air conditioning for $ 885; and a high - performance AM / FM cassette for $ 325.
Fifty - fifty weight distribution and the M diff allowed for hugely entertaining moments
with the traction control switched off, but only if you were quick with your reactions — as evo film - maker Sam Riley found out when he half - spun the car into a kerb.
Vehicle Stability Assist ™ (VSA ®)
with Traction Control Vehicle Stability Assist ™ (VSA ®) is an Electronic Stability Control system that works in conjunction with the Civic Hatchback's Drive - by - Wire ™ throttle and its 4 - channel ABS systems to enhance control capability while the vehicle is accelerating, braking, cornering or when the driver makes a sudden maneuver.
Safety features include
StabiliTrak with traction control and proactive roll avoidance, electronic trailer sway control, hill start assist, daytime running lights, an airbag deactivation switch for the front passenger, OnStar, and driver and front passenger airbags.
With traction control set to either its intermediate «R» mode or switched off entirely, it felt like a rear - wheel drive supercar, looking to break away at the slightest tickle of the throttle when the steering was loaded up.
The base CLK350 has a seven - speed automatic transmission, front and rear fog lights, Bose audio, front side - impact and front and rear head - curtain airbags, automatic roll bars (Cabriolet), 10 - way power leather seats, Electronic Stability
Program with traction control, a leather - wrapped steering wheel with touch controls and memory for the front seats, outside mirrors and steering column position.