What is Electronic Stability Control

[ylen13]

As professional driver I do not need ESC to keep control of my car

[ylen13]

As expert driver i can do just fine without it.

[rings123]

Hmm.. my 2007 EU spec Ford Focus had - ABS, TSC and ESP as standard.. and AFAIK most of the cars, even the small ones do have these systems as standard today.

The next thing to wait for the small car segment is the distronic (i.e. radar guided) cruise control.

[pf126p]

@rings123 Yeah, it is standard in Europe and has been for years. They're talking about the the US. The US doesn't acknowledge the rest of the world, even though it's known to occasionally adopt its technologies, albeit years late.

[73Datsun180B]

@pf126p lmfao

[SLRMcLaren1]

Mercedes-Benz pioneered ESP in 1995. ESP(ESC) is the same. If you look on the BPMV on the Sonata, you will see that it says both BOSCH, and ESP Hyundai was the ONLY mid-size sedan to offer it as STANDARD equiptment in 2006, and most "mainstream" sedans did not even offer it as optional until 2008-09. The car is only as smart as the driver. If you go into a curve at high speed, the laws of physics will take over. ** No system, regardless of how sophisticated, can repeal the laws of physics.**

[facugt]

ESP (ASR ABS EBD BAS) Standard Equipment since 1997 in all mercedes benz passenger cars. And S Class was the first vehicle in the world who incorporate much of the safety innovations like the airbag. Mid Size Sedans? C Class have ESP of the early models of three generations back

[tonydano]

the 2005 Chrysler 300 was probably the first mainstream sedan to have this as standard equipment. MB, which invented the technology, has had this standard for a long time. (1998)

[911spirit911]

1st mid sedan? bull shit! look at bmw, you stupid cow!!

[MoodieSw]

bmw use automatic stability control (ASC), which even though it does the same thing, isn't technically the same thing. and audi and VW use ESP.

i think for marketing purposes, hyundia are deciding to act like its a completely new technology even though it isn't.

think it has a lot to do with the royalities they have to pay to use these technologies.

[ikenefick]

ASC and ESP not the same. ASC is just another name for Traction Control wheras ESP is Stability Control (which includes traction control and EDL also as part of the system).

[facugt]

BMW? 97 ESP, BAS standard equipment in all the line of Mercedes Passenger cars, Even in the cheapest C Segment A Class Classic.

[sanity599]

@911spirit911 You must be a euro trash.

[alistomalibu]

Technical difference between ESP and ESC ?

[tmeezee]

none... esp is the name that certain manufacturers, like vw, use. esc is the common terminology for it

[alistomalibu]

Ahh ok thanks!

[doldei]

ESP is from Bosh, major companies use bosh systems but some use their owns ...

[flc2009]

In 2006 Hyundai broke through with ESC standard on all Hyundai Sonata models even the most basic model. Im not gonna lie i bought my Sonata for the price and value for the money. I have tried ESC for fun it kept my car in my on track while i was testing the feature im glad it did have to one dime extra for it at the time ESC was a $650 on camry I4 and V6.

[PETC1]

Great. More electronics for people who can't drive.

I know another way to reduce fatal crashes. LEARN HOW TO DRIVE. Full throttle through a corner? On entry? Of course you understeered you fucking idiot.

[FantomLightning]

thats what i always say the reason we have every saftey feature that we do in our cars is because these dumbfucks cant drive YAY FINALLY SOMEONE THATS UNDERSTANDS

[studpuppy69]

ITS A DEMONSTRATION. He's not going to go do it on a cliff. He should have done a demo on a curve in the rain, or an abrupt lane change on wet pavement with it on or off. WOT in a curve is silly.

[privee111]

Fuck jap CARS!!!! it's all about Europe BITCHES!

[Dicklle34]

Electronic Stability Control on a V6 Hyundai Sonata is the best!!!

[mastoslayerica]

why the eff would you go full throttle through a turn anyway???

all the shit does is make ppl get away with driving like a dumbass

[quuaa1]

That's trying to simulate a scenario where you could lose traction. In reality it's easy to lose traction in winter, have you ever driven an old muscle car through ice, a car which has an ordinary differential (one wheel spins like crazy, the other does nothing) no traction or stability control? It's almost impossible to keep on the road. Just for the record I've never taken the ditch, this program just makes it easier.

[mastoslayerica]

ESP is for pussys who don't know how to drive.

[highlanderhybrid]

I have it on my 07" Ford Explorer, it's called Advactrac with Roll Stability Control. And I had to do a major swerve at 73 MPH when a coil from a truck rolled in front of me, and the RSC came on and not only prevented a rollover, but kept the car in line.

[harwell299]

Cool! I have an 04' 325i and had to swerve on an onramp around a piece of plywook with nails. The DSC, or dynamic Stability control, kept me where i wanted to go. I saved me from getting new tires!

[jeep2003912]

My 03 Grand Cherokee Doesn't have ESC :( oh jeez !!!

[Gromitdog1]

I have an 09 pontiac vibe and was practicing e brake slides on a grassy field and the VSC is absolutely amazing. It applied various wheel brakes to bring the car back in line.

[roguagent71]

this is why i feel safe in my sonata.

[Djonemore]

I'm glad to own a Sonata, I'm so use to taking on ramps at about 40, I was driving my friends Civic, and took an on ramp about the same way I would take it in my Sonata, and the car oversteared and I did an 70 skid/turn while on the on ramp boy was I scared!

[Gilliatt83]

poor