Stability and Traction Controls

Submitted: Thursday, Jun 14, 2007 at 11:29
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Last weekend we took the Landy to a place near Karratha that the locals call the "Jump-Up". This is a very steep, very cut-up, boulder strewn track up the side of a hill that tries to stop you from getting to some very scenic beaches and gorges.

The landy, with its air suspension, terrain response and traction controls got over easily, without wheelspin and the loss of part of the LHS side-step.

As is the custom here, once over you usually assist the vehicle/s behind you by helping to place rocks where they are needed (or take them out of the way) and to guide the driver so that he/she knows where their wheels are etc. We did this and we hung around for a while, watching how the other drivers approached this obstacle and how their vehicles performed.

I'm not going to go into vehicle brands or any of that stuff that whips up the usual rabid responses on this site, I'm just going to make this observation. Any brand of vehicle with some form of traction/stability controls managed the jump-up with relative ease. Most suffered minor denting under the door sill, or damaged side-steps, but they still made it easily.

Vehicles without these controls suffered from serious wheelspin, over-revving, rubber loss, smoking clutches and a frightening lurch as they shoot over the top of the last bit. Some just didn't make it.

People, you can say what you want about these modern fourbies and their electronic wizardry, but I am now well and truly convinced - it works. Mind you, a lift kit wouldn't go astray on some of them too.

Cheers,

Russ.
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