lol banned F1 technology..like rims bigger than 13”, ESP, ABS, etc.
we can weld it xD
Believe it or not, my 2004 Golf mk5 XD uses the same technique to mimic a front limited slip diff XD and I can even feel the rear inside wheel braking when cornering hard (btw it’s just the ESP system helping with cornering :)) So when VW uses it, it doesn’t want to spend on a limited slip diff but when Mclaren uses it it’s cool technology? the world is weird.
it’s a solution to a problem that literally shouldn’t exist…
All I hear is shorter brake life.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but in order to use the trick of braking the inside rear wheel to aid turn in you’d need an open diff. Using the analogy of a locked diff, applying the brake to inside wheel will also brake the outside wheel (as they are directly connected) discounting the desired effect completely. In the case of an open diff this wouldn’t happen and you will end up with greater torque at the outside wheel because the inside wheel is being held back (as explained in the video) and therefore simulating the non-50/50 torque split created by an LSD. With an open diff and this tech, not only does braking one wheel create a yaw rate (imagine coasting along then applying one brake - the car will turn even if the steering wheel is straight) but it also increases the torque at the outside wheel adding to this yaw rate when power is applied.
I have this on my 2001 330ci, but its terribly clunky and just results in choppy cornering and massive power cuts. Id take an LSD any day and a lot of people get them installed. However im sure mclarens is 100000000x smoother. (sorry for double comment, i posted this as a reply as well)
Seems like the McLaren CEO loves the 1 tyre Burnout #OPENDIFFFORLIFE
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lol banned F1 technology..like rims bigger than 13”, ESP, ABS, etc.
we can weld it xD
Believe it or not, my 2004 Golf mk5 XD uses the same technique to mimic a front limited slip diff XD and I can even feel the rear inside wheel braking when cornering hard (btw it’s just the ESP system helping with cornering :))
So when VW uses it, it doesn’t want to spend on a limited slip diff but when Mclaren uses it it’s cool technology? the world is weird.
it’s a solution to a problem that literally shouldn’t exist…
All I hear is shorter brake life.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but in order to use the trick of braking the inside rear wheel to aid turn in you’d need an open diff. Using the analogy of a locked diff, applying the brake to inside wheel will also brake the outside wheel (as they are directly connected) discounting the desired effect completely. In the case of an open diff this wouldn’t happen and you will end up with greater torque at the outside wheel because the inside wheel is being held back (as explained in the video) and therefore simulating the non-50/50 torque split created by an LSD. With an open diff and this tech, not only does braking one wheel create a yaw rate (imagine coasting along then applying one brake - the car will turn even if the steering wheel is straight) but it also increases the torque at the outside wheel adding to this yaw rate when power is applied.
I have this on my 2001 330ci, but its terribly clunky and just results in choppy cornering and massive power cuts. Id take an LSD any day and a lot of people get them installed. However im sure mclarens is 100000000x smoother. (sorry for double comment, i posted this as a reply as well)
Seems like the McLaren CEO loves the 1 tyre Burnout #OPENDIFFFORLIFE
Yeah but… why??
The real question: “How’s the burnout?”