Have you guys felt the VDC kick on yet?
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Have you guys felt the VDC kick on yet?
In the 3 weeks I have had my car I am starting to learn the limits. I'm starting to get the VDC kick in when going around sharp corners tight at lower speeds. Man it reacts fast. I can see where this could save you in bad weather but not sure how I feel about it on dry streets. You can't get any rear slide going with it on. Probably a good thing lol. 
Vehicle Dynamic Control
Regains "normal" driving condition, monitors more than tire slip
Traction Control System
Limits tire slip
Ever tried chirping into second with VDC on? You'll feel it work then. Kills the whole thrill of winding her out...
Regains "normal" driving condition, monitors more than tire slip
Traction Control System
Limits tire slip
Ever tried chirping into second with VDC on? You'll feel it work then. Kills the whole thrill of winding her out...
TCS detects when the rear wheels spin at a different expected rate than the fronts and assumes they are slipping because of too much power, so it usually cuts power for a second.
VDC looks at steering angle, acceleration (linear and lateral) and wheel rotation rates to determine if the car is sliding. It applies brakes and/or cuts throttle to correct.
VDC looks at steering angle, acceleration (linear and lateral) and wheel rotation rates to determine if the car is sliding. It applies brakes and/or cuts throttle to correct.
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TCS detects when the rear wheels spin at a different expected rate than the fronts and assumes they are slipping because of too much power, so it usually cuts power for a second.
VDC looks at steering angle, acceleration (linear and lateral) and wheel rotation rates to determine if the car is sliding. It applies brakes and/or cuts throttle to correct.
VDC looks at steering angle, acceleration (linear and lateral) and wheel rotation rates to determine if the car is sliding. It applies brakes and/or cuts throttle to correct.
Start saving your pennies for that $500 deductible mommy and daddy set up for you... Your going to need it soon. Inexperienced drivers: Keep the rear wheel sliding off the streets.
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I'm experiencing this leaving my neighborhood taking a sharp left going over a slight bump and the back wants to slide but the car fixes it's self. Probably 35mph.
I'm signing up for a instructional day at Summit Point WV too so I can get some high speed driving going. This isn't my 1st sporty car either so calm down I got this lol.
Last edited by SightSeeker; Apr 29, 2010 at 03:55 AM.
I don't believe it "applies the brakes" either, as in pad-on-rotor contact. If it does, that's a helluva system to actuate through the hydrolic system. I'm happy to be proven wrong here as well, though I believe the controls are electronic (i.e. cuts fuel).
IIRC, VDC controls accel and braking through calculating speed, steering angle, and differences in rotational speed between the front and rear wheels.
I could be wrong as well, though.
I could be wrong as well, though.
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http://auto.howstuffworks.com/nissan-350z-design3.htm
Vehicle Dynamics Control
VDC enhanced vehicle stability and improved performance in emergency avoidance maneuvers regardless of the road surface or weather conditions. Working with the antilock and traction-control systems, VDC could reduce engine torque or apply individual brakes as necessary to stabilize the car under severe cornering situations.
For example, if the car were understeering in a turn, VDC could reduce throttle and apply the brake to an outside rear wheel to bring it back to the driver's intended path. Or if the car were oversteering, VDC could brake an inside front wheel to correct the potential fishtail and bring the car back into line.
This feature helped make the 350Z more of an all-occasion, all-weather car. With such a technological backstop, the driver could relax and enjoy the performance of the car a bit more.
Nissan engineers tuned the VDC system to provide necessary intervention, as when a tired or stressed driver finds himself on an icy road, but not to interfere with sports-driving fun on a dry road.
VDC enhanced vehicle stability and improved performance in emergency avoidance maneuvers regardless of the road surface or weather conditions. Working with the antilock and traction-control systems, VDC could reduce engine torque or apply individual brakes as necessary to stabilize the car under severe cornering situations.
For example, if the car were understeering in a turn, VDC could reduce throttle and apply the brake to an outside rear wheel to bring it back to the driver's intended path. Or if the car were oversteering, VDC could brake an inside front wheel to correct the potential fishtail and bring the car back into line.
This feature helped make the 350Z more of an all-occasion, all-weather car. With such a technological backstop, the driver could relax and enjoy the performance of the car a bit more.
Nissan engineers tuned the VDC system to provide necessary intervention, as when a tired or stressed driver finds himself on an icy road, but not to interfere with sports-driving fun on a dry road.
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