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Originally Posted by SteveC
That's because 400+bhp and 450+ lbft has the ability to overcome all available traction and will spin up the wheels most of the time on most public road surfaces. DSC will limit the power and torque to levels that prevent that loss of traction
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Originally Posted by ovekvam
You need a lot of power of horrible aerodynamics to have traction issues on the Autobahn. I remember I tested a 321hp Z3 M Coupe with studless winter tyres on wet roads. It did not have traction control, but I could still use wide open throttle in first gear without any wheelspin if I launched it carefully.
From physics, power equals force times velocity. At 200 km/t, with 500 hp at the wheels, you have around 6600 Newtons of thrust, which is less than 0.5 G of acceleration.
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Reads like SteveC and Ovekvam are at opposite ends of the same pole !!!