Why turn ESC off?

My wife has an 07 Elantra Limited no ESC or traction control. My daughter has an Azera (06). Both nice cars am looking forward to the

hyundaitech wrote:

I believe that ESC is going to be standard for the 08 model (there's a empty slot on the lower left dash for it on my car), but I needed a car this year, unfortunately, otherwise I would have waited. The traction control on my old Saturn was a feature I valued. I will look into this issue. Thanks.

Matt Whiting wrote in news:NlTSh.3701$ snipped-for-privacy@news1.epix.net:

I always wondered why it was called ESC. Doesn't that acronym stand for Electrocic Skid Control? So it is supposed to let you skid, but control it? I think it should be called ESPS - Electronic Skid Prevention System :-)

Eric

Stability, son, Stability Control.

Matt

Matt Whiting wrote in news:ETVSh.3703$ snipped-for-privacy@news1.epix.net:

Ah. Thanks Old Man.

Eric

Checked into this today and found out no ESC. My recollection was from new vehicle orientation class, which was quite some time ago. I was thinking everything except Accent that was a new design in 2005 or later had ESC. Now I'm thinking that was probably side curtain air bags.

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h> .... I was thinking everything except Accent that was a new design in h> 2005 or later had ESC. Now I'm thinking that was probably side curtain h> air bags.

Must have been because my 2005 Tib GTV6 has ABS and no ESC. I would have liked that.

Best Regards Wayne Moses Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:19:26 -0500

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Your Tiburon also hasn't undergone a redesign since the MY 2003 introduction.

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h> Your Tiburon also hasn't undergone a redesign since the MY 2003 h> introduction.

Point taken. Facelifts and subtle mechanical changes only.

Best Regards Wayne Moses Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:42:01 -0500

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Back in the old days, they used wheel spin as a substitute for the clutch and transmission. Since no clutch could transfer 1500+ hp without grenading, they let the tires spin to prevent wheelies and driveline breakage. As the tires spun and grew, they also got the benefit of a slightly higher final drive ratio.

It appears that ESC is preventing a lot of rollovers. I think ESC is a good thing, because none of us are immune to the actions of idiots. -

Bob

Yes, but it hurt their ETs pretty severely. The point remains that wheel spin is not the way to maximize traction.

Matt

Some people think that leaving ESC on all the time causes lower gas mileage by causing slight activation of the brakes when making turns. Probably an urban legend.

When the ESC activates, a light comes on in the instrument cluster. It does not activate unless needed so if it comes on every time you make a turn, you'd better change driving habits. How do these things get started?

Remove "probably" and you are completely correct! :-)

Matt

General ignorance of things technical.

Matt