Lupo Gti 1 Saxo VTS 0

[Poobah]

Evo and the stealers must have it wrong...seems strange though!

C

[mickyp]

the lupo does have some sort of traction control.becasue some times when i spin the front wheels slightly u can here it come in.

[gargoil]

QUOTE(mickyp)

the lupo does have some sort of traction control.becasue some times when i spin the front wheels slightly u can here it come in.

I thought so too but there is no mention of it on the uyk vw site for the lupo gti either as standard or as an option!

confused now! :?

[bossjohnc]

That's EDL - it won't let the front wheels spin at different speeds below 50mph.

If you floor it however, your wheels will be spinning at the same rate.

[mickyp]

i can't explain the sound it makes when it comes on but u will probably of heard it.its when your grip on the wheel just slips that little bit u can hear it.

[bossjohnc]

Yup, that'll be it... sounds a bit like the ABS kicking in?

[Crusoe]

it brakes the spinning wheel EDL standing for electronic differential lock. Will still let both wheels spin as long as they are both at the same speed. Works well in the snow.

[Ardent]

left foot braking = loss of power in mine, quite `un-nerving`

jayson my 2p

[Snoopy]

Yup, very spooky.

Note that if you're just parked in neutral, applying the brake won't stop you from revving the engine. But if you apply the brake for more than half a second while the accelerator is pressed, you'll suddenly find that you've lost (approx) 80% power. I was able to maintain 40mph when I tried it on the way back, but not accelerate any faster.

Note that if you do this a lot, you will raise a fault code. :wink:

[Snoopy]

QUOTE(Poobah)

Also noticed that the ESP system is less pronounced on 5 speed cars.

Wonder if this could be simply due to the gearing - it'll be a bit harder to spin the wheels in first/second, as they're higher ratios on the 5 speed.