Yeeha through a curve without pressing the gas pedel, the torque monitor on the MID does not shift (left-right) at all.

Does that imply the SHAWD only kicking in when accelerate?

Thanks!

 

Correct - you have to keep your foot planted on the accelerator through the curve for SH-AWD to correctly torque vector.

It's a different style of driving. Where your used to backing off before the turn, hitting the apex and WOT from there out, you have to learn the road and be confident with your cars ability (and the drivers) to maneuver. Each turn will be different. If you get in a little to hot, you'll know right away on OEM tires.

 

no gas, no shawd...the sh awd is directly connected to your right foot....

 

Over the last year, I have experimented, Safely, with how to use the SH-AWD in turns. The car will do more then my nerves will allow me, but I find that the single or double downshift works best. So if I am approaching a turn on a winding road, and my speed is in the 40's, and the sign reads slow to 25 MPH, I find that I can double downshift with the paddles from 5th to 3rd and get on the gas. As I make the right turn bend, the left rear wheel goes to FULL power and I just quickly get around the turn and back up to full speed.

 

some of the speed limit curve is quite conservative. I do 65+ on a 35 curve all the time on a FWD. and I was not even pushing it.

I guess the limit was really set for a fully loaded truck to avoid a flip.

So it sounds to me I really need to brake before I get into a turn, so I would have room for SH-AWD to kick in by pressing the gas... umm...

 

about the best feature of the car is the SH-AWD with throttle thru a turn

 

By that same token - if you chicken out mid corner and lift - you're gonna lose control with oversteer. If you're going to be bold; "stick" with it, or slide off....

 

Thought it will be understeer since your inner wheel start getting equal torque as the outter wheel and you do not have enough g to pull/keep you on the track...

 

It's text book lift-throttle-oversteer, back end of the car will continue on a linear trajectory where the throttle inertia was directing the weight, as the power from the rear wheels is eliminated.