Jumped into the hybrid ownership...
08-23-2018, 12:37 PM
#81
08-26-2018, 08:13 PM
#83
That's an interesting observation that I've never made, and I'm going to watch for it on the power flow display. Mostly I see both rear wheels in regen mode at higher speeds, when I back off the throttle. I'm not so sure that "reverse" torque vectoring would correct for oversteer, but I have to think about that too. Certainly braking the outside wheel alone is used to correct over-steer in stability systems, and that makes sense. Anyone else have thoughts on this?
08-26-2018, 10:21 PM
#84
Yes I did, yesterday on a 110 mile round trip that included some city driving, a lot of very windy country road, mostly at 40 to 50 mph, and some freeway with several soft curves at 70 or so. I had the power flow display on the entire time, and never saw what you described, the "reverse" torque vectoring. My attention to the display was obviously somewhat compromised by having to attend to driving (I'm hyper-vigilant), and I'd like to have a friend drive the car so I can put full attention on the display. Incidentally and not at all to your point, on the trip out, the trip computer showed 29.6 mpg, with the same-route return at 29.8, despite a pedal-to-the-floor passing maneuver that had me up a hair over 90 mph for a minute to get around a Prius that was driving randomly between 35 and 60 mph. (And no, it wasn't for curves, and Priuses are the bane of my life out on the road.) There were three of us in the car, a load of about 600 pounds, because one is way overweight and barely fit in the middle-row captain's chair. And to return to your point, when I have some time to let a friend drive, I'll make another post.
08-27-2018, 10:16 PM
#86
Yes I did, yesterday on a 110 mile round trip that included some city driving, a lot of very windy country road, mostly at 40 to 50 mph, and some freeway with several soft curves at 70 or so. I had the power flow display on the entire time, and never saw what you described, the "reverse" torque vectoring. My attention to the display was obviously somewhat compromised by having to attend to driving (I'm hyper-vigilant), and I'd like to have a friend drive the car so I can put full attention on the display. Incidentally and not at all to your point, on the trip out, the trip computer showed 29.6 mpg, with the same-route return at 29.8, despite a pedal-to-the-floor passing maneuver that had me up a hair over 90 mph for a minute to get around a Prius that was driving randomly between 35 and 60 mph. (And no, it wasn't for curves, and Priuses are the bane of my life out on the road.) There were three of us in the car, a load of about 600 pounds, because one is way overweight and barely fit in the middle-row captain's chair. And to return to your point, when I have some time to let a friend drive, I'll make another post.
I consistently see the behavior above 60 mph
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