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Re: AWD with 4 cylinder Fusion [microrepair] by akirby
Jun 18, 2007 (9:55 am)
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Replying to: microrepair (Jun 18, 2007 9:06 am)

What if both drive wheels are sitting on ice or stuck in mud? ESC won't help you there.
 
I'm just saying that each technology has advantages over the other in certain circumstances.
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Re: AWD with 4 cylinder Fusion [urnews] by jeffyscott
Jun 18, 2007 (11:19 am)
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Replying to: urnews (Jun 18, 2007 9:17 am)

what does ASR stand for?
 
Anti-slip regulation, I believe. AKA - traction control.
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Stability control by mschmal
Jun 18, 2007 (12:03 pm)
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Provides no benefit vs traction control when driving in a straight line.
 
The difference between stability control and traction control is that the former has a yaw sensor that measures cornering forces.
 
If the registered yaw does not equal predicted yaw, then the car recognizes an oversteer/understeer event and applies the appropriate wheel's brake and/or reduces throttle to compensate.
 
Advance Trac will be on the 2009 Milan.
 
Mark.
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Re: Stability control [mschmal] by jaxs1
Jun 18, 2007 (5:57 pm)
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Replying to: mschmal (Jun 18, 2007 12:03 pm)

If there is still a Milan and a Mercury in 2009.
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Still a Mercury? by mschmal
Jun 19, 2007 (4:04 am)
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You didn't read the latest JDP Initial Quality Survey? Milan was FIRST for midsized sedan and MKZ was FIRST for premium entry sedan.
 
Nope it wasn't Toyota.
 
Mark.
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Re: Stability control [jaxs1] by urnews
Jun 19, 2007 (9:57 am)
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Jun 18, 2007 5:57 pm)

If there is still a Milan and a Mercury in 2009.
 
Let's all hope so.
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Re: Stability control [urnews] by jaxs1
Jun 19, 2007 (4:50 pm)
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Replying to: urnews (Jun 19, 2007 9:57 am)

Well, you will still be able to get it fixed at a Ford dealer. If Mercury goes, it will be similar to when Oldsmobile went away years ago.
They are redundant cars in a company that may not be able to afford that luxury much longer.
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Re: Stability control [jaxs1] by akirby
Jun 19, 2007 (7:38 pm)
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Jun 19, 2007 4:50 pm)

Redundancy is quite affordable - dirt cheap, actually, when you consider the Fusion already did all the engineering work. Just think of the Milan as another trim package. Mercury exists right now to supply Lincoln dealers with lower end products to sell. There seems to be a concerted effort to merge the Lincoln/Mercury and Ford dealers and if that happens then the Lincoln dealer wouldn't need Ford clones anymore and could afford to make a few unique vehicles.
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Re: AWD with 4 cylinder Fusion [akirby] by microrepair
Jun 27, 2007 (8:51 am)
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Replying to: akirby (Jun 18, 2007 9:55 am)

I've had both rear wheels on hard packed snow and ice and it might take a few seconds but so long as the car isn't pointed up a steep grade, it will gradually move. The traction control is very sensitive and even ice has "some" friction.. If it didn't you wouldn't even be able to walk on ice.
 
Not even 4-wheel drive will allow you to drive on snow and ice as if you are competing in the SummerNationals drag races.. Ya gotta take it slow and easy..
 
 

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