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Torque-Vector, brake or coast?

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Hello,

So I am a good driver and live in a rural area with very windy roads. Typically I would brake before a corner, coast through it and then accelerate out of it. However with torque vectoring I have been braking slightly harder before the corner and then on the gas the whole way through which is quite fun. However there has to be that fine line where being on the gas is actually safer but I haven't found that line yet. Like where I go in too fast and the car starts to slide and instead of braking or coasting out of it I would hit the gas.

Anyone have feedback to where the torque vectoring/awd potentially saved you?
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Hello,

So I am a good driver and live in a rural area with very windy roads. Typically I would brake before a corner, coast through it and then accelerate out of it. However with torque vectoring I have been braking slightly harder before the corner and then on the gas the whole way through which is quite fun. However there has to be that fine line where being on the gas is actually safer but I haven't found that line yet. Like where I go in too fast and the car starts to slide and instead of braking or coasting out of it I would hit the gas.

Anyone have feedback to where the torque vectoring/awd potentially saved you?

Take it out to an empty road..rural if ya can..test it's abilities and applied WITHIN its limits on normal roads (VSA OFF/ON :grin:) and you will enjoy being a safe & skilled driver. :wink:

for me...medium to quick speed ( not fast...quick ) sharp 90 degrees turns..:| ( imagine being a stallion buckling your rear end into a 90 degrees turns...with torque vectoring....VSA OFF/ON ...braking..slow down to weight shift ...exit hard within limit/hazard and let the torque vectoring do the beautiful job and :grin: ...:grin:
Not sure what a "good driver" is but from the description of your driving it sounds as though you have not attended a track day. Coasting through a corner is the least advisable technique. Start by getting all of your braking done early in a straight line and then roll on the throttle before the turn and accelerate through the turn gradually increasing throttle input. As you get more comfortable with this method, you can begin to get aggressive with the throttle once you have passed the apex of the turn and exit under heavy throttle. The eventual goal will be to enter the corner hot while trail braking (easing off the brakes as you near the apex of the turn) and then transition quickly but smoothly to the throttle. When trail braking corners the most important thing is to be smooth with your steering input and transition to the throttle. Pick your braking and transition zones visually before you arrive at them and look through the turn not at it. Don't coast at any point through the corner, be on one pedal or the other.

You are already aware that when you enter a corner too hot, often the only fix is more throttle, so I don't think you will have any issues executing the above.
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