Dancing on Ice.

[GransportFan1]

does it have traction control?

 

[dem maser]

yes...turned off sometimes.....

 

[GransportFan1]

good man, i think Si turned it off in the GS when i went out with him, the back end came out easy.

 

[dem maser]

not as brave as him.....400bhp or 100bhp on ice??

 

[GransportFan1]

well the car was definitely in sport mode.

 

[dem maser]

Took it off thd smart for a bit the back was not going mad
With it on dropping to 2nd gear gets it out

 

[Andyk]

well the car was definitely in sport mode.

Sport mod......Didn't think that turned the traction off.....Doesn't sport just tighten up the sterring feel, make it a bit stiffer and make it sound better. Think you need to press a separate button to turn off the traction control

 

[GransportFan1]

i think si did press another button as well.

 

[dem maser]

Sport does not turn traction off....on the GS it changes the suspension and throttle response and also adds a grunt wkth the exhuast

 

[Emtee]

You need to press the MSP button to turn off traction control, but in this weather I'm not sure I would dare. :-(

 

[dem maser]

Its ACR button on my car but yes yheres a separate button for traction not the sport one

 

[Andyk]

You need to press the MSP button to turn off traction control, but in this weather I'm not sure I would dare. :-(

Only a real man would dare turn it of Miles...Or someone as mad as a box of frogs...

 

[dem maser]

not brave man im afraid....

 

[2b1ask1]

I wouldn't dream of turning MSP off on the road but playing snow drifts in the empty carpark ho yes; whole car full of frogs!!!

 

[dem maser]

car park ive done it but on the road no no no no

 

[sibradbury]

Can't remember which buttons I played with to be honest Adam.

When I took you out I did turn off the MSP as I had heard that this was good thing to do when on ice - but then put it back on pretty sharpish. Ice mode is interesting - as far as I can tell it just up-changes like an auto at low revs which I'm sure is good on ice and snow but probably not that good on well gritted roads. Presumably this over-rides the Sport setting for the engine response but keeps the suspension firm and the exhaust values open?

I used to spend a lot of time in Germany and most people with fast cars tend to put on some grotty steel wheels/cheap alloys with winter tyres - can't help but think that this sort of set up would be ideal for driving the GS in the snow. Presumably you would need a laser alignment every time you changed the wheels, but I guess it would work out cheaper than running two cars.

Didn't manage to get to B&Q on Friday, but went to Wickes instead (makes where we live sound like a DIY paradise) to pick up some stuff for the house. Thought I might to a cheeky spin in the car part before I left. Set myself up in the Lexus..... and ....it wouldn't move. So when I finally did get some traction (short of filling the boot with bricks) I decided to just go home.....at about 5mph.

 

[GransportFan1]

oh bit unlucky there then on wickes, B&Q was great it was like a giant skid pan.

 

[dem maser]

whats is like today up there??

 

[GransportFan1]

roads are clear but there is still some snow on mh drive and a lot of ice too. Temp is about -2

 

[2b1ask1]

I've just driven back to South Essex from Thetford / Ely and the drive just got prettier as I went on there is a fantastic haw-frost developing on the hedgerows and trees with splendid ice formations... I bet it is going to be murder tonight for black ice though! about -2 at the moment most of the way too.