Drivers have been warned that disabling traction control in certain winter situations could actually help them escape when ...

Traction control has been a required feature on all new cars sold in the U.S. since 2012, likewise antilock brakes and stability control — though the feature predated the government requirement by ...

However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...

You'd be forgiven if years of goading from Top Gear co-host Jeremy Clarkson made you think you should be turning off your car's traction control to have the most fun ...

Technology like traction control is making cars safer and giving more vehicles greater capability. Now, everyday all-wheel drive crossovers can be decent off-road. Jalopnik alum Wes Siler thinks the ...

A: Some manufacturers state to shut off the traction control because there are times you may want the wheels to spin and not limit engine power. The typical conditions are in deep snow or driving up a ...

Part OneThe single most sought after goal for all racers is the pursuit of increased traction for added speed in the turns and for better forward bite. The "traction control" spoken of here is about ...

Every year we here at Petersen’s 4Wheel & Off-Road assemble as many of the new off-road–capable vehicles as we can for one grand “apples to oranges” dirt-bustin’, rockcrawlin’, mud-churnin’ shootout.

Traction control, which prevents skidding by curbing tyre spin, may be better switched off in certain situations, according to car experts ...

A 2006 Lexus IS owner posted a question on Road & Track, asking how can he override the vehicle’s traction control. Why would you do that? Maybe to climb a steep icy driveway for example. The traction ...

You've already heard why four-wheeling without locking diffs is really two-wheeling, or in some cases, one-wheeling. The question is, what to do about it. The answers depend on what you drive, how ...