I do a lot of new car testing at the racetrack, and the more at-the-limit testing I do, the more I’ve come to realize that “Off” rarely means 100 percent off when it comes to electronic stability ...

McLaren did not set out to reinvent how road cars corner, yet its obsession with shaving tenths off a lap in Formula 1 quietly birthed a new way to think about traction and stability. What began as a ...

Torque vectoring is a system that allows cars to control how certain wheels get power. It’s designed to improve handling, stability, and performance and it’s a feature that is becoming more and more ...

The all-new 2012 Ford Focus features standard torque vectoring control to increase vehicle stability in turns by applying slight braking force to one side Torque vectoring control is a Focus ...

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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 ...

The new system uses a rear differential with two multi-plate clutches that can distribute up to 100 percent of rear torque to an individual rear wheel, Volkswagen said. The standard 4Motion system ...

McLaren’s 'Fiddle Brake' pedal let its drivers brake a single rear wheel to rotate the car into corners. Now it's used ...