Forgive my ignorance, but some of you talk about PSM as a device that "reads" where youre supposed to be going in terms of direction, others describe it as intervening when a tire is 7% out of sync...or something.
Can anyone explain to me exactly what PSM does? (Other than the antispin-thingy)
I have it on my measely Boxster S, and it seems to allow me about a meter (3 feet) of slide in a corner before it steps in.
How much that is in terms of percent I dunno, but it seems to be working just fine.
What John a describes sounds like a VERY laidback safety precaution...one that almost isnt worth a lot in the real world?
I mean...who needs it, if you have to catch an unintended slide yourself?
Sounds like only John's routine and cat-like reflexes
saved him from ending up in some exotic place with his car.
I mean, a slide or broadside can only happen if you steer and either accellerate too fast or decellerate too fast at the same time.
How PSM would counter the latter, I dont know, but it should be a fairly easy task for the electronics to reduce accel. and thus avoid the slide.