Sistem ESP je dejal, da so shranjene na tisoče življenj z leti, vendar so postajajo preveč vsiljivi? Nihče v svojih mislih bi zadevo za odstranjevanje ESP z vseh avtomobilov, večno, amen. Vendar Ive vozi dva avtomobila v preteklem tednu sistemom ESP, ki so bili tako neurotically vsiljiv, da so precej uničila ravnanje z motorji zadevne. Prvi je bil Aventador Roadster, drugi je bil nov Aston Martin premagati. Tako je vprašanje Id za kolektivno: zakaj se rad Aston in Lamborghini trudim ustanoviti svoje avtomobile ravnati enako kot to počnejo, če, ko pride do push poriniti, boste vseeno povedati, ker svoj ESP sistem navada pustiti vi zalotiti? Vzemite Lamborghini. Peljal sem to na cestah, Florida in na poti okoli parcela na Speedway domačija-Miami. V načinu Corsa zlasti sistemom ESP bi kick in ubil moč merest pridihom nekaterih dušilke sredi kotu. Zato sem izklopljen sistem, dal polno paro sredi ovinka v drugem kotu orodja in.. . Nenadoma lepo ravna. Nice in nevtralen, s pridihom understeer za začetek, vendar nobeden od oh-my-našemljen rep-out antiki youd pričakujejo, ob pritisniti na gumb, ki je ni treba pritisniti (na Lamborghinis vztrajanje, ne moje). Avtomobili šasije in ravnanje prišel živ, v bistvu. Tudi njegovo menjalnik je zdelo, da gor-premika bolj gladko, ker ni več bilo to bitje vtikati se s s senzorji, ki vžge nesrečne ESP. In še v nobenem trenutku si avto počutijo razdražljiv ali nevarno ali verjetno odletela cesti nazaj, samo zato, ker Id izklopi sistem. Zato sem vprašal eden od inženirjev Lamborghinis šasije, (ki ostane brez imena) zakaj svoj avtomobilov ESP sistem je kot preveč občutljiva, kot je, na katerega je odgovoril: zato, ker niso vse naše stranke lahko pravilno voziti. Nekateri od njih, zelo malo od njih dejansko, res nimajo veliko pojma... Aston Martin sicer odlično Vanquish trpi zaradi podobne oblike elektronskih zadušitev-dokler ne izklopite svoj DSC in pritisnite gumb za šport, ki omogoča čistost in uravnoteženost šasije bruhajo iz avta kot zmaj letenje izhajajo iz njene ličinke. In veliko kot Lambo, ne občuti grozno disk s sistemom, bodisi. Razen če ste odkrito neroden z dušilke vložkov, samo počuti bolje voziti. Povsod. Zato vas prosimo, športne in supercar ustvarjalci na svetu, ali ni že čas ste dovoljeno malo več drama pojavljati, preden posreduje ESP sistemov, ubijanje ravnanje z avtomobili, ki ste delali tako težko narediti popoln. In če želite vedeti, kako, da dober pogled na način Porsche vzpostavlja svoje avtomobile s svoj sistem ESP ukvarja-ker zame, je skoraj popoln način, da to storite. ESP systems are said to have saved thousands of lives over the years, but are they becoming too intrusive? No one in their right mind would make a case for removing ESP from all cars, forever, amen. But Ive driven two cars in the past week with ESP systems that were so neurotically intrusive that they pretty much ruined the handling of the motors in question. The first was the Aventador Roadster, the second was the new Aston Martin Vanquish. So the question Id put to the collective is: why do the likes of Aston and Lamborghini bother to set their cars up to handle as well as they do if, when push comes to shove, you wont be able to tell anyway because their ESP systems wont let you find out? Take the Lamborghini. I drove this on the roads of Florida and on the track around the infield at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. In Corsa mode particularly its ESP system would kick in and kill the power at the merest hint of some throttle mid-corner. So I switched the system off, gave it full throttle mid-bend in a second gear corner and. . . Suddenly it handled beautifully. Nice and neutral, with a touch of understeer to begin with but none of the oh-my-gawd tail-out antics youd expect, having pressed the button that must not be pressed (at Lamborghinis insistence, not mine). The cars chassis and handling came alive, basically. Even its gearbox seemed to up-shift more smoothly, because no longer was it being interfered with by the sensors that ignite the wretched ESP. And yet at no time did the car feel edgy or dangerous, or likely to fly off the road backwards, just because Id switched the system off. So I asked one of Lamborghinis chassis engineers (who will remain nameless) why his cars ESP system is as over-sensitive as it is, to which he replied: Because not all of our customers can drive properly. Some of them, quite a few of them actually, dont really have much of a clue… Aston Martin's otherwise excellent Vanquish suffers from a similar form of electronic strangulation – until you turn its DSC off and press the Sport button, which allows the purity and balance of the chassis to erupt out of the car like a dragon fly emerging from its larva. And, much like the Lambo, it doesnt feel scary to drive with the system off, either. Unless you are overtly clumsy with your throttle inputs, it just feels better to drive. Everywhere. So please, sports and supercar makers of the world, isnt it time you allowed a bit more drama to unfold before your ESP systems intervene, killing the handling of the cars youve worked so hard to make perfect. And if you want to know how, take a good look at the way Porsche sets its cars up with their ESP systems engaged – because, for me, the way they do it is just about perfect.