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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() ABS must for all new heavy vehicles, tempo trucks within a year http://toi.in/lnC2-Z |
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| ![]() Recently i came to know better ABS works on higher frequecy and are expensive to implement compared to bare bone ABS. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Question. Many base model SUV's/Crossovers come without ABS/EBD/BA. If you move higher up the variant, the ABS package then becomes a standard fitment. Now, if the so-called heavier vehicles and their base editions are missing ABS, can the buyer to some extent compensate the ABS/EBD/BA setup by upgrading to fatter tyres (205 > 215 > 225 etc.), if required. I've also read elsewhere that some buyers specifically opt out of the ABS package while buying new cars (depending on where they live and the weather condition). Last edited by 9thsphinx : 6th September 2013 at 11:21. |
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| ![]() Don't know but could be, since ABS may increase stopping distance on ice, sand and other slippery surfaces. Also, many cars have the ABS on/off switch, where one can turn off the ABS feature. I believe that there is none with this feature in India. |
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The only option is to practice 'manual ABS' - pressing and releasing the brake pedal to avoid a lockup. As expected, this is tricky to do under normal circumstances, let alone in an emergency. | |
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However, tires must not be upgraded without proper research since they impact a lot of other components. | |
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If you replace a Michelin Primacy tyre of 175 mm width with an MRF ZV2K of 195 mm width, you will have lost grip, due to the differences in compounds, despite the extra rubber on the road. I say 'partly disagree' because I believe my comment above ties into your statement about researching upgrades. To summarize:
We digress a bit, there's a wealth of information on this thread: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...-your-car.html | |
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A wider tire offers better grip and thereby increases safety to some extent vis-a-vis a narrower tire keeping all the other things same. Hope this clarifies. OT: This thread is going OT and hence this is my last post on this topic here. Last edited by n.devdath : 6th September 2013 at 16:27. | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() If i remember the sonatas use to have TCS and ABS on/off option on the 2.7 V6 AT and the Embera 2.4L AT and Transform AT. Not sure of the non AT's as i never owned them. Last edited by Harish.Krovvidi : 18th September 2013 at 15:39. Reason: spelling mistake |
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I have driven in a car where you could switch the ABS on/off, but that was a special modification as the car was used for driver training and you could experience difference braking techniques on a test track. Never heard of that being offered on regular road going cars? Jeroen | |
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