Active Handling... which was first.
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Active Handling... which was first.
There is an article on one of the major online web sites talking about the safety features of 'active-handling' It says that it can reduce crashes and roll-overs dramatically...blah blah.
Then it goes on to say "Consumers also are sometimes confused by the different names automakers use for the system, including Electronic Stability Program, StabiliTrak and Active Handling.
General Motors Co. expects to make the system standard on all vehicles by 2010. GM first added the technology to its Cadillac DeVille in 1997. Forty-five percent of GM cars and trucks have stability control as standard or optional, said GM spokesman Alan Adler......."
Is this correct about the Caddy having it first?
Here is the entire article
Anyone know if this is correct info? Did the first C5's not have it?
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Then it goes on to say "Consumers also are sometimes confused by the different names automakers use for the system, including Electronic Stability Program, StabiliTrak and Active Handling.
General Motors Co. expects to make the system standard on all vehicles by 2010. GM first added the technology to its Cadillac DeVille in 1997. Forty-five percent of GM cars and trucks have stability control as standard or optional, said GM spokesman Alan Adler......."
Is this correct about the Caddy having it first?
Here is the entire article
Anyone know if this is correct info? Did the first C5's not have it?
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Originally Posted by diyguy
There is an article on one of the major online web sites talking about the safety features of 'active-handling' It says that it can reduce crashes and roll-overs dramatically...blah blah.
Then it goes on to say "Consumers also are sometimes confused by the different names automakers use for the system, including Electronic Stability Program, StabiliTrak and Active Handling.
General Motors Co. expects to make the system standard on all vehicles by 2010. GM first added the technology to its Cadillac DeVille in 1997. Forty-five percent of GM cars and trucks have stability control as standard or optional, said GM spokesman Alan Adler......."
Is this correct about the Caddy having it first?
Here is the entire article
Anyone know if this is correct info? Did the first C5's not have it?
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Then it goes on to say "Consumers also are sometimes confused by the different names automakers use for the system, including Electronic Stability Program, StabiliTrak and Active Handling.
General Motors Co. expects to make the system standard on all vehicles by 2010. GM first added the technology to its Cadillac DeVille in 1997. Forty-five percent of GM cars and trucks have stability control as standard or optional, said GM spokesman Alan Adler......."
Is this correct about the Caddy having it first?
Here is the entire article
Anyone know if this is correct info? Did the first C5's not have it?
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I don't know about Cadillac - but I do know that A/H wasn't offered until mid-year '98, and I believe it was introduced on the '98 Indy pace car.
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Originally Posted by blacksedan87
I don't know about Cadillac - but I do know that A/H wasn't offered until mid-year '98, and I believe it was introduced on the '98 Indy pace car.
I ordered my 98 on Jan 2 98, and that was a option I specked. It had just been oked for production.
