dvilin

For drag racing or burnouts, I believe you are still good to go with the Manual and for the Auto there is Line Lock that should work.

Boomer111

No concern for me. Never burn out. Not since I was 16, well maybe 17. Actually last time was in my 65 tri power GTO hitting second gear and blowing the rear end. Never did drive that car again.

peter pan

Wayne O

I don't know about that...since Obama cancelled many of NASA's actual space exploration programs (ending America's dominance in space exploration and causing the expected loss of 7,000 jobs), I'm sure NASA is looking for something to do.

Eritosthenes

Not sure, but I suspect you're right.

sspeed30043

Brake override is nothing new, you can thank Audi for it.... I believe all your German cars have it and maybe any vehicle sold in Europe.

This is how it works, and you can still do burnouts....

In case your accelerator pedal is stuck, all you have to do is press the brake, the ECM over rides the accelerator input and the engine returns to idle mainly so the engine can produce vacuum for the brakes, "AS LONG AS YOU DON'T" take pressure from the brake pedal and it does not see any fluctuation in accelerator input, meaning if you put your left foot on the brake and pump the accelerator with your right it will accelerate. You can still do your burnout, plus the override usually does not activate until around 20 mph or so......

Shawn S

Auto tranny slushbox cars only.....So it will never be on a Corvette that I own.

Shift it yourself or you're just a passenger along for the ride.

pTr73

Seems like this is only for an automatic... Whew, I am glad I got an MN6

EDIT: I agree with the above post!!!!

silvervettesyco

it is launch control there talking about!!! Already in 2010's

LBear

IMHO, burnout's are stupid. Yeah, they were "cool" back when I was 15 years old. But to me, a cars power is demonstrated in other ways, not by how easy it is to incinerate a pair of $500 tires.

pTr73

I agree if you are just doing it to try and look cool, but burnouts have a purpose before a dragrace, to heat the tires up for better grip.

And that is $1000 in tires since each rear wheel costs $500 each!

viper62

Tell that to the family that was kill in their Lexes. The driver was a police officer and could not stop the car. It finally crashed and kill the occupants. The brakes where completely used up and smoking. This problem was first reported overseas and has been documented in several countries. We are just finding out about it now.

JSB LS3

That's more than likely because he was tentative about it and rode the brakes continuously until they were burned up and useless....If you flat STAND on the brakes ONCE in a modern car with the accelerator pinned, you WILL decelerate. once you get to a slow enough speed (say 10-20 mph), either kill the engine (and prepare for the loss of power steering assist) or gently put the car against the barrier if available.

The fact that he's a police officer, perhaps SHOULD say something about his level of common sense, but it clearly does not. This is a guy who had the time to call 911 and explain the situation he was in but could not think and/or figure out how to take the car out of gear before crashing.

You make it sound like the car had a mind of its own and thwarted every attempt by a trained professional to stop it.

In reality what happened was a simple malfunction that, while dangerous, can be escaped if you fight the urge to panic and think logically.

cclive

Tragic but preventable.

CodyC6

I don't disagree with your post. However, I will take a wait an see on this particular issue with Toyota only because from what I hear, the ignition, accelerator, and gear selector in that car are all controlled electronically (not just Toyota) and not mechanically as we may have always been accustomed too. I have had computers, and other electronic devices throughout the years that seem to have a mind of their own.

JSB LS3

I haven't heard anything about the gear selector being electronic, but yes that would certainly add a twist to the whole situation.

I can understand being unable to turn off the ignition (usually you have to hold keyless ignition switches for a couple seconds to "prove" you want to turn the engine off) but I'll be damned if I'm going to "suggest" to a computer that my car come out of a forward gear and into neutral and then let it decide whether or not it wants to obey me.

viper62

The driver did not make the 911 call. One of the passengers did. And according to the report I read they tried to shut it down and shift to neutral and neither would work.

As I said before this problem was reported to other countries over a year ago and only recently has been reported in the US. This is not a US specific issue.

This from: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle7011671.ece

Toyota, the Japanese motor manufacturer that is recalling millions of defective cars around the world, knew in the UK a year ago that accelerator pedals in its cars were jamming.

The admission came amid reports in Canada that class-action lawsuits have been launched against Toyota, demanding compensation for injuries sustained by out-of-control cars.

FrankTank

God this thread is going off the deep end quick I could care less about the politics of it...

I bet you the aftermarket tuners (LSX software) can override this, you can turn off or "tune out" just about everything else anyway.... no reason to cry "sky is falling sky is falling"

I normally buy manual 6 speed cars anyways

carjo

This can't be good for "heel and toeing" either!

pTr73

The braking system in any car, hi-performance or not are supposed to be designed to overpower an engine. Pin the throttle and brake simultaneously and the car will start slowing down or at least not gain anymore speed. If not then dont buy that car.