04-14-2010, 06:12 AM
michaelb wrote:
The big question is why isn't the ESC kicking in and preventing the slide, since that is exactly what it is supposed to do here.
I also wouldn't think releasing the accelerator could cause the rear to slide, so I don't understand that at all: I would think you would have to hit the brakes to get the rear to come around. That is at least how it has always been for me, and is one of the main safety problems of front wheel drive. They must be cornering so fast that it is sliding, even without the brake or the accelerator on, something I have never felt (since I would always have braked, if I was cornering too fast).
The GX460 is Full-time 4WD, so depending on how they have set up the front-rear differential it might act more like a rear wheel drive under some circumstances. I could expect the rear to come around if you let off of the accelerator at the wrong point, as the weight transfer to the rear would end and put less on the rear tires and reducing traction. Hitting the brakes would just accentuate that action. I wonder if it would do the same with a couple of rear seat passengers or a few hundred pounds of cargo in back.