Picture this: It’s almost go time at your local dragstrip/autocross/road course, and you’re sitting there in a brand-new 2024 Honda Civic Type R (or its spiffier sibling, the Acura Integra Type S).

Traction-limited acceleration is a condition almost every race car driver has experienced. It is the situation where the cars ability to accelerate is limited by the available traction between the ...

There’s a moment behind the wheel when everything feels perfect. The struggle is over. The controls go light and seem completely balanced. The fight between suspension, tires, and tarmac reaches ...

Part OneThe single most sought after goal for all racers is the pursuit of increased traction for added speed in the turns and for better forward bite. The "traction control" spoken of here is about ...

Four-wheeling has never been safer with comprehensive systems like hill descent control. But how does HDC keep you from skidding down the trail?

Otherwise known as electronic stability control, traction control became mandatory in the United States for the 2012 model year. Even though most vehicles allow the driver to disable this nanny, ...