With the exception of those who are intentionally trying to break traction (we're looking at you, drifters), most driving enthusiasts aim to avoid drive wheelspin if at all possible. In fact, ...

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).

Editor’s note: This article was last updated on Dec. 1, 2022. It has been reviewed by Cars.com Senior News Editor Jennifer Harrington and is still accurate. Traction control and antilock brake systems ...

You'd be forgiven if years of goading from Top Gear co-host Jeremy Clarkson made you think you should be turning off your car's traction control to have the most fun ...

The world outside your garage is an inhospitable place, with rain, sleet, mud, snow, blizzards, ice, hail, and all sorts of hazards trying to send you into a nearby tree. That’s why traction control ...

Many of us will have experimented with brushless motors, and some of us will have built our own controllers rather than using an off-the-shelf part. Doing so is a good way to understand their ...

However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

Ralph Hanson March 31, 2007 Comment Now! Starting from 2008, traction control will be banned from use in Formula One as part of a number of changes approved by the FIA. The decision came after all ...

Traction control technology became a mandatory feature on all passenger cars and light trucks in 2012 and the driving community is all the safer for it. Traction control is an electronically ...