No Dsc For Fpv

[F6_Tornado]

I went to the FPV BF presentation night last night at the Burswood Casino and as you can imagine I was keen for some answers from FPV regarding DSC…..

After watching and listening to the presentation I approached one of the head men and posed the question.

Quite simply PFV feel with the brembo’s now STD and the major changes they made to the Traction control on the FPV vehicles its not required and they fell it would have little to no advantage..(Besides it would cost heaps to develop it for the different models (F6, Gt, Pursuit, Tornado) and the various wheel and brake combinations ( 4 pot and six pot brembo’s)

They “FPV” honestly feel that this current combination is fantastic and safe as houses which it may well be?

Besides 99% of us turn the traction control Off rendering it useless and any such associated software incorporated such as DSC if it was fitted.

The STD BF Brembo brakes and traction control would put it amongst some of the best in the world so I personally am very very impressed with it .

Hell we are only talking $50~$60k for a F6 ……….

Get over it and get in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[ZAP]

F6,

You are just believing the spin doctors as to why FPV have not included DSC. IT came down to money and nothing else

TC and Brembo's does not make the car any safer than the BA was. While I believe that the BA is a safe car, adding DSC makes it very safe.

TC and Brembo's will not save you like DSC can.

DSC will prevent the car from sliding on any surface and keep it pointing in the right direction. While many of us will turn it off at times, on the road you never know when some useless driver will make you need the system. It can be the difference between hitting a pole/car/whatever and safely steering around a problem.

I can understand the reasoning behind the FPV not having DSC, but to me it seems the whole FPV range is a big rush job and they do not deserve to call their new range BF's when they are more like Mk3 BAs

[SavageF6]

Get over it and get in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Been thinking a lot about the no-DCS-for-FPVs the last hour or so, it suddenly doesn't seem so important. Be nice of it was there, but it's not going to be. And it's certainly not enough to keep me out of a nice new F6. No Sir.

Besides, the Ford description of DCS mentioned that the onset of the DCS system is progressively retarded in the more performance inclined vehicles, to maintain the sporty feel/performance ie, it comes on much much later in an XR6T and MUCH earlier on a Fairlane. So even if it HAD been applied on FPV, it wouldn't have been the total safety anti-crash system some were expecting.

With 6-pot Brembos, TCS, ABS and the inherent vehicle dynamics, I'll have more than enough help to keep me out of the gravel/ditch/500 foot drop I would think.

No use worrying about things I can't change. Now I just have to decide whether I really do want to get manual. Had my heart set on it, but ZF Auto sounds good.

[F6_Tornado]

Get over it and get in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

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Been thinking a lot about the no-DCS-for-FPVs the last hour or so, it suddenly doesn't seem so important. Be nice of it was there, but it's not going to be. And it's certainly not enough to keep me out of a nice new F6. No Sir.

Besides, the Ford description of DCS mentioned that the onset of the DCS system is progressively retarded in the more performance inclined vehicles, to maintain the sporty feel/performance ie, it comes on much much later in an XR6T and MUCH earlier on a Fairlane. So even if it HAD been applied on FPV, it wouldn't have been the total safety anti-crash system some were expecting.

With 6-pot Brembos, TCS, ABS and the inherent vehicle dynamics, I'll have more than enough help to keep me out of the gravel/ditch/500 foot drop I would think.

No use worrying about things I can't change. Now I just have to decide whether I really do want to get manual. Had my heart set on it, but ZF Auto sounds good.

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As you’re probably aware the F6 auto is now quicker than the GT also the F6 Auto is better on fuel then the manual!!! Yes that’s right an auto that is better than a manual!!!.

13/100km

Besides this is no slush box auto and is years ahead of any previous auto used in aus.

For me its only one choice …Auto all the way

[sykes]

Maybe they didn't include it because it can't be turned off like in other cars??????????

And if that was the case the reprocussions of this would be far worse than actually not including it as all the car enthusiast's like us would like to be able to turn it off.

Just a thought.

Mick

[SavageF6]

As you’re probably aware the F6 auto is now quicker than the GT also the F6 Auto is better on fuel then the manual!!! Yes that’s right an auto that is better than a manual!!!.

13/100km

Besides this is no slush box auto and is years ahead of any previous auto used in aus.

For me its only one choice …Auto all the way

Oh man, this is a tough one. I want manual because I enjoy the shifting, the dirver to engine feel (if that makes any sense at all), controlling the RPM around corners etc etc

To my mind, a manual means more driving enjoyment, whereas the ZF auto translates into - Plant foot ---> hang on ---> grin like an idiot, which is no bad thing either! And yeah, a ZF car will be faster than a T56 one.

Nup, bugger it I'll stick with the manual.

I think

Sorry for the OT post there, handing back over to the DCS discussion now...

[Venom XR6]

Maybe they didn't include it because it can't be turned off like in other cars??????????

And if that was the case the reprocussions of this would be far worse than actually not including it as all the car enthusiast's like us would like to be able to turn it off.

Just a thought.

Mick

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It can be turned off in the Territory, and the BF XR's will be the same.

[corpex]

TC I turn it off, DSC I'd be finding ways to disable it completley, I'd be ashamed to tell the guys at the track my car has DSC. Air-bag's are good for sleeping on, hell I'm not even a fan of ABS