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if you were to accelerate a Toyota sedan (any of them) to 70mph, then stomp on the brakes while holding the accelerator to the floor, the car will absolutely co
by TheSpiceIsLife 8y ago
if you were to accelerate a Toyota sedan (any of them) to 70mph, then stomp on the brakes while holding the accelerator to the floor, the car will absolutely come to a complete halt in about the same distance as if you didn’t have your foot on the accelerator.
Are you saying the additional, let’s say, what?, 60kW of power being applied to the wheels will require no additional effort at the brake pedal to overcome.
Colour me unconvinced.
I’ve never tried to imitate a burnout at 70mph / I’m not convinced the circumstances are the same.
- Baeocystin 8y agoAssuming a properly-maintained braking system, it makes very little difference. >And despite dramatic horsepower increases since C/D’s 1987 unintended-acceleration test of an Audi 5000, brakes by and large can still overpower and rein in an engine roaring under full throttle. With the Camry’s throttle pinned while going 70 mph, the brakes easily overcame all 268 horsepower straining against them and stopped the car in 190 feet—that’s a foot shorter than the performance of a Ford Taurus without any gas-pedal problems and just 16 feet longer than with the Camry’s throttle closed. From https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a16576573/how-to-deal-with-unintended-acceleration/ https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a16576573/how-to-deal-...
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoHmmm, interesting. Colour me convinced.