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11-30-2005, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by PLYRS 3,Nov 30 2005, 12:18 PM
it's all about weight....
DBW is electroinc...so it's on or off.
the jerkiness that most complain about is due to the fact that when it's "on", the electronics can't really differentiate between a 3000 pound car or 4000 pound truck (our ML has it)....it has to try and move 4000 pounds...and it's not smooth.
i drove a lighter weight SLK55, and it was brilliant....programming? to a degree. but physics plays more of a role than the programming.
DBW is electroinc...so it's on or off.
the jerkiness that most complain about is due to the fact that when it's "on", the electronics can't really differentiate between a 3000 pound car or 4000 pound truck (our ML has it)....it has to try and move 4000 pounds...and it's not smooth.
i drove a lighter weight SLK55, and it was brilliant....programming? to a degree. but physics plays more of a role than the programming.
You really don't understand electronics do you?
11-30-2005, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by adelaide,Nov 30 2005, 12:23 PM
anyone see that new Civic? It is AWESOME!!!!!!!!
11-30-2005, 09:18 AM
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[QUOTE=PLYRS 3,Nov 30 2005, 12:18 PM] it's all about weight....
DBW is electroinc...so it's on or off.
the jerkiness that most complain about is due to the fact that when it's "on", the electronics can't really differentiate between a 3000 pound car or 4000 pound truck (our ML has it)....it has to try and move 4000 pounds...and it's not smooth.
i drove a lighter weight SLK55, and it was brilliant....programming?
DBW is electroinc...so it's on or off.
the jerkiness that most complain about is due to the fact that when it's "on", the electronics can't really differentiate between a 3000 pound car or 4000 pound truck (our ML has it)....it has to try and move 4000 pounds...and it's not smooth.
i drove a lighter weight SLK55, and it was brilliant....programming?
11-30-2005, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by adelaide,Nov 30 2005, 12:23 PM
anyone see that new Civic? It is AWESOME!!!!!!!!
You are 100% right, amazing car, and let's just hope American Honda decided to go through with the idea of a Sedan Si.
11-30-2005, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by PLYRS 3,Nov 30 2005, 12:18 PM
it's all about weight....
DBW is electroinc...so it's on or off.
the jerkiness that most complain about is due to the fact that when it's "on", the electronics can't really differentiate between a 3000 pound car or 4000 pound truck (our ML has it)....it has to try and move 4000 pounds...and it's not smooth.
i drove a lighter weight SLK55, and it was brilliant....programming? to a degree. but physics plays more of a role than the programming.
DBW is electroinc...so it's on or off.
the jerkiness that most complain about is due to the fact that when it's "on", the electronics can't really differentiate between a 3000 pound car or 4000 pound truck (our ML has it)....it has to try and move 4000 pounds...and it's not smooth.
i drove a lighter weight SLK55, and it was brilliant....programming? to a degree. but physics plays more of a role than the programming.
They sent me a thank you card as well.
11-30-2005, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Nov 30 2005, 01:18 PM
I have read this over, and over and over and I only have a few thoughts in reply
1- DBW is not a simple light switch; it is more like a variable rheostat
2- Your ML must have bad programming if it is jerky, or you can't decide what to do with your right foot
3- Weight is a simple variable that can be factored into proper programming
4- The Titan is 5,000 pounds and the only time it is jerky is when you release all 379 ft-lbs at once, and then it is a single jerk...
5- The Titan has adaptive DBW, and it knows by my input if I'm trying to be mellow or am in a hurry, and it responds in kind and it is the smoothest thing I have ever experienced in a gas pedal for throttle input
1- DBW is not a simple light switch; it is more like a variable rheostat
2- Your ML must have bad programming if it is jerky, or you can't decide what to do with your right foot
3- Weight is a simple variable that can be factored into proper programming
4- The Titan is 5,000 pounds and the only time it is jerky is when you release all 379 ft-lbs at once, and then it is a single jerk...
5- The Titan has adaptive DBW, and it knows by my input if I'm trying to be mellow or am in a hurry, and it responds in kind and it is the smoothest thing I have ever experienced in a gas pedal for throttle input