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minus-squareSergio@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·2 days ago launch control Today I Learned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_control_(automotive)
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 days agoWhy would this even be present in a street legal vehicle?
minus-squareAjen@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoSame reason Jeeps have more ground clearance and suspension travel than they need to operate on public roads. Some people use their vehicles for both transportation and recreation.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 days agoI sometimes wonder why the US even has a government.
minus-squareramble81@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoIncidentally that’s a German car that’s sold worldwide with that feature. Japanese, American, Chinese, British and other cars have that feature too.
minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoIt did, once. Before the dark times. Before the Empire.
minus-squareWhoIzDisIz@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoAn artifact of more sensible times. Besides, without it how would we even know who our glorious leader was? 🙄🥺
minus-squareeestileib@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoWhat the hell, that’s STOCK for a BMW M series? That makes skateboards sound safe.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 day agoThat’s been pretty common in high end performance cars for over a decade. Good for Darwin awards. Fortunately it’s also noisy enough that you can IMMEDIATELY tell and get the fuck out of the way. EVs need to start making noise like that lol. The Grand Tour did an absolutely hilarious take on it, even Clarkson agreed it’s stupid in street cars
Today I Learned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_control_(automotive)
Why would this even be present in a street legal vehicle?
Same reason Jeeps have more ground clearance and suspension travel than they need to operate on public roads. Some people use their vehicles for both transportation and recreation.
Money.
I sometimes wonder why the US even has a government.
Incidentally that’s a German car that’s sold worldwide with that feature. Japanese, American, Chinese, British and other cars have that feature too.
It did, once.
Before the dark times.
Before the Empire.
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An artifact of more sensible times. Besides, without it how would we even know who our glorious leader was?
🙄🥺
What the hell, that’s STOCK for a BMW M series?
That makes skateboards sound safe.
That’s been pretty common in high end performance cars for over a decade. Good for Darwin awards.
Fortunately it’s also noisy enough that you can IMMEDIATELY tell and get the fuck out of the way. EVs need to start making noise like that lol.
The Grand Tour did an absolutely hilarious take on it, even Clarkson agreed it’s stupid in street cars
Today, that guy learned as well.