Zero102
03-09-2010, 01:18 PM
Can anybody on here tell me how the Hyundai traction control system works on the 2010 Elantra Touring GLS (as I know the 2009 models have different options and TCS was not one of them)? Here is the explanation from the Hyundai site:
"The GLS model comes with Electronic Stability Control (ESC) with Traction Control System (TCS)"
Now, electronic stability control I get, it is based on wheel speeds and steering angle and it can differentially brake the wheels to straighten your path out, but the traction control I have some reservations about. I had this system on my Golf TDI a few years ago, and when you were accelerating and one wheel slipped it would jam the brakes on that wheel, bringing it to an immediate stop and banging quite a bit. This must have been hard as hell on the CV joints and transmission. I am wondering if the Hyundai will have this same idiotic system, and if so, whether that is only on the automatics, or whether the standard transmission models have the same? I tried asking 2 salespeople at the dealership and neither of them could explain how the system worked, all I got out of them was basically "well, it helps you go when it is slippery out", which needless to say, was not a satisfying answer.
Also, I am wondering if there is a Beyond recommended Hyundai dealership here in Calgary? I am asking these questions because I am helping a friend buy a new car (an Elantra Touring obviously) and he is looking to get the maximum trade-in value on his old car. I assume the new car pricing is fixed and that all Hyundai dealerships are going to stick to it, but if somebody can recommend a dealership where they were able to negotiate a higher trade-in value for their car I would really appreciate it. Before somebody suggests it, the guy is an idiot and can't be trusted to sell his own car, and I am not going to handle the entire process of selling his car for him. The last time he tried to sell his own car he sold his Escort (at the time worth ~$5k) for $1600 because it had been for sale 3 whole days and he thought it was never going to sell. :rolleyes:
I have done pretty much the rest of the research on this car for him but on these 2 points I really don't know the answer, any help you guys can give would be appreciated :)
"The GLS model comes with Electronic Stability Control (ESC) with Traction Control System (TCS)"
Now, electronic stability control I get, it is based on wheel speeds and steering angle and it can differentially brake the wheels to straighten your path out, but the traction control I have some reservations about. I had this system on my Golf TDI a few years ago, and when you were accelerating and one wheel slipped it would jam the brakes on that wheel, bringing it to an immediate stop and banging quite a bit. This must have been hard as hell on the CV joints and transmission. I am wondering if the Hyundai will have this same idiotic system, and if so, whether that is only on the automatics, or whether the standard transmission models have the same? I tried asking 2 salespeople at the dealership and neither of them could explain how the system worked, all I got out of them was basically "well, it helps you go when it is slippery out", which needless to say, was not a satisfying answer.
Also, I am wondering if there is a Beyond recommended Hyundai dealership here in Calgary? I am asking these questions because I am helping a friend buy a new car (an Elantra Touring obviously) and he is looking to get the maximum trade-in value on his old car. I assume the new car pricing is fixed and that all Hyundai dealerships are going to stick to it, but if somebody can recommend a dealership where they were able to negotiate a higher trade-in value for their car I would really appreciate it. Before somebody suggests it, the guy is an idiot and can't be trusted to sell his own car, and I am not going to handle the entire process of selling his car for him. The last time he tried to sell his own car he sold his Escort (at the time worth ~$5k) for $1600 because it had been for sale 3 whole days and he thought it was never going to sell. :rolleyes:
I have done pretty much the rest of the research on this car for him but on these 2 points I really don't know the answer, any help you guys can give would be appreciated :)