Traction control has been a required feature on all new cars sold in the U.S. since 2012, likewise antilock brakes and stability control — though the feature predated the government requirement by ...

Traction control. For most drivers, it’s great in the snow, great in the rain, and great on the pavement. For enthusiasts, it’s terrible pretty much everywhere. Or at least it used to be until ...

You'd be forgiven if years of goading from Top Gear co-host Jeremy Clarkson made you think you should be turning off your car's traction control to have the most fun ...

This month's story about the Project Unfair '69 Camaro is going to look different, because big stuff like the body modification and suspension installation are done. Well, almost done. It's time to ...

When a tire slides relative to the road surface, whether skidding or spinning, bad things can happen—like accidents and riveting dash-cam videos. The engineering community first tackled the skidding ...

Modern automotive technologies that make driving safer in winter have come a long way. Technologies like anti-lock brakes and traction control have been ubiquitous for a while now, all-wheel drive is ...

At Brands Hatch, CART points leader Paul Tracy won his first road-course pole since 1994, when he was driving for Team Penke using illegal traction control. Or at least Tracy says he had traction ...