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True, we have not seen traction control as an option yet so that might be the case.
Traction control is supposed to be standard. Two years ago I asked Jerome whether traction control could be disengaged, explaining that I lived up a hill on a 600 foot driveway, and disengaging traction control is essential. My wife had to Priuses (Prii? Priae?) both of which lacked it -- and both of which I had to excavate at least once a year. Traction control works by robbing power until the wheels don't slip -- which means on a steep hill, you're screwed.

Jerome said, "Yep, we're from Michigan, and we know all about that problem. A cut-out switch will be standard."

Mind you, I haven't heard anything about it since, so who knows. But in a low-power car, I would think the ability to over-ride the traction control would be essential.
 

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Traction control is supposed to be standard. Two years ago I asked Jerome whether traction control could be disengaged, explaining that I lived up a hill on a 600 foot driveway, and disengaging traction control is essential. My wife had to Priuses (Prii? Priae?) both of which lacked it -- and both of which I had to excavate at least once a year. Traction control works by robbing power until the wheels don't slip -- which means on a steep hill, you're screwed.

Jerome said, "Yep, we're from Michigan, and we know all about that problem. A cut-out switch will be standard."

Mind you, I haven't heard anything about it since, so who knows. But in a low-power car, I would think the ability to over-ride the traction control would be essential.

Thanks Eric, I learned something today!
 
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The infamous snowy hill
 

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