PG wrote:


Do any of the aforementioned vee-hicles have traction control?

If you need traction control on a 4WD, then you need to lose your baseball
cap, and learn to control your feet!



Depends on the type of surfaces/terrain you're driving on, doesn't it?
If you have to negotiate slippery steep inclines, traction control
would be an advantage, wouldn't it?

If used well, it can help on descents down steep (and I mean really
steep) hills, but can be a disadvantage on ascents (where keeping the
wheels turning at all times can be critical).

Top end Range Rovers have an active hill decent system - you push a
button and then steer the wheel. The computer does everything else! (The
BMW X5 also has it - pinched during their brief ownership of Rover).

To go up again, you are better off with a low transfer box, plenty of
torque low down in the rev range, diff locks all round, and off road tyres.

--
Cheers,

John.

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