I've got one of these:


Diesel 2.5L
Chipped to produce 170kW and 600Nm.
Good for towing heavy shit.

I get excited every time the http://www.lfs.net page changes ( i even got an adrenaline blip from the "new t-shirts" change before i realised the inconsequence of the announcement) and this update was even worse unless i'm missing something. It seems to me we're all waiting on the same thing (new tyre phys and scirrocco) and all these insignificant updates are just frustrating. This is obviously just me venting my rage, and i can appreciate that small updates are updates, nonetheless, but jesus, this waiting is killing me.....

For a start, I dont profess to know much if anything, but all cars I've driven (passenger, 4wd, sports) with ABS seem to 'let go' a little when the ABS kicks in. That is, they deccelerate slower when ABS is active.
I've always found the best technique for maximum braking is to rapidly but smoothly apply the brakes (to give the suspension time to load up and settle) until you get lockup on (hopefully) one of the front wheels, then to back it off slightly until the wheel unlocks then increase pressure again until you feel the edge of traction being reached again.
It sucks your eyes out of their sockets if you get it right in a car endowed with decent sized brakes.

I've always found ABS to be a little disconcerting when driving hard. What with the pedal shudder and the general sense that you're forfeiting a little bit of car control to a computer somewhere under the hood.
But thats just my 2 cents.

Quote from Shotglass :

very nice

can you give some more info on how the old model worked (conceptually; no code details obviously) and how the new one is different to give us physics geeks something to fill the time with between now and when the new version goes public?

I agree, It would be great to have a short description of the conceptual differences between the old and new tyre models. Us physics geeks love this kind of stuff It would make playing the game satisfying on a much deeper level.