The great thing about VSA is that you are probably saved more often than you realise. Slightly less important but still a subject that deserves honorable mention- DRL's.
Neither of these features are really necessary to enjoy driving this car but IMO, they are strong buying points when considering an AP2.

 

vsa is a nanny for people that push to hard in situations. if you cant see whats on the road a head of you, dont push that hard. i have 05 so no VSA, drive hard, and never lost it on a turn.

my jetta 18t had traction control on it, turned that junk off everytime i got in the car. if you drive right, you dont need it. its an unnecessary electronic gizmo that makes you think your superman.

if your SAVED by VSA more then once, you need to rethink/correct what your doing wrong.

 

I'm just wondering how VSA could save you in the situation where you hit a spot of grease during cornering...VSA doesn't help your lateral grip so long as you aren't on the brakes or on the throttle.

 

I like VSA for the winter here.

I DD my S year round, and in Salt Lake City we get plenty of snow and ice. It's nice to not have to muscle the car every morning on the way to work, and I just switch it off whenever I'm in the mood.

 

So you're telling me that when you're speeding or canyon carving with the S, that you can see what's coming up on the road ahead of you???? You must be superman then to see through objects.

I'm no expert car driver but I can handle the car fairly well. My many Auto-X experiences have showed me that over and over again. This was no situation where I was pushing "too hard", it was a situation where I was taking a turn at a comfortable speed that I always do it at and this hazard happen to be there. Has nothing to do with driver skill.

Andre

 

It didn't help when I first hit the grease spot, which is why I ended up in the next lane. But once the rear end started to come out after the front caught grip, it sprung to action quickly.

Andre

 

Features like this this will always remain in the voodoo realm and I mean forever. Honda or any other company selling cars that contain products that imply that you can now drive your car faster and safer will always be described by these companies as "improvements" and speed will never ever be mentioned.

 

You must be related to Alain Prost

Please...cut the BS. VSA works period - good driver or not, there are certain situations a good driver will encounter in which he/she WILL lose control of the vehicle.

VSA doesn't increase traction. But it can apportion and control a car using available traction MUCH MUCH better than a good driver.

I only turn it off when I go to the track - VSA allows you to be safe, but doesn't allow you to go very fast.

 

95% of my driving, I would love to have VSA. The only time I would trigger it is if I'm in a bad situation (I don't drive very fast).

 

well then i guess my car is superhuman cause it lacks VSA and i have yet to loose control!

VSA is a selling feature for the average 40 y/o buyer. have fun with your magic traction nanny.