Maybe an ignorant question here, but is it worth having traction control and an auto?
Surely it's very difficult to wheelspin an auto.
Am I best off going with DSC rather then ASC+T :confused:

I think DSC is a higher form of ASC+T

DSC integrates traction (and ASC) with various other electronic wizardry to give you an option that controls not only traction by reducing power to and from specific wheels but also braking wheels independantly of each other etc to correct slides....its far more complicated than that but like Min18 says DSC includes ASC and TC

Even on an Auto I would take DSC and all of it's wizardry

Cheers guys :)
Maybe I should rephrase my question...
If I have an auto should I not bother with ASC+T.
I have it specc'd at the moment but am now thinking why have I gone for it.
I have no concerns about DSC as I know what it's for and it's abilities, but I'm thinking I probably don't need it as this car will be for my other half ;)
Am I spending the £110 or so notes for no reason?

Should add it's only a Cooper too. If it were an S I'd definately have the DSC.

Hi Martin - for better or worse, I've spec'd a MC auto with ASC+T and it's due to be delivered later this week. So if your decision can wait a few more days, I should be able to give you some practical feedback as to whether it was worth it or not! ;)

My logic was that you sometimes have to boot automatics a bit to get them to move off smartly - eg joining onto a roundabout, or turning out of a T junction - and I didn't want to risk any wheelspin delaying progress! Will soon know....

Cheers
S

Hi Martin - for better or worse, I've spec'd a MC auto with ASC+T and it's due to be delivered later this week. So if your decision can wait a few more days, I should be able to give you some practical feedback as to whether it was worth it or not! ;)

My logic was that you sometimes have to boot automatics a bit to get them to move off smartly - eg joining onto a roundabout, or turning out of a T junction - and I didn't want to risk any wheelspin delaying progress! Will soon know....

Cheers
S
Cheers that would be great feedback.
Having just ordered at the weekend I've got a few weeks to play with the spec :)

We currently have a first gen Cooper S auto with ASC+T and it works fine. It doesn't kick in too much and does reduce the spin from wheels when pulling away at roundabouts etc.

We had a Cooper CVT for a couple of years before our current S and we had DSC on that. To be honest, although it did help us out a bit on some slippery roundabouts, we felt it kicked in far too much, took too much control out of our driving.

We have a R56 Cooper S auto on order (delivery now towards the end of April) and we have specced that with AST+T. Wouldn't go for DSC again, but would always go for ASC.

Hope that helps.

A.:D

Cheers that would be great feedback.
Having just ordered at the weekend I've got a few weeks to play with the spec :)

Hi Martin

Tried to provoke wheelspin a couple of times today - first opportunity with a bit of real rain - and although I was too busy watching out for other traffic to see if the ASC+T indicator flashed, it did feel like something grabbed and held the revs back. Quick progress while joining a wet roundabout anyway!

Rather inconclusive, and I'll give it another shot soon. Bit reluctant to pile the revs on too high until the new toy has done a few more miles!

BTW, really loving the auto box - lots of ways to play it, and it seems to work very smoothly. On a longish run today the average mpg crept just over 40 - happy with that, after 400 miles total so far.

Hope that helps a smidge.

Cheers

Hi Martin

Tried to provoke wheelspin a couple of times today - first opportunity with a bit of real rain - and although I was too busy watching out for other traffic to see if the ASC+T indicator flashed, it did feel like something grabbed and held the revs back. Quick progress while joining a wet roundabout anyway!

Rather inconclusive, and I'll give it another shot soon. Bit reluctant to pile the revs on too high until the new toy has done a few more miles!

BTW, really loving the auto box - lots of ways to play it, and it seems to work very smoothly. On a longish run today the average mpg crept just over 40 - happy with that, after 400 miles total so far.

Hope that helps a smidge.

Cheers
Glad to hear you're enjoying it and thanks for the feedback.
Unfortunately there's nothing I can do about it now. My car is going to go into build soon so I can't change the spec :rolleyes:
Dealer to me week 18 and I assumed that was the build week. But it turns out he was quoting when I could have it by...
I'll be joining you soon in teh Auto experience :)

Glad to hear you're enjoying it and thanks for the feedback.
Unfortunately there's nothing I can do about it now. My car is going to go into build soon so I can't change the spec :rolleyes:
Dealer to me week 18 and I assumed that was the build week. But it turns out he was quoting when I could have it by...
I'll be joining you soon in teh Auto experience :)

Not so long to wait then!

Good luck with it - enjoy!

S

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