I hear the VW Golf MK7 GTI & GTD have the latest XDS + system that can alter the braking on all wheels, front and rear.

 

Does anyone know if the VRS MK3 TSI has the same set up or is it just the fronts on the Skoda?

The marketing stuff they had on their website and in videos mentions the same thing as for the GTI/GTD -  front and rears are used.

Thats what I thought although the piston heads review of the VRS mentioned it was just the front?

 

I'm pretty sure the VRS has the xds+ system for all wheels, hence the question.

Doesn't ESP control brakes on all four wheels to prevent skidding whist XDL only controls driven wheels to act as a sort of electronic limited slip diff and prevent wheel spin.

 

From my MkIi FL owner's manual:

"XDL function (only for Octavia RS)
The XDL function is an extension to the electronic differential lock. The XDL function
does not respond to traction, but to the relief of the inner front wheel during fast
cornering. An active brake intervention on the brake of the inner wheel prevents it from
spinning. Thus, the traction is improved and the vehicle continues to follow the desired track"

 

So XDL would only operate on all 4 wheels on a 4-wheel drive vehicle? 

Or is XDS completely different to XDL???

 

Also for ESP

"The ESP switches on automatically when the engine is started and then conducts a

self-test. The ESP control unit processes data from the individual systems. It also processes

additional measurement data which are supplied by highly sensitive sensors: the

rotational velocity of the vehicle about its vertical axis, the lateral acceleration of the

vehicle, the braking pressure and the steering angle.

The direction which the driver wishes to take is determined based on the steering

angle and the speed of the vehicle and is constantly compared with the actual behaviour

of the vehicle. If differences exist, such as the vehicle beginning to skid, the ESP will

automatically brake the appropriate wheel.

The car is stabilised again by the forces which take effect when the wheel is braked.

Intervention into the brake system takes place primarily on the outer front wheel of a

vehicle which tends to oversteer (tendency for the rear of the vehicle to break away)

while occurs this is on the inner rear wheel of a vehicle which tends to understeer

(tendency to shift out of the curve). This braking control cycle is accompanied by

noises."

The difference between the "+" version and the previous is one is that it also works on the rear axle.

The difference between the "+" version and the previous is one is that it also works on the rear axle.

That's what I thought, so the latest VRS has the + version,...PistonHeads must be wrong then, as usual!