canuckjc
Active member
Has anyone had the "opportunity" to experience the panic braking performance of their i3?
It happened today during rush hour on the interstate courtesy of a driver who cut me off and proceeded to come to a stop as they examined their lane options (There were a few choice words shared). Anyway, the stopping ability was not super confidence inspiring. I thought I was going to exercise my collision insurance and ultimately came within inches of the car in front of me.
Conditions:
70F, sunny, dry road. ~35mph to 0mph, full braking, ABS functioning as intended. The tires were the obvious weak link, unable to hold traction under the heavy deceleration. Limited contact patch is the likely cause.
Granted, I'm coming from several performance cars that stopped like they were hitting a wall, so my frame of reference is skewed. But I was surprised.
I tried to look up braking performance numbers but was unable to find any. If anyone has the info, please share.
It happened today during rush hour on the interstate courtesy of a driver who cut me off and proceeded to come to a stop as they examined their lane options (There were a few choice words shared). Anyway, the stopping ability was not super confidence inspiring. I thought I was going to exercise my collision insurance and ultimately came within inches of the car in front of me.
Conditions:
70F, sunny, dry road. ~35mph to 0mph, full braking, ABS functioning as intended. The tires were the obvious weak link, unable to hold traction under the heavy deceleration. Limited contact patch is the likely cause.
Granted, I'm coming from several performance cars that stopped like they were hitting a wall, so my frame of reference is skewed. But I was surprised.
I tried to look up braking performance numbers but was unable to find any. If anyone has the info, please share.