Terrain Response TM

Terrain Response TM

Terrain Response TM system allows the driver to select a program which will provide the optimum settings for traction and performance for prevailing terrain conditions.

As part of Terrain Response TM there will be different throttle pedal progression maps associated with different Terrain Response TM modes. The two extremes are likely to be a sand map (quick build up of torque with pedal travel) and grass/gravel/snow (very cautious build up of torque).

The V8 Super Charged implementation of throttle progression is based on a fixed blend time. The torque will blend from that on one map to that on the new map (for the same pedal position) over a fixed time. This means blending will always take the same amount of time but when the torque change is small the torque increase over time will be small, whilst if the torque change is greater then the torque increase over time will be steeper. The resulting acceleration of the vehicle will depend on the torque difference between the two maps as well as on the gear and range selected.