Point taken.
I confess one of the things I loved about my Audi A4 Quattro was the ability to handle ice and snow via brakes, engine braking, popping the clutch into neutral, downshifting.
While I lean towards being able to completely disable regen, as I think most major features should have a way to be disabled by someone who knows (or at least thinks s/he knows) what s/he's doing, you might consider whether there is a way to get the behavior even faster. What I'm thinking about is the time it takes to navigate the UI to find the option and turn it off. Compared, say, to popping a clutch into neutral or even shifting into neutral. One hand on the stick, one on the wheel, one foot on the accelerator/brake, one foot on the clutch... lots of control. "One hand on the center console" seems like bad news to me in a challenging driving situation.
I get it that you could turn off regen for a period of time. But even that first interaction to disable regen requires forethought; otherwise, you're turning it off *after* you've encountered the first challenge that makes you think, "whoa! better turn off that regen!".
As I go further down that path, I wind up inventing a clutch for a Tesla, which is just plain silly. I don't know what it would look like to be able to get the car to give you finer control without sacrificing a hand to the center console. If anything, the trend is towards less human control and more automation.
Alan
I confess one of the things I loved about my Audi A4 Quattro was the ability to handle ice and snow via brakes, engine braking, popping the clutch into neutral, downshifting.
While I lean towards being able to completely disable regen, as I think most major features should have a way to be disabled by someone who knows (or at least thinks s/he knows) what s/he's doing, you might consider whether there is a way to get the behavior even faster. What I'm thinking about is the time it takes to navigate the UI to find the option and turn it off. Compared, say, to popping a clutch into neutral or even shifting into neutral. One hand on the stick, one on the wheel, one foot on the accelerator/brake, one foot on the clutch... lots of control. "One hand on the center console" seems like bad news to me in a challenging driving situation.
I get it that you could turn off regen for a period of time. But even that first interaction to disable regen requires forethought; otherwise, you're turning it off *after* you've encountered the first challenge that makes you think, "whoa! better turn off that regen!".
As I go further down that path, I wind up inventing a clutch for a Tesla, which is just plain silly. I don't know what it would look like to be able to get the car to give you finer control without sacrificing a hand to the center console. If anything, the trend is towards less human control and more automation.
Alan
Hi Alan,
For the winter I use the 19" wheels and Pirelli winter tires. They grip very well. Except on ice
Jonathan