Have had a test drive In Oslo.
-8*C, fresh snow, slippery conditions and 19" wheels. Not sure About the tires as its their demo car, but its not Nokian Hakkapelliita, I rememver that much.
Personally i think the Traction control is awesome! I tried a zero - 60km/h kickdown going uphill ( started In the middle). It went absolutely fine! No drama! Just a slow(er), easy, smooth acceleration. Car didn't seem nervous at all. Had a few 0-60 runs aswell on average snow covered roads, performs superior.
On normal driving you will notice that it is a rear wheel drive vehicle, and you certainly do take notice its a beast on batterymunchies- yet i feel as comfortable In it as In my Saab!
(this quote stolen from traction control thread)I did a test drive here in norway this week in temps below freezing and very slippery conditions.
TC worked perfectly for me. Could floor the pedal and onky hint if "trouble" was the light showing that TC was working really hard.
I have though seen clips on youtube showing similar situation as you described here. A guy floored it on an onramp and the car got quite tailhappy, but the TC fixed it ver quickly for him.
From my limited testdrive the traction and stability control worked flawlessly, and I tried my best to challenge it!
I had a couple of full on 0-80kph runs and 2-3 80-120kph runs without issues at all.
This was on the winter tires though....
It seems our first really good winter weather testing are coming in from the Norwegians. Everything looks good on the traction side on the flat acceleration and cornering and even some uphill slippery conditions. Keep them coming in.