Good news Mazda, a company that always seems to be doing a little more for those of us who appreciate driving dynamics, will deploy its newest piece of technology, called G-Vectoring Control GVC, as a standard feature in all trim levels for 2017 model year Mazda6 and Mazda3 products. Eventually, GVC, an advanced form of chassis management, will be standard on every Mazda I explain how GVC works, though, it helps to remember that Mazda really does see itself as a company of enthusiasts building cars for enthusiasts. It has made hero cars, the fantastic little MX-5 and performance RX models, but its entire lineup drives and handles a little better than similar models from Toyota, Honda, or Nissan. General Motors and Ford, as well, for that matter. Full disclosure I know the company sees itself as a bunch of enthusiasts because I worked at Mazda headquarters in Hiroshima from 2002 to 2005. I saw it up close. The Mazda people are always carrying on about Jinba Ittai—the idea of horse and rider as one—but it's not just idle talk. They go after it. Mazda is the only Japanese automaker to hinge its throttle pedals to the floor, not hung from above as is common practice, in all their vehicles. Why? Better control, a more linear response. To Mazda, that matters. To people that care about driving, that matters. The new G-Vectoring Control technology is a bit like a throttle pedal hinged on the floor, another small step forward in Mazda's march to even better driving dynamics. So what does it do? MazdaThe physics behind GVC are pretty simple To achieve the car's natural cornering posture, you increase the vertical load on the front tires by triggering a slight deceleration. Done right, this forward pitch longitudinal g-force, is very natural and something you may already do on a race track or canyon road—breathe the throttle to prepare for a fast corner, help the front tires get the car into the corner more smoothly. Breathing the throttle or brushing the brakes will create noticeable longitudinal g-force. You and your passengers can feel the car pitch forward. But what if that longitudinal g-force was more subtle and happening nearly every time you turned the wheel? That's what Mazda asked. And kept asking for the past eight years while hunting an answer. Engineers initially went down the path of lightly—very lightly—applying brakes every time the driver turned the wheel, but that was an impossible solution too slow to react and not natural, mainly. There were other issues. It was a dead end. This content is imported from youTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web it chased development work on an electric Mazda2 known as a Demio in Japan, creating a way to slightly reduce torque output of the electric motor with each steering input, neatly marrying longitudinal g-force created by torque reduction with lateral g-force created by steering input. And that was the breakthrough using the powertrain to improve chassis dynamics. In the 2017 Mazda6 and Mazda3, the GVC system is essentially monitoring three parameters vehicle speed, throttle position, and rate of steering wheel rotation. Turn the steering wheel even the smallest amount and the system goes to work, reacting in less than 50 milliseconds, minutely reducing engine torque by retarding spark timing. The result is an increased vertical load on the front SegalAt maximum, the system will deliver .05 g of deceleration, enough to generate a measure of longitudinal g-force but generally below the threshold of human perception. F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, a super human, may feel it. This moment of longitudinal g-force, married to the lateral g-force created by steering input, is where Mazda says the magic happens. The result a more natural vehicle cornering posture for improved turn-in performance. Does it work? Well, yes. But you have to go to the data to see it. Mazda let us drive a Mazda6 rigged with a GVC "on-off" switch. In production, the system will be invisible, part of the software package and with no "off" switch. We drove a number of different scenarios including a simple parking-lot oval—two tight, constant-radius turns connected by short straights—at speeds between 20 and 35 mph with cruise control switched on to deliver a constant speed. With the GVC system on, the data showed less steering wheel the GVC system on, the data showed less steering wheel movement, indicating the initial turn-in moment for each maneuver was more precise and needed less mid-maneuver correction. And that's the goal improved steering performance at nearly all speeds and in nearly every condition. On slippery surfaces, the difference is more noticeable. Mazda is quick to point out GVC is not a torque vectoring system. Technically, torque vectoring from Acura, Audi, Ford, and the like are "active yaw control" systems. They help a car rotate by altering torque delivered to a single wheel. In a left-hand turn, for example, the hybrid Acura NSX will instruct the electric motor powering its front-right wheel to add more torque, pushing the vehicle to the left and into the corner. Morgan Segal Done correctly, torque vectoring can be wonderful. But Mazda does not embrace the solution, as it finds it unnatural and disruptive to the purity of their driving dynamics. Further, torque vectoring systems are often set up to help only at higher speeds. This is not to discount torque vectoring—not at all. It's just not a solution Mazda loves. It went its own path. G-Vectoring Control, Mazda believes, is a pure solution and can improve dynamic feel with every steering input at nearly ever speed. The only time G-Vectoring Control is not activated by steering movement is when the driver is completely off throttle. GVC is a unique solution and, more to the point, it personifies Mazda. In the same way Honda will constantly hunt for another 5 millimeters of cargo space in back of an HR-V, Mazda will pursue every incremental improvement in driving pleasure. To Mazda, that's the righteous pursuit. And what makes Mazda very Mazda.
Features Wheels delves into the tricky tech behind Mazda's software-based torque-vectoring system 13 Aug 2017, 0900 am Mazda's unique G-Vectoring Control system was first had in the facelifted Mazda 3, and will soon find its way to all SkyActiv the idea was on the backburner for eight years until engine technology caught up, Wheels has delved into the tricky tech to bring to you, this plain and simple IS IT?Mazda’s interpretation of torque vectoring is a pure software-based function, albeit with very real physical effects, so given a box full of tools and a Mazda 3, you won’t find the G-Vectoring widget, no matter how many parts you is an advanced program fed into the vehicle’s various electronic systems including engine management and ESC approach does not rely on individual wheel braking to vector’ torque, as do many other manufacturers’ systems, instead aiming for a more subtle and efficient DOES IT MATTER?According to its maker, GVC is as much about comfort as it is about dynamics. Not only do occupants feel less of the effects of changes in direction for a more relaxing ride, but more precise steering allows easier positioning of the vehicle, which benefits driving enjoyment and performance characteristics. The system is rapidly proliferating the Mazda range and will soon be rolled out to all SkyActiv DOES IT WORK?Each time the driver turns the steering wheel even a small amount the GVC momentarily reduces the torque output of the engine by rapidly altering the amount of injected fuel. The slight power reduction causes an imperceptible deceleration of the vehicle usually at or below which loads the outside wheel with an extra 5kg of may all sound like insignificant figures, but Mazda says the effect is sufficient to improve the turn-in of the loaded wheel, while not enough to be consciously noticed by occupants including the result is more effective steering with fewer corrections to maintain a continuous course, particularly on slippery BURNMazda incubated the G-Vectoring principle for eight years until the latest SkyActiv engine technology allowed a fast enough fuel-injection response for the idea to take off. The first vehicle to be upgraded with GVC was the Mazda 3 when it was treated to a mild facelift earlier this year. COMMENTS
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