Picture this: It’s almost go time at your local dragstrip/autocross/road course, and you’re sitting there in a brand-new 2024 Honda Civic Type R (or its spiffier sibling, the Acura Integra Type S).

Traction control has been a required feature on all new cars sold in the U.S. since 2012, likewise antilock brakes and stability control — though the feature predated the government requirement by ...

Experts say drivers of gas, diesel, and electric vehicles may benefit from briefly turning off traction control in rare cases such as being stuck in snow, ice, or mud. Traction control is designed to ...