2016 Mazda SkyActiv Drive Academy | Discovering G-Vectoring Control
ACCURACY, AGILITY, PRECISION – they’re the kind of driving benefits nearly every automaker strives to deliver, particularly those promising any kind of enthusiast appeal.
It comes as no surprise then that Mazda, which prides itself on its range of driver's cars, has been busily working on a new chassis technology called G-Vectoring Control.
A little like 'the hand of god', G-Vectoring Control works by shifting weight to the front wheels during cornering – a relatively simple goal that requires more science than it does theology, with some pleasantly surprising results.
OVERVIEW
The name sounds impressive - G-Vectoring Control - but unlike "torque vectoring" differentials you may be familiar with, Mazda takes a rather different approach.
Instead of playing power between driven wheels to ‘push’ a car around a corner, Mazda's G-Vectoring Control (GVC) is designed to help everyday drivers add a motorsport technique to their daily drive – and they won’t even know it’s happening.