[520kW]

Driving my Hellcat with the traction control turned off COMPLETELY got me to thinking.. I drove all sorts of modified cars in the 70s and 80s, including a supercharged big block Chevy with G60/15 tires, and It never felt as squirrley as the Hellcat at half throttle with the traction aid disabled. Not once did my older solid axle cars ever "get away from me".

Does independent rear suspension actually make straight line acceleration LESS predictable?

 

[baabootoo]

I think you may be mixing up good traction, and crappy old traction. I've seen others say squirrely too. We may be feeling grabbing and slipping with just boiling the tires with a straight axle. Secondly, we cannot compare modern day HP to old engines either. With power adders, the torque hits so low, it's an all-new sensation. Even with my TC completely on, I can barely feel it cut in, except in the snow.

 

[GreenMachine15]

What the hell is traction control?
I thought you held that button down for 6 seconds after you started the car...

 

[DGatzby]

What the hell is traction control?
I thought you held that button down for 6 seconds after you started the car every time.

Fixed that for ya.

 

[mchart]

Driving my Hellcat with the traction control turned off COMPLETELY got me to thinking.. I drove all sorts of modified cars in the 70s and 80s, including a supercharged big block Chevy with G60/15 tires, and It never felt as squirrley as the Hellcat at half throttle with the traction aid disabled. Not once did my older solid axle cars ever "get away from me".

Does independent rear suspension actually make straight line acceleration LESS predictable?

It is highly likely those older cars didn't have anywhere near the amount of power that you think/thought they had.