Replying to Topic 'Drive by wire?'
One of the advantages to "drive by wire" is that ECU tuning can be used to make the engine respond quicker not slower as there is no physical cable to move.
However, drive by wire can also be "tuned" so that the driver thinks the car is quicker as the throttle curve can be adjusted to be more aggressive, meaning, it can be tuned so that a small increase in pedal pressure results in a larger movement in the servo opening the throttle. But, it does have greater advantages when it comes to tuning.
The negative is that the programming in the ECU is more complex as the tuner must take all the systems into account not just air/fuel mixture. But the system is then better all around.
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