Toyota may well become the first automaker to put electronic stability control (ESC)? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

10-28-2005, 02:21 PM

Toyota is working hard to make ESC standard across the lineup. ESC is already standard or available on almost model in the Toyota product line, including nine sport-utility models.

ESC maker Continental said this week that it plans to make more than 2.2 million ESC units for installation by automakers in North America next year, an 80-percent increase over calendar 2005.

Source: www.edmunds.com

10-28-2005, 02:23 PM

This sounds great that Toyota is starting to put safety into all their vehicles. Hopefully the Toyota Yaris, Corolla...etc will get it standard. This will be a plus for Toyota and will help their sales.

Tideland Prius · 10-29-2005, 03:12 PM

They better act quick. Isn't Honda doing the same by 2006 or 2007?

Stability control is great but I'm also worried about a growing number of newbie drivers who just rely on VSC to save their ass. You know, the "oh I can go around the corner at 90km/h cause if anything goes wrong, VSC will correct me". Eh, no.