No actually....you're wrong!
The diff sends the power to the easiest wheel...the one thats slipping on water/ice/mud, what an excellenct system.
ESP brakes that wheel - the diff sends the power to the other wheel which is now easier to turn....but thats the one with grip...hence no spinning and gets you going. LSD effect. And yes it is extremely helpful, regarless of power or lack of it.
Yes it reduces power as well, but really not much. In a previous car which you're probably aware of, turning the ESP off on a wet road made launches MUCH slower as you couldn't power down, but its usually just one wheel slipping which is where ESP does come in really handy.
If you're being a knob and manage to spin both wheels at the same time I agree it wont be much help, but how often does that realistically happen? Even with 360ishNm of torque I didn't do that unless I tried to....but then the clutch wasn't keen on that tbh.
The diff sends the power to the easiest wheel...the one thats slipping on water/ice/mud, what an excellenct system.
ESP brakes that wheel - the diff sends the power to the other wheel which is now easier to turn....but thats the one with grip...hence no spinning and gets you going. LSD effect. And yes it is extremely helpful, regarless of power or lack of it.
Yes it reduces power as well, but really not much. In a previous car which you're probably aware of, turning the ESP off on a wet road made launches MUCH slower as you couldn't power down, but its usually just one wheel slipping which is where ESP does come in really handy.
If you're being a knob and manage to spin both wheels at the same time I agree it wont be much help, but how often does that realistically happen? Even with 360ishNm of torque I didn't do that unless I tried to....but then the clutch wasn't keen on that tbh.