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10-13-11 | 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Forza

Cojones

What are the odds of breaking a brake cable now? Pretty certain they're higher than the reliability they're claiming for this system.

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Originally Posted by Dolamite02

I'd have a hard time loosing the feel of the brakes in my hand. There's a lot of feedback you get through gentle modulation of the brakes which couldn't be transferred electronically.

Pretty certain you can design that in. You realize that a number of cars are drive by wire now, at least with regard to the throttle, and many have electrical power steering. Yet engineers have been able to retain feedback in both instances.

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