he went out and bought one of these cars, the 2010 year. you subjected it to 50-some-odd tests. what is it that raised concerns? in a maneuver called a liftoff oversteer, basically, when you go into a turn and encounter something or if the turn has a big radius, when you lift off the throttle as a natural reaction, the rear end slides out. and basically that s a reaction that would happen to anyone driving. but the vehicle should not spin like. that the vehicle should not turn out like that. the electronic stability control should intervene. where might you encounter a condition like that? if you re coming off a highway on or off ramp where you slow down because the ramp sharpens the turn. or maybe if something is front of you. there s a pothole or a child running out or animal, you re going to lift off and might turn the wheel more. that s what happens. the vehicle loads the front because of momentum dropping and the rear end will naturally slide. and in this case the esc didn t