I am waiting for delivery of a set of Blizzaks for my wife's 2008 Cooper S Clubman. The car is currently wearing aftermarket wheels with Bridgestone all seasons since I wanted the car to have sharp looking wheels for most driving conditions and put Blizzaks on the stock wheels to bolt on for the snow. We live in a hilly area, and our driveway is pretty steep in some sections While there was a few inches of snow on the driveway this week, I started to climb a steep section slowly so I could see how the car did. Sure enough it eventually stopped and spun the wheels (DSC on normal setting, no limited slip or sport suspension). I got out to look at the tracks, and it looked like both wheels were spinning pretty much equally. I studied what I could find on the DSC, and it said that it controls the traction by cutting back on power and by braking. MY QUESTION IS; does the DSC provide differential braking ie; braking just the spinning wheel so that the power is forced to the other side? That would seem to be an effective way to provide an LSD function at low speeds.
Me, I drive a beater Subaru Impreza with four studded snows. Snow and ice? no problem, mon! I've also got a '67 Austin Cooper S, but that stays off the road in bad weather. I've had that since 1970, and it doesn't get wet unless I'm washing it.
Spaceman

 

Yes it does.