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The traction control system won't be as effective as a fully lockable diff, as you need a wheel to spin before the braking system can clamp down on it and the power gets transferred across the axle. The end result is similar, just far less elegant with more spin and lurches, but will still get you out of trouble more easily than a stock car without TC or an aftermarket diff.
The Gatescarth Pass is notorious for the series of hairpin bends on the north side. For this reason the National Park restricts usage to motors with 100" or less wheelbase. The bends really are tight! I drove it in my LC with an Eaton Trutrac in the back axle and didn't have any problems.
Having both traction control and the automatic gearbox in a gen3 I would support the observation that to get the TC to help you need more momentum than possibly feels normal and the result is definitely more violent. Having said that the gentleness afforded by the automatic means it's something of a rarity for it to actually fire.
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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