To get the best out of anything, you need to know how to use it, and more to the point have experience. (Like driving the car for the first time) I don’t at the moment pretend to know how a diff, be it plated or torque biased will affect the car. As I haven’t got it in yet. But I do know how it changed a 944 for me in the 80’s. In that instance it made it into a complete car. For normal road driving, it felt as original, but as soon as you wanted either to have , shall we say, a ‘spirited ‘drive, or even to ‘play’ it gave you 100% confidence that the car would do exactly what you wanted it to do. As far as understeer was concerned, it had none, as you tended to drive the car on oversteer. How it will affect the working of the
PSM computer, again as yet I don’t know. The standard car with
PSM ‘on’, is very good and safe, for example when you hit lets say a patch of ice mid corner, it almost does the job of bringing the car back for you. Suppose if you try and drive it with the throttle nailed, and
PSM off, you’ll just finish up spinning, like the Stig did when driving the Carrera GT …..Time will tell, ………….and I hope this will be a short time before we find out, as the people that have already ordered the Quaife version, hopefully, will be fitting it within the next month. So watch this space.
To say it’s a waste of money, even for road use, is a little harsh., in my opinion. Lets wait and see.
But to go back to the original Question asked at the start of the post. If Cocodrilo is running 400+bhp with a supercharged Cayman, Trust me, it’ll be as big a transformation as your supercharger was.!!!!
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PSM - Porsche Stability Management
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While it can’t overcome the laws of physics, the revolutionary Porsche Stability Management (PSM) system does lend an added degree of balance and control to the Cayman’s mid-engine driving dynamics, inspiring surefooted confidence in corners and extreme situations.
A standard feature on the Cayman and Cayman S, PSM continuously monitors steering input, road speed, yaw velocity and lateral acceleration to calculate the actual direction of travel. If the car begins to steer off line, PSM instantly intervenes with precision brake inputs on individual wheels to help bring the car back onto the driver’s intended path.
If braking alone isn’t enough to correct the vehicle’s cornering line, PSM then calls on the Cayman’s engine management system, adjusting engine output as needed to help stabilize handling. PSM can also compensate in an instant for mid-corner changes in load resulting from deceleration or braking. When Sport mode is selected with the optional Sport Chrono Package, PSM’s threshold for intervention is raised, allowing for greater driver involvement. If you prefer driving without automatic PSM assistance, the system can be set to standby at any time. In this case, it will only intervene under heavy braking, where both front wheels exceed the ABS threshold.
For all of its technical ability, PSM goes virtually unnoticed in everyday driving situations, preserving the Cayman’s natural agility. |
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