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Originally Posted by kareldeeley
Terry has gone Very Quiet............... For Somebody with a New Toy.....?
It has been way over a week - I fear that we may have to send Allan - with his Paris-Dakar rally experience, to go and dig him out of his predicament.....
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Yo Karel!!
Im still alive. Picked up Myra last week - she's a beauty. I will post pictures soon. Much better to drive around town than I imagined - it might be hard to believe but I reckon its more compliant / supple than my cayman. Maybe its the
PASM? No track days until September so I cant really tell you too much about the handling but the car feels wonderful to poot around in. It feels much tighter and stiffer than the cayman in terms of body rigidity etc - almost like a cast bullet. Anyone thats been in a GT3 will tell you that it sounds fantastic which is one of the real highlights of the car. To be honest at speeds up to say 70mph it doesnt really feel a huge amount quicker than my cayman but inevitably above 70 it has stronger legs. Steering feels very heavy compared to my cayman and the turn in is less 'pointy'. Its not twice the car though...more like 20% the car. Its obvious from the get go that the GT3 has been incredibly well engineered, everything has such an industrial, heavy duty feel to it especially the clutch and gearbox. Its a dead-legger for sure. So, believe it or not, although my Cayman was garaged almost exclusively for track use (a real waste I guess) I am actually using my GT3 on a daily basis to do the 3 mile commute to work...wonderful. Problem is that if you are very very very lucky, you might just get 95RON fuel here...anything better just doesnt exist. So basically this thoroughbred is being watered by cats-pee which cannot be a good thing.
Here's an interesting one for you. GTPorsche magazine are running an article on my car vs standard cayman s in a no holds-barred track/road comparison. They are taking my car in the next couple of weeks so the article should be out in September / October edition. Should be interesting. I will keep you posted. Take care T
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PASM - Porsche Active Suspension Management
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This active damping system offers continuous adjustment of individual damping forces based on current road conditions and driving style.
The driver can choose from two setup modes, ‘Normal’ and ‘Sport’, using a separate ‘damper’ button on the center console. ‘Normal’ mode is designed for general road driving and circuits with uneven tarmac. ‘Sport’ mode is intended for smoother track surfaces, where the harder settings help eliminate pitch and roll.
In either mode, PASM continuously evaluates the current conditions while automatically selecting the corresponding damper rates from the respective set of mapped values.
A range of sensors are used to monitor the movement of the body under acceleration, braking and cornering maneuvers, as well as on poor road surfaces. The PASM control unit then evaluates this data and modifies the damping force on each individual wheel in accordance with the selected mode. The result is a significant reduction in body movement as well as a better grip on the road.
For example: if ‘Sport’ mode is selected, the suspension is automatically set to a harder damper rating. If the quality of the track surface falls below a certain threshold, the system immediately changes to a softer rating within the ‘Sport’ setup range. When the quality of the tarmac improves once more, PASM automatically returns to the original, harder rating.
Need more information about PASM? Click this link: FAQ for PASM |
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