GTS test drive (Silverstone) today
02-25-2015, 04:27 PM
#16
Three Wheelin'
Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) is a system for roll stabilization of the vehicle body when driving. Driving comfort and driving safety are improved by active intervention of the anti-roll bars on the front and rear axles. Vehicle balance and agility are optimized. No separate controls are available for the PDCC system. When you select a chassis setup in Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) the PDCC system automatically activates the corresponding on-road driving program.
My interpretation - There is no PDCC on and off switch, but the roll stabilization program is modified based on the PASM suspension setting.
02-25-2015, 04:48 PM
#17
any pictures?
02-25-2015, 05:54 PM
#18
Glad you enjoyed it! Your impressions sound similar to my own.
Re the PDCC, I think consensus that the switch is just a PASM sport switch for a PDCC car is correct. Without it there's no way to tell if a car has PDCC or not without looking underneath it. I got this from 2 instructors at Silverstone, one of whom I think had to call his boss/PAG to find out so no disrespect to anyone who's confused! Whether or not PDCC interacts with the PASM sport setting and creates a different or stronger effect I've no idea.
The reason I liked the PDCC was just the planted feel it gave the car. I was the same speed around a very wet handling circuit in a PDCC GTS as in a non-PDCC GTS4 and having more fun. I mentioned the feedback issue that Evo and Chris Harris raised to the instructor, as well as Colin Hoad of CAT Driver Training, and they both said the same thing: that the car grips more, therefore it gives up grip when more centripetal force is in play, therefore it can be harder to catch. I did some stuff on the low-friction circuit with the PDCC car and found it delightfully progressive (then I turned PSM off and spun like a Federer forehand but hey ho). Instructor had it drifting beautifully so maybe it just takes some getting used to.
I wonder if a contributing factor to my liking it is not having spent much time in 911s. Perhaps it makes the car feel less rear-engined, and I like it because I've spent 3 years in a Boxster, but others who have driven generations of 911s might like it less. Just a thought. Interested in the OP's impressions/experience.
Re the PDCC, I think consensus that the switch is just a PASM sport switch for a PDCC car is correct. Without it there's no way to tell if a car has PDCC or not without looking underneath it. I got this from 2 instructors at Silverstone, one of whom I think had to call his boss/PAG to find out so no disrespect to anyone who's confused! Whether or not PDCC interacts with the PASM sport setting and creates a different or stronger effect I've no idea.
The reason I liked the PDCC was just the planted feel it gave the car. I was the same speed around a very wet handling circuit in a PDCC GTS as in a non-PDCC GTS4 and having more fun. I mentioned the feedback issue that Evo and Chris Harris raised to the instructor, as well as Colin Hoad of CAT Driver Training, and they both said the same thing: that the car grips more, therefore it gives up grip when more centripetal force is in play, therefore it can be harder to catch. I did some stuff on the low-friction circuit with the PDCC car and found it delightfully progressive (then I turned PSM off and spun like a Federer forehand but hey ho). Instructor had it drifting beautifully so maybe it just takes some getting used to.
I wonder if a contributing factor to my liking it is not having spent much time in 911s. Perhaps it makes the car feel less rear-engined, and I like it because I've spent 3 years in a Boxster, but others who have driven generations of 911s might like it less. Just a thought. Interested in the OP's impressions/experience.