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Old 04-11-2021, 05:09 PM
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Default PASM suspension....does it change ride height with each setting?

I was under the impression that the car did not change ride height but some online review videos specifically say it does.

So which is it?

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Old 04-11-2021, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Aronis
I was under the impression that the car did not change ride height but some online review videos specifically say it does.

So which is it?

Thanks,

Mike
For PASM on the cars it does not change height. PASM on the Macan can come with the air suspension, which can change height in the different modes.
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It does not.

Reviewers are often mistaken because life is complicated and there is little penalty for them being wrong. Don't trust them for anything other than subjective impressions, if that.
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Thank you for the input.

Agreed "car media" not perfect LOL, and everything I read on Porsches website did not imply any height change.

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Originally Posted by Todd B
For PASM on the cars it does not change height. PASM on the Macan can come with the air suspension, which can change height in the different modes.
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Old 04-11-2021, 09:52 PM
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No.

People get confused because SPASM is described as lowering the car an additional 10 mm.
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Loved the Obsessed Garage video where he lowered his GT4. And the Quick Jack. LOL.

I was fairly certain it was a fixed height but I was led astray by some YouTube video reviewer.


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I think you may be confusing PASM actively changing the right height (i.e. push a button and the car somehow gets lower) with the fact that the PASM suspension is in fact lower than the base ride height. PASM lowers the ride 10mm compared to the base suspense. SPASM lowers an additional 10mm, 20mm in total from base. However, they are fixed height systems.
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Originally Posted by gatorfast
I think you may be confusing PASM actively changing the right height (i.e. push a button and the car somehow gets lower) with the fact that the PASM suspension is in fact lower than the base ride height. PASM lowers the ride 10mm compared to the base suspense. SPASM lowers an additional 10mm, 20mm in total from base. However, they are fixed height systems.
No not confusing that. LOL. I knew it was fixed height but the above video says otherwise. Was going here for confirmation of what I knew from Porsche's own description.

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Another thing that seems to confuse people - it's always on. There are two modes, normal and sport. You cannot turn it 'off'.



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