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Do you drive with the spoiler always up?

Old 09-10-2018, 06:28 PM
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Question Do you drive with the spoiler always up?

I've noticed that a lot these days.
Old 09-10-2018, 06:53 PM
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I guess some people are compensating for something.
Mine stays down unless needed.
Old 09-10-2018, 08:40 PM
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I did when we first got it. I also turned on all the fog lights. Too much to remember, so now I don’t anymore .
Old 09-10-2018, 10:55 PM
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No but when I took a Cayman out for a test drive at Carmax recently the sales women put it up for our test drive.....go figure.
Old 09-10-2018, 11:55 PM
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Spoiler up is like a popped collar - not a good look...
Old 09-11-2018, 09:18 AM
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It goes up and down on its own when it's needed. I only put it up manually when washing the car or while at the race track.

But I did watch a Panamera drive by this morning with its wing up at 45mph on a rural road.
Old 09-11-2018, 09:21 AM
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Automatic spoilers are awesome, let it go up and down with speed and give a show to those following.
The only time to manually move it up and down is if you're just trying to show it off in a parking lot...

Though I am finding that the back end could use a little more downforce around the 65mph mark with high speed cornering, so it might be worth manually raising it when I know I won't be going over 75mph for it to automatically engage. Is there an easy way to reprogram the speed that it raises at?
Old 09-11-2018, 10:27 AM
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It may psychological, but I did shave 1 second off of my AutoX time with it up,...or maybe it was the sport setting? lol!
Old 09-11-2018, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by YllwG8r
It may psychological, but I did shave 1 second off of my AutoX time with it up,...or maybe it was the sport setting? lol!
lol.....it does amaze me how different mentally the car feels in Sport however
Old 09-11-2018, 12:15 PM
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Except in crosswinds! I let the car as designed choose when my rear wing and front spoiler will be deployed. However, I will manually deploy them when I encounter strong crosswinds.
Old 09-11-2018, 04:51 PM
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I think the automatic raising is cooler than doing it manually. The only thing I ever do is speed to 75 to encourage things along.
Old 09-11-2018, 05:28 PM
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Nevermind...
Old 09-11-2018, 08:35 PM
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No. It looks awkward.
Old 09-11-2018, 09:54 PM
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Old 09-12-2018, 09:04 AM
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Oh I raise it manually all the time (when washing the car)! LOL. Makes it easier to dry under there! :-)

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