qwe

I live in the Pacific Northwest and am looking at a 2012 Cayman S 6spd. It does not have either PVT or LSD. We get lots of rain and this will be a daily driver. Although we currently have a foot of snow, this is unusual. I currently have an M3 and like the feel of its mechanical LSD. On my normally soggy streets will I miss an LSD if I buy this car? .

A432

The stock LSD has only a 22/27 acceleration/overrun lockup which is fairly mild so imho not a deal breaker. It is nice on the track but for street concerns not as big of a deal.

yachtfund

I miss having an LSD on my car. Fortunately it isn't too difficult or expensive to put in a Guard or OS Giken LSD. Definitely in the plans for the near future for me

Dave in Chicago

For street, it's not needed. Good tires are key, right? In warmer weather, I love the Michelin PS4S tires, which are really impressive in the rain. Winter conditions (read below 40 degrees F), car wears proper winter tires.

I've driven my '05 Boxster S through snow and ice-storms here in the Midwest often. These drives are normally 1-2.5 hours long and under white-knuckle conditions of freezing rain, 3-5 inches of unplowed snow, and snow-covered roads with 40 mph side wind (this was Tuesday night). With PSM (Porsche Stability Management) and good tires, the car is fine. I assume your car has PSM, yes?

I have an LSD on the 968 race car, which has no PSM. Did not make any real difference on the street. Track, yes. Street, no.

PhillyNate

ZDan

I didn't think LSD wasn't even available on the 987.1s. Very rare on the .2s but they're out there... For a street-only car I wouldn't worry at all about not having LSD.