To PDCC or not-
02-05-2012 | 03:45 AM
#16
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Mike: The 911 is not an SUV. There's room for active suspensions (PDCC) on an SUV, not so much in a sports car. I bet when you drive a PDCC 991 you will see what I mean, as I know you 'drive by the seat of your pants'. The driving feel - 4 patch postion and angle info - is all wrong. Just ask a GTR owner - assuming that owner is an experienced driver, and not a Playstation operator.
02-05-2012 | 03:56 AM
#17
Burning Brakes
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At least one review called the feeling "unnatural" and many others were not raving about PDCC. It does give you the confidence to go faster on corners, but it does to an extent numb the driving experience. The 911 is capable of highly dynamic performance at corners without PDCC which no doubt is mellowed out by PDCC. So a case of over-regulation.
But again I would get it in a turbo coz it will go along well with the unnatural feeling of the turbos.
But again I would get it in a turbo coz it will go along well with the unnatural feeling of the turbos.
02-05-2012 | 10:34 AM
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I have not driven it, but the reports on PDCC relaxing sway bars, when not pushed, would seem to me to be believable on a cushier ride than without PDCC.
I went back and forth on this and ultimately checked the box for PASM Sport and added the PDCC to put some comfort back into the ride for daily driver on less-than-perfect Mid-Atlantic roads. (Also, this is a present from my significant other, so thought I would give her the nod on a bit of extra ride comfort -- the least I could do.)
That, and I am curious to see how the car will drive with the "hand of god" holding it flat in the bends.
I went back and forth on this and ultimately checked the box for PASM Sport and added the PDCC to put some comfort back into the ride for daily driver on less-than-perfect Mid-Atlantic roads. (Also, this is a present from my significant other, so thought I would give her the nod on a bit of extra ride comfort -- the least I could do.)
That, and I am curious to see how the car will drive with the "hand of god" holding it flat in the bends.
02-05-2012 | 04:52 PM
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Mike: The 911 is not an SUV. There's room for active suspensions (PDCC) on an SUV, not so much in a sports car. I bet when you drive a PDCC 991 you will see what I mean, as I know you 'drive by the seat of your pants'. The driving feel - 4 patch postion and angle info - is all wrong. Just ask a GTR owner - assuming that owner is an experienced driver, and not a Playstation operator.
02-06-2012 | 12:32 AM
#20
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Like Rushman in the "on track" thread, i would also be curious to find out the answer to his question if PDCC equipped cars have the same spring rates and damper settings as cars without it.
02-06-2012 | 12:35 AM
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02-06-2012 | 12:45 AM
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If my 997.2 S with SPASM is any indication it's going to be firmer. Even so, I find my car perfectly suitable for most any road and since, from everything I've read, the 991 has a more supple ride in general than the 997, I can't imagine a 991 with SPASM being too harsh.
