981spyder

North Georgia mountains? im jealous.
congrats

vince993tt

Others have responded to this question already. But I will say that I did notice the dynamic engine mounts when in sport plus vs. just sport mode when on the mountain roads. It seemed to make the car/suspension feel tighter and more responsive. Pretty obvious, I would say. Now that I'm back in flat Florida, the difference isn't so noticeable. I would prefer that the rev matching not be tied to the engine mounts or anything else, so that I could use it only when I wanted to. I have years of practice with heel and toeing, and don't need the car to do it for me. I will say that it is a nice feature at times, when you feel lazy or just want to mess with it. But it would be better if it could be defeated. You do give up something with just Sport mode in terms of feel, especially if you have lots of curves and are driving at maybe 7/10s or more, so that isn't really the answer to me...unless you are just on the interstate or cruising around. Unless there is a mod to fix this, I'll probably just use sport plus, and deal with it. Sometimes, I feel like I am beating the software, when blipping myself. So maybe that is the answer...but it does make it difficult to tell whether it is you or the software.

vince993tt

Thanks. It was fantastic...and would've been even more so if I wasn't trying to hold to the engine break-in, with no more than 4500 rpm most times. But even with that, the car was fantastic on the very tight roads we drove. It never put a foot wrong, and handled some extremely challenging roads turn after turn perfectly. Steering very quick, as has been reported. Those roads really allow the Spyder to shine. Can't wait to take it back up there.

s2ktaxi

OK, how do I have SPORT PLUS on all the time?

I wonder if the stiffer mount setting will eliminate the wheel hop...

JAM2

I agree. I added the leather seat backs on my 991 GTS. after going back and forth on the decision, I realized I made the right choice once I saw the interior in person.

spyderphile

Thanks, Vince. That's a great explanation. I am guessing you meant 'tranmission mounts' not 'engine'. Self rev-matching is VERY important to me. It's the most essential part of the manual transmission, aside from having a clutch pedal. Until I find a solution (if I ever), I am going to put a blocking tape on Sport Plus and forget about it! It's a travesty for a purist!

vince993tt

Yes...I guess that technically they are transmission mounts on this car. I thought they were referred to as engine mounts on my 14 CS, but they are at the rear adjacent to the transmission. In any case, I could certainly feel the difference between sport plus and sport when doing some fairly hard cornering, so I don't believe you'd want to be in sport mode only when driving aggressively. Just running around town or on the interstate, I doubt that you would notice. Not a huge deal for me, but for sure I would prefer that this rev match feature had its own separate switch, as on the GT4.

Gravs

What difference are the dynamic transmission mounts supposed to make exactly??

ir_fuel

http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/ca...earbox-mounts/

Gravs

Ah ok. Thanks.

Gravs

And can anyone actually feel it??

jfr0317

Interestingly, even though this link applies to Caymans, it says the dynamic gearbox mount function is activated in both Sport and Sport Plus modes. If that applies to Spyders, then the only difference between Sport and Sport Plus modes would be rev-matching in Sport Plus versus not in Sport. It is unfortunate that the Spyder owners manual doesn't cover this specifically versus the generic wording for regular Boxsters.

texasviany

Is it true that if I turn ESC off, the rev-matching turns off as well? I won't know what to do if I can't shift normally!

spyderphile

I hear ya. Let me play with it. Thanks.

spyderphile

Here is the excerpt from that page:

.... The SPORT or SPORT PLUS button enables you to switch the dynamic gearbox mounts from ‘Normal’ to ‘Sport’ or ‘Performance’ mode. In conjunction with optional PCM, the TFT screen in the right-hand circular instrument enables you to view the lateral and longitudinal forces as they act on the vehicle......

It appears, SPORT button goes from 'Normal' to 'Sport'; SPORT PLUS goes from 'Sport' to 'Performance'. So, yes, dynamic mounts are enabled in both modes; but, the firmness level changes. As Vince confirmed, SPORT PLUS does make a difference, which indicates it went from 'Sport' to 'Performance'.