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Originally Posted by oneday
 The Cayman is one of, if not THE best current production driver's cars on the planet. Hands down.
Lift throttle oversteer? In a car with a good portion of its weight out back? You don't say!
Driving a mid/rear-engine car fast has a learning curve...but once you understand the physics behind it, they are magical (especially in the wet).
The semi-non-defeatable driver aids are funny too...Porsche calls it PSM, and they only come back on after you've demonstrated to the ECU that you are unfit to be driving without them. |
Well, rear-engine cars and mid-engine cars are not the same in throttle-lift. I wouldn't mind to buy a rear-engine car (I used to drive rear-engine cars for about 15 years, although today I prefer front engine /RWD).
But mid-engine? Not really my thing. Nice as long as you stick to the rule not to lift the throttle throughout the curve. But what, if you simply can't??
(yes, there are many mid-engine cars, that are more difficult to handle under throttle lift than a Cayman, I know.)
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Originally Posted by oneday
they only come back on after you've demonstrated to the ECU that you are unfit to be driving without them
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But the text about the Porsche systems tells me something different:
It is enough to just get one wheel into the ABS range. Can happen, if you brake hard, right? Can even happen, if you do NOT brake hard: On bumpy roads. And especially on snow. That's sure nothing, that calls for ESC (PSM)!
And ABD (automatic brake differential), that stays active all the time?
No thanks! I prefer a pure mechanical LSD. Without ABD/brakes playing the nanny.