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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
LB, I have a thought after reading your comment. Isn't the PDK adaptive like the Tip?
Could the car's computer be at fault here because your driving style is different from the previous drivers in the hours and days before?
Just wondering if they had reset the system or if you drive it on the track for a couple of days by yourself if it might adapt more to your driving style.
That double-downshift in the apex does sound annoying though. Makes one wonder.
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Randall,
Yes, you're right, the PDK is adaptive.
It is possible that it was in 'limp' or 'default' mode, or even faulty. But considering that these were Porsche Sport Driving School cars, I would think they were in top shape and given their running environment, that the adaptive memory would have stored a whole bunch more
'YeeHah!!" than
drivin' to church.
The real issue to me wasn't so much that the car seemed slower, it was more one of control (or lack of), that the car wasn't doing the things I told it to do and did some things I never told it to do. Travelling at 100+ feet/sec., the last thing you want to contend with is the unexpected, especially from $70k+ sports cars.
This may not have the same effect on younger generations who have grown in an environment where trust in the machines is more normal and lifelong than in my generation.
But the point of the event was to introduce people to the new Porsche lineup with the objective to get the people to go out and buy new Porsches. When I came away, I was unimpressed and truly wouldn't have gone out and bought any of them with the possible exception of the Pananmera (except it's too expensive). Not because of it's performance (there's something wrong with a Land Yacht handling like a missile), but more for it's refinement, appointments and build quality.
Cheers!