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[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by bmussatti

Don't forget the calipers pre-set (they start closing on the rotors) when the sense a quick (emergency) movement off the accelerator peddel.

Where did you get the idea that they do this?

Originally Posted by blue2000s

Where did you get the idea that they do this?

Some Mercedes Benz do this too.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by bmussatti

Some Mercedes Benz do this too.

Yes, Mercedes does it, and boosts the pressure on the brake pedal when it senses an emergency stop. But what makes you think Porsches do it? I've not seen any documentation to that effect.

[bigb]

Originally Posted by blue2000s

Yes, Mercedes does it, and boosts the pressure on the brake pedal when it senses an emergency stop. But what makes you think Porsches do it? I've not seen any documentation to that effect.

In fact, I'd only heard of (some) MBZ cars that have this feature. First I read of it was on the new model (at that time) E500 a few years ago. It may have spread to other manufactures by now, but I concur that I haven't read about a boxster having this feature.

[Frodo]

Quote:

"I'll try to be judicious with the 6 lives Punkin has left. Be careful out there."

Posted by husker boxster.

My wife's from Hastings, and I swear everyone lives to like 100 out there. "The Good Life" she keeps preachin' to me, talking about Nebraska and longevity. I'm not quite ready to move there, but I sure do miss those horizons. Anyway, not sure this phenomenon is transferable to cars, but if so Punkin may have more than 6 left.

[FTD]

That reminds me of a similar experience. it was approaching dusk on a late Saturday afternoon. Northbound traffic on 400 was zipping along at about 75 to 80; traffic density somewhere between congested and not bad. Around a left curve, a POLICE car was STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE, no whirling lights on, no cones, no warning. You just come around a turn and wham, there's a parked car in your lane! He had a car stopped in front of him. Why they weren't in the emergency lane I cannot understand. I moved over a lane but the van behind me had to try and brake it down. She didn't hit the cop car, but she did skid and squirrel and bounce all over, along with two other oncoming cars that also did some bouncing and braking. I had to brake down to a near stop because the skidding, bouncing van came in to my lane and I couldn't tell where it would stop. The guy behind me sat on the horn and plastered his middle finger to his windsheild to let me know what he thought of having to brake down along with me, stopping inches from my bumper. I don't think he even saw what was going on. Once all the cars found a crashing spot and I was moving forward, I stared at the cop as I drove by and he was looking straight ahead, oblivious [for the moment] to the mess he created a few yards behind him. That was a surreal experience.

[Frodo]

Have only had to make one panic stop (where you feel the grind of the ABS) in the 2 years I've owned me Box, and (oddly) it involved nobody else. Was going down some country road I'd never been on, not flying but scootin' along OK, probably 55-ish. I crested a slight rise and, BAM, road suddenly became a dirt road, complete with fairly deep wash-board ruts, etc.

Pretty much locked 'em up. Stopped with inches to spare. "Damn," I thought, "These brakes are as good as my reflexes!"