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[Perfectlap]

^ His teacher is not far from the mark. He may not know a Dart from a Porsche like Seinfeld's 73 RS, but he's right those were analog cars.
Athough not as tech driven as the most recent Porsches, these 986/987 are still part of the new school which are very disconnected, insulated cars with limited feedback and computer-assisted but-saving.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

^ His teacher is not far from the mark. He may not know a Dart from a Porsche like Seinfeld's 73 RS, but he's right those were analog cars.
Athough not as tech driven as the most recent Porsches, these 986/987 are still part of the new school which are very disconnected, insulated cars with limited feedback and computer-assisted but-saving.

Dodge Dart is a generic "poor man's" car leading me to believe the teacher is fixated on price of entry. Jake's Box is a 2.5 which seem's primative to most 987 drivers & is pre-PSM.

[woodsman]

I often experience a 'supreme simple pleasure' when driving my Porsche. 'Pure joy' would be another way of describing it. All seems right in the world, specifically, that I own this particular car-- it is ME! It may be a complex piece of machinery and expensive to build/ fix and operate but the experience of cruising briskly through a long series of curves while interacting with the instantly responsive, brakes and steering is a simple pleasure to me. The tight body control, devoid of nautical movements such as yaw, bounce and roll provides a simpler path down the road. The blissful sound of the flat 6, happily howling at my beck and call. This car answers my every whim, instantly. The overall response between me and it, is instantaneous- telepathic even. 'No cush' allows a deeper connection. We are one! Simplicity, like sitting in the woods and hearing no ONE!
I once read in 'Excellence' an article by ----?Harris as he tested the GT3 RS 4.0. He quoted someone else saying that what a( specific) car had asked of him 'was reduced to a few simple, delicious movements' and that it was a sublime experience.
Also, I think JFP's signature may be alluding to the same thing- ' it's a kind of magic'.

[woodsman]

The 986 is 'pure' enough to allow a simple, more direct connection between man and machine. The rate of progression and overall response time of the machine to the driver's inputs feeds the senses and causes the two to feel as one. Increased delay and decreased overall response widen the disconnect between man and machine- more towards the couch end of the spectrum...cush ( luxury) is the opposite of your 986 ...