Sunday Times' Driving section
01-08-2006, 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Dark Blue Mark,Jan 8 2006, 12:47 PM
Pre 00 scoobs had no driving aids... Very raw, and quite rewarding I found. People whinge that they are too easy to drive, well I disagree. To drive one on the limit is pretty rewarding. I think most can drive them fast, but to drive one v fast on a windy road is another step.
Just that this guy had one of the newer ones, an all singing all dancing sti I think and he was completely unaware that it had any driver aids.
01-08-2006, 04:05 AM
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I have an LSD on my Dolly Sprint (option on these cars). I use mine for track days but before I fitted it, my inside wheel would just spin out of corners so thereby the lost traction would cost me time on my laps. After I fitted the LSD, if the inside wheel starts spinning, the clutch in the diff. housing will cause the power to be transmitted to the outside wheel. This has taken 8-10 seconds off my lap times around Castle Combe.
If you wheelspin a non-LSD car in a straight line you will leave one tyre track. If you do the same with LSD fitted you will leave two.
If you wheelspin a non-LSD car in a straight line you will leave one tyre track. If you do the same with LSD fitted you will leave two.
01-08-2006, 04:09 AM
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Apparently, the Cayman doesn't have an LSD and I remember on Top Gear that the Stig commented that it was a crying shame. Porsche won't fit one because it would mean that the Caymans performance would be too similar to the 997 - stupid - fancy making a fanastic car then emasculating it for sales reasons!
01-08-2006, 04:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Asterix,Jan 8 2006, 12:57 PM
I think in many modern cars - even if you press the button and turn TC, ESP etc off - the car still has some sort of nannying capabilites.
Why else does it straighten itself out so often if you let go of everything?
01-08-2006, 04:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Asterix,Jan 8 2006, 01:09 PM
Porsche won't fit one because it would mean that the Caymans performance would be too similar to the 997 - stupid - fancy making a fanastic car then emasculating it for sales reasons!
You know as well as I do, that most Porsche buyers won't go anywhere near exploiting the performance of their car
Substitute Porsche with pretty much any premium sports brand if you like
01-08-2006, 04:18 AM
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Why else does it straighten itself out so often if you let go of everything?
Again, agreed for most Porsche drivers. I know a few that like to drive like the stole it but very few.
I guess you could argue that with a car of that performance, 997 at least, that on the roads you're likely to be going stupidly fast to get to the limits.
01-08-2006, 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Asterix,Jan 8 2006, 01:18 PM
I guess you could argue that with a car of that performance, 997 at least, that on the roads you're likely to be going stupidly fast to get to the limits.
More a statement of the bleeding obvious
Unless there's any special diesel around
01-08-2006, 04:55 AM
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Sorry LTB, wasnt having a pop either
I heard that Porsche did a similar thing with the original 3.2 boxter? They had to de-tune it to stop it competing with the 911. Not sure how, whether by breathing or ECU changes...
MB
I heard that Porsche did a similar thing with the original 3.2 boxter? They had to de-tune it to stop it competing with the 911. Not sure how, whether by breathing or ECU changes...
MB