pasm

[JOETHETOE]

what's the score with PASM??

is it a necessity?

thinking of cman s

many thanks

joe

[richardb.jones]

Depends on the conditions you're driving the car in tbh - if it's always town driving then softer settings would be good - if you want to track the car or have some decent sweeping roads to play with, then it's always nice to stiffen her up with the push of a switch ... (so to speak..)

A good option to have IMO ...

[w1how]

Only used it in 'sport' setting once on my car and didnt notice much of a difference apart from the nose of the car bobbing about more.Probably more for track use?????

[Yex]

Have PASM on my Cayman S and find it a nice thing to have. The suspension settings are either side of a non PASM car and both are excellent IMHO. Have tried both settings with and without the Chrono and having both options allows me to get a decent set up for the car depending on what I'm doing

The "sport" mode and activated PASM is best used on a track but there are a few roads round my way that are great fun with both switched on as well If you're not sure drive cars with and without option(s) back to back and see what you think. The car can feel a bit unsettled the first time you switch the PASM into sport mode but you get used to it and then realise that it's the road surface that's the issue not the car. All down to personal choice really.

Yex

[JOETHETOE]

Thanks guys will test drive them both to see which best suits, sounds like fun but not sure i would get that much use out of it.

Cheers

Joe

[softinthehead]

good man - someone speccing his car on the basis of his own needs/wishes. a rare sight indeed

[Dr S]

Yes, PASM is extremely firm in sport mode. This is primarily an issue when you drive at lower speeds. Once you push the car on a reasonably smooth road, it starts to make a lot more sense. On the regular setting it turns your Porsche into a fantastic daily driver with higher comfort levels than many of the latest Beemers and Audi's...

[lowndes]

I find that sport chrono on, which sharpens throttle response, but pasm off, ie normal, is a good combination for the relatively poor surfaces which comprise the majority of the A/B roads in this country.

[bumcrack]

Dr S said:

Yes, PASM is extremely firm in sport mode. This is primarily an issue when you drive at lower speeds. Once you push the car on a reasonably smooth road, it starts to make a lot more sense. On the regular setting it turns your Porsche into a fantastic daily driver with higher comfort levels than many of the latest Beemers and Audi's...

So true,

I've got PASM on my Cayman and it's good, you can have a good ride around town and when you want to "get on it" push the PASM button and the ride firms up, you get more feel through the rim and less body roll. The ride in sport mode is firm, but as Doc say, once up to speed it's pretty good on most road surfaces, not just smooth ones. You've basically got the best of both worlds at the flick of a switch.
I demo'd both suspension setups at Mira test track and the PASM seemed to produce less bangs and ride better over all surface types. If you go for 19' wheels with strandard suspension, it's too firm for UK roads imo.

Edited by bumcrack on Monday 4th December 14:00