- #2009 PORSCHE 911 S SPORT CHRONO PLUS HORSEPOWER DRIVERS#
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- #2009 PORSCHE 911 S SPORT CHRONO PLUS HORSEPOWER PRO#
- #2009 PORSCHE 911 S SPORT CHRONO PLUS HORSEPOWER PROFESSIONAL#
Stability control systems like PSM help even more, activating individual brakes to compensate for oversteer or understeer. 911s have been tamed over the years, with chassis and suspension revisions and even engine design helping.
Kees or Hurley or any of the other instructors, yes. The technical term is "trailing throttle oversteer," and it can be utilized for faster cornering by a very good driver. Turn while this is happening and the pendulum effect of the engine behind the rear wheels adds to the fun. Weight transfers to the front, decreasing the grip of the rear wheels. But under deceleration, things are a little different. With more than the usual amount of weight to the rear, traction for acceleration is excellent, and aided by further weight transfer to the rear. That can give some rather unique handling characteristics, and early 911s, not to mention high-powered derivatives like the 930 Turbo, were well-known for that.
It is truly rear-engined, with that engine hung out behind the rear axle as in the 356 before it, and its distant relative the original VW Beetle. The 911 differs from every other car in production today because of its engine/chassis layout. My instructor was Kees Nierop, winner of the 1983 12 Hours of Sebring in a 911-derived Porsche 934.
#2009 PORSCHE 911 S SPORT CHRONO PLUS HORSEPOWER PRO#
The title of Chief Driving Instructor for the Porsche Driving Experience is held by Hurley Haywood, who has had a pro racing career since the 1970s, with five wins at the 24 Hours of Daytona, three at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and two at the 12 Hours of Sebring being just some of the highlights. "Driving instructor" with Porsche does not mean your high school gym teacher. Each journalist was accompanied by a driving instructor, who offered driving tips and acted as a navigator-much appreciated due to the length and complexity of the course. Five cars times two laps times 4 miles equals 40 miles, not counting extras.
#2009 PORSCHE 911 S SPORT CHRONO PLUS HORSEPOWER FULL#
The full course at MMP is more than four miles long and very technical. If that doesn't sound like much track time, wrong. On the track, we had the opportunity to try different varieties of 911 for two laps each. No fuss, no drama, no rough idle, no fouled plugs. The PDK shifted as gently as a good torque-converter automatic, and the engine was remarkably civilized-even though it produces more than 100 horsepower per liter of displacement, making it one of the most highly tuned street-legal cars available. Verdict: The car is civilized and comfortable enough to drive all day, probably for days.
#2009 PORSCHE 911 S SPORT CHRONO PLUS HORSEPOWER DRIVERS#
Modus operandi: get in Carrera S Coupe with all the trimmings including PDK, put it in D, take the highway, switching drivers halfway. The first ride and drive session was from Park City to the track, after the morning commute in intervening Salt Lake City. The 2009 911 introduction was based in Park City, Utah, but the real activity was at Miller Motorsports Park (MMP), near Tooele, Utah. I suspect the 911 and its close relatives have more victories than anything else that has ever raced-and not only class wins, but overall wins in major endurance races.
#2009 PORSCHE 911 S SPORT CHRONO PLUS HORSEPOWER PROFESSIONAL#
Porsche 911s and derivatives thereof have an enviable record in competition, at all levels from autocrosses, time trials, and club racing to top-level professional motorsports. Just don't try to break the laws of physics. Speed is legal, and even expected, on a racetrack. So, rather than tempt fate and the Highway Patrol by exploring its limits on the street, said limits are best approached on the track. Like most German cars, it's seriously underemployed on American roads. The Porsche 911 can do all of that, easily. Most cars get used mainly around town and on the freeway, with maybe a lucky clear shot at an empty canyon road early on a weekend morning. That is adequate, and appropriate, for most cars, even relatively high-performance cars. "Road" meaning a mix of entertaining and hopefully uncrowded back roads, some freeway, and as little city traffic as possible, all with the intention of highlighting the featured vehicle's capabilities and comfort. The usual procedure for the driving part of an automotive press introduction is four to six hours in the car, on the road.
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