I just had test drive yesterday, and was struck by two things:
1) low grunt was not what i had hoped for. i am used to turbo, and chipped turbo at that, and was a little underwhelmed by the throttle response at low revs. about 4000, all hell breaks loose, but i want more earlier:
so, i added sports chrono. i had heard that it feels like 30 HP, even though it adds no real power (much like a non-turbo chip!) the dash in a non-pcm car also could use a bit more action.
2) basalt black looks great!! i had ordered actic silver/natural brown w makassar. many people, including several artist freinds have mine, tell me that just does not work for them. i like the look, but see the point of the hot/cold color problem, as well as the silver/brown issue. i love the natural brown so much, i gotta keep that.
so, i switched to basalt black. i think this color will be easier to keep looking good than the non-metallic black, and it looks great. i worry that i may regret not getting silver, but it would be worse if i got silver and hated the interior!
any thoughts?
peace, michael
Michael,how did you like the non-full leather interior?
I switched from silver also - felt like a Porsche traitor, but so what, there are tons of silver Porsches. The basalt black is nice - I drove one yesterday without the sport chrono and would have to agree about that. I think your interior will look great with the basalt black and much richer that the black on black that I drove.
i for one do not like the interior without the full leather (it had leather sport seats, which did feel perfect). i am not saying it is worth the money, just that i felt i would not have my "dream car" without it (same with the sport design wheels).
the stitching in the dash looks so much nicer with full leather. but if i was going with black interior, i would really have a tough decision, as it does not stand out as much.
so any more changes? i don't think so, but i keep reading, talking, and thinking....
I've been reading a lot about how after 4000rpm, the car really starts to pull. Is the progression to power gradual? One of the things I hated about driving turbo cars was the turbo lag. I hope all these comments about power kicking in at 4000rpm doesn't mean that this normally aspirated car has the feel of turbo lag. I like the linear progression of power much more than the feeling of a turbo car.
The fact that you compared it to a turbo car and still found it to be inadequate (in terms of throttle across the rpm) is a bit disconcerting...
i think big-time turbo lag is mostly a thing of the past. the lack of grunt below 4000 is different even than turbo lag of old, just means the powerband kicks in higher. turbo can do alot, especially when well-chipped, to provide umph across the power band.
but to answer your question directly, there was a detectable delay in throttle response without sports chrono, and others have commented what a big difference it can make in this "lag". i hope they are correct!
Given that I own a modded turbocharged Subaru WRX that I autocross/track, a supercharged MB C32 AMG, and an '06 Boxtser S with Sport Chrono, I thought I would weigh in here. At least with the highly recommended sport chrono package, I feel the Porsche has excellent throttle response from RPM's even below 2K. I am not talking about pure torque and you will not be fooled into thinking Porsche stuffed a n/a V8 into your Cayman. However, response and pull without feeling that you caught the engine napping is very good.
It definitely does not feel like a turbo 4 caught off boost and the power delivery is very linear. Even when you get into the second cam profile at 4,200 rpm or so it is not a turbo like rush but more like you are hitting a sweet power spot withan associated (and beautiful) change in the tune of the intake and exhaust roar.It continues to pull strong all the way to redline.
