I have now read a few magazine articles that claim when you activate PASM Sport Mode the car is lowered 10mm. I was under the impression that PASM equipped cars just rode 10mm lower and that there wasn't any active ride height adjustment? Which is it?
I believe it is permanently 10mm lower regardless of the setting.
permanently 10mm lower, not lowered at press of a button, some from the press/website misunderstood.
That's what I thought. Thanks!
has anyone driven a car w/PASM?
I've heard it's $2000 for the extra letter
Been discussed many times on this list......you might want to try a search. In a nutshell some people absolutely want it, and some people like myself didn't find much need for it.
If you want THE hardest stock suspension available, then PASM will deliverthis insport mode, but it felt a little soft to me in normal mode. The non-PASM suspension felt just right to me.....ready for anything all the time......except maybe all out track use. If I wanted that I could just go aftermarket to get a good setup.....something you may have a harder time doingwith PASM......although not impossible.
The aboveare my opinions after driving a Boxster S with and without PASM back to back. The Cayman S will already have a stiffer non-PASM suspension than the Boxster S from thefactory, so you have to figure that in also.
PASM to me just seems like something waiting to fail. I really wish Porsche would just offers a non electronic sport suspension that was similar to PASM sport mode. It would be cheaper, less problem prone, and lighter. Ultimately I wonder if I should go PASM or aftermarket.
modern cars have too many computors controlling just about everything, still can't beat the feeling of sideways action (track use), I would love a car with no computor aids........GT2!!
PASM and PSM are two different entities. Drove a 997S with PASM and loved it,supple ride in normal mode and really stiffens up when you want to drive more aggressively. No doubt my next Porsche will have PASM.
I'm with you John, talked to a 997S owner who has PASM
definitely going to get it with my Cayman
Question is have you driven both a Boxster S and base 911 without PASM to see what they feel like?? Asking about and even driving a 911 with PASM is not a very valid comparison for selecting it on a Cayman.....try it on a Boxster S first.......you might be surprised what a great stock suspension it has.
Some autojournalists have selected the base 911 as a better car over the 997S due to the absence of PASM, and if youresearch some of the 997 lists you will finddriversof PASM equipped 997shave discovered a few strange handling quirks they are not pleased with.
PASM is not a bad option and may be a decent out of the box option for tracking, but IMO its not all what its built up to be.
Atlas,
It's funny, I usually agree with you and then do the opposite anyway LOL. In this case I want to take longer trips, and there is no such thing as too soft after several hours.I likethe more comfortable part, not the more sporty part.
the cayman is true sports car, i think anyone ordering this car without sport chrono and pasm together will be shooting themselves in the foot.
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Have test driven base 986, 986S, 987S, 996, 996tt, 997, 997s, and have driven my987 daily for the last six months. My opinion comes from 30 minute test drives, not long term ownership. Maybe I need to domore research but from my limited time testing PASM, I'm a believer. Someone whose primary purpose for the caris to track it and modifies the stock suspension may get faster lap times than with PASM, but for someone like me who maynever see the track but uses the car for a daily driver, PASM seems to bea great option.Supple on the highway but still able to flattens corners in sport mode. Then again, I like the Sport Exhaust option ...
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