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Just stumbled on this thread. Not sure why I didnt catch it before but I usually briefly peruse the GT3 threads.
Anyway, I just got home from taking factory delivery on my PTS Fjord Green Dakar.
I only had a few days there and did 1,000km. I was hoping to get up to the mountains with some snow but unfortunately ran out of time to go further into the alps.
Car is very cool and I look forward to getting more time in the car when it arrives stateside.
The one thing I can say is that driving the car in normal mode I hate the 8 speed PDK and how it always goes to a higher gear than necessary.
I found myself switching to manual more often than not while just driving the B roads. Granted I am used to naturally aspirated cars with manual gearbox.
The one thing I can say is that driving the car in normal mode I hate the 8 speed PDK and how it always goes to a higher gear than necessary.
I found myself switching to manual more often than not while just driving the B roads. Granted I am used to naturally aspirated cars with manual gearbox.
Especially with PDK, I find normal mode to be an econo mode designed to meet standards and regulations. Sport mode is the real normal mode for a Porsche in the context of how they're designed to be driven.
Especially with PDK, I find normal mode to be an econo mode designed to meet standards and regulations. Sport mode is the real normal mode for a Porsche in the context of how they're designed to be driven.
I have to agree, I only use Normal with PDK in automatic cruising on the highway or in town ... for every other road either manual or manual +
sport/rally is the appropriate way to enjoy.
I didn’t ask for the exact price, but a sales person told me it was “a quarter million”. I know this dealer doesn’t charge ADM (at least for other models), but you have to be an in-state purchaser. PM me if you are interested and I’ll share the dealer name, if you want to call and ask them more questions. This car has been on the floor since January.
I didn’t ask for the exact price, but a sales person told me it was “a quarter million”. I know this dealer doesn’t charge ADM (at least for other models), but you have to be an in-state purchaser. PM me if you are interested and I’ll share the dealer name, if you want to call and ask them more questions. This car has been on the floor since January.
I have now done approximately 4000 km in about two months, really like the car on broken pavement B roads and in snow ... but I find the brakes a little disappointing and in some conditions borderline problematic.
A few journalist that tested the car extensively have pointed out the fact that the brakes do not have the best feeling in general and are a little "spongy": I have to agree, but once you get them up to temperature in spirited driving is not much of an issue.
Today I had just started the car after it was parked outside in the rain and after a few km the first real braking was downright a bad surprise: the usual pressure did not elicit any meaningful bite and I had really to "jump on the pedal" in order to get a proper braking action that ended up locking the front wheels .. drove several 911s in the last 20 years of different vintage from 1975 to contemporary and something similar never happened to me.
It did not happen again on the move under heavy rain, but my feeling is that the "sponginess" becomes worse when you drive in the rain and unusual effort in braking is required compared with my other 911 that are GT division products.
I have the suspicion Porsche modified either the disks or the pads from a regular Carrera to a Dakar to accomodate the offroad needs, but this gives a very peculiar braking behaviour.
Interested to hear other owners opionion about the above.
I currently have winter tires and pulled about 0,82 Gs in braking on road use ...
It seems like a lot of people/dealers bought the Dakar only to flip as if you do a search there are at least 15 for sale in the US, not counting any auction sites. Of course they are all asking for quite the premiums, wonder what the market will look like in a year or two?
I have now done approximately 4000 km in about two months, really like the car on broken pavement B roads and in snow ... but I find the brakes a little disappointing and in some conditions borderline problematic.
A few journalist that tested the car extensively have pointed out the fact that the brakes do not have the best feeling in general and are a little "spongy": I have to agree, but once you get them up to temperature in spirited driving is not much of an issue.
Today I had just started the car after it was parked outside in the rain and after a few km the first real braking was downright a bad surprise: the usual pressure did not elicit any meaningful bite and I had really to "jump on the pedal" in order to get a proper braking action that ended up locking the front wheels .. drove several 911s in the last 20 years of different vintage from 1975 to contemporary and something similar never happened to me.
It did not happen again on the move under heavy rain, but my feeling is that the "sponginess" becomes worse when you drive in the rain and unusual effort in braking is required compared with my other 911 that are GT division products.
I have the suspicion Porsche modified either the disks or the pads from a regular Carrera to a Dakar to accomodate the offroad needs, but this gives a very peculiar braking behaviour.
Interested to hear other owners opionion about the above.
I currently have winter tires and pulled about 0,82 Gs in braking on road use ...
Aren’t the breaks just like the iron GTS’? I didn’t experience any of this on a 992 GTS.
02-22-2024, 02:43 PM
