Originally Posted by Luddite
Howard, I can well understand your thinking relative to track performance, however it seems in Porsche terms even my ten year old 991 is equiped with digital technology to improve performance of both engine and chassis, even on track..?

Porsche are renown for their use of acronyms but if you care to beam up PTV, Porsche Torque vectoring, or PTV Plus and PDCC Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control, you might find some interest in the technology. Also if you care to beam up one of the many YT vids on the new GT3RS you will note that even the aero package alters automatically relative to inputs from sensors activating rams that control the air flow and handling on that which Porsche seem to admit is a car very much designed for track use.

The world moves on faster than I can cope with.. oldgit

https://youtu.be/CE-ZCQdpqeg


I did say "adds much" - it would be daft to think that modern tec didnt add anything at all, but the biggest determinants of cornering speed are friction from the tyre rubber on the road and lateral acceleration forces from vehicle weight. Aero will add to that friction but very little at the speeds we are talking of.

I wonder if the Porsche acronyms outweigh the disadvantage of having the engine in the wrong place. confused2

I was never convinced that the E-diff as Ferrari called it made any difference in real life.


Last edited by howard; 22/08/22 02:04 PM.