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So after this evaluation you have made, the future of Porsche could also be self driven motors where you would be a copilot, still very fast but not manually operated. No warranty problems with that
Well this means there is a spot open for well made, driver oriented cars in the market for the near future
Maybe we should ask Porsche to offer a Delete option for ABS brakes.
You may be onto something
Porsche has moved up the lard chain to mullify the safety concerns of both ageing and unskilled first time buyers. Those customers will spend big money for a toy, but also want electronic security blankets handed out so they can somehow justify their purchase.
I drove without benefit of ABS for years. I really don't
need it now. I never felt vulnerable without it until I
found out it existed
And the same way for lots of other content on modern cars.
Do I need PASM? Not really. PCM? No. Traction Control? No.
Electronic Differential? No. A dual mass flywheel to reduce transmission noise? No. Hydraulic motormounts and a seperate subchassis for the engine to reduce NVH? Dont need that either. Porsche could delete all of that tomorrow and
it wouldnt bother me.
BMW has a telematic system where a operator calls your cell phone to tell you to schedule a oil change. They market it as a psychological assurance. I guess BMW thinks their owners have small minds. Porsche doesnt even bother to include a dipstick to manually check the oil anymore. Nice.
And now we have the 997 VTG. A car with more processing power and capability then the Apollo moon lander. A CAN BUS networked system of sensors and controllers to optimize, choose and decide mechanical and dynamic functions for the driver.
Marvelous on paper but is it really needed? For all of its ability and complexity it eaks past a relatively stone age Corvette by mere tenths of a second.
Is it really worth the cost and reliability issues involved with such a system? I dont think so.
Does it make a sports car more FUN? No.