easy_rider
the article is 911+PW - maybe Yorkshire roads aren't the best for this chassis set-up, but given that both parties knew the roads well and drove them regularly in all sorts of machinery its a valid comment IMO. The racing driver also expressed concern that the PCCB brakes went off after a while
Its a choice and a compromise - not everyone wants the same and thats the beauty of the option list. I love PASM for its relatively cossetting ride qaulity, and the imperceptable changes going on at each corner as road an speed vary. I hate it in sport - even the M6 toll road has compressions that are uncomfortable for me , never mind the passenger and thats about the smoothest road in Britain at present.
Some will argue a sports car should be hard riding to give the best handling, but in my experience PASM is a great set up for me using the car everyday on rutted B and A roads, where a stiffer set-up just leads to the wheels skippig over th surfaces and losing traction (previous 911+PW article on Boxster with PASM and 18"s tested in the North East said the same). I've had too many stiffly sprung cars in the past and they don't bring me personally any enjoyment.
Whilst i appreciate your views and those of the others on the 997 board who have the lowered set-up and like it, you all chose that for a reason and it'd be surprised if it was ride comfort.
As to BMW - the E46 sport set-up was appalling for front wheel traction loss on bumpy roads, and even high speed motorway intersection sweeps where the front wheels skipped across even a dry road. Any Porsche chassis set-up is better than BMW, Audi or Mercedes - after all they start with a sports car, and not a cruiser
