My 981 S is delivered!
Jun 9, 2012 | 03:02 PM
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Thanks all!
Took a little longer trip today and it's a really nice car on the highway. One thing that I noticed when driving in auto mode is that the PDK is a little too eager to select 7th gear. It also tries to hold 7th gear even when you accelerate, but that's easily fixed by just shifting down with the paddle, you can always override the auto mode. Or drive in Sport mode, that disables 7th gear entirely...
The coasting function is really nice on the highway. Release the throttle gently and it will decouple the transmission and just roll with the engine idling. This works very smoothly and I found myself using it quite a few times without even having to think about it. When you really need the engine to brake for you, release the throttle quickly and it works as on every other car. You can always interrupt the coasting by pulling one of the PDK paddles and the clutch engages again. It all works very smoothly, the car anticipates what you want to do in an almost spooky manner.
I also noticed that the Bose audio system is greatly improved! I wasn't that impressed with it on the 987 and I hesitated a bit when ticking that box for the 981. Now I'm glad I did, it sounds really nice!
Took a little longer trip today and it's a really nice car on the highway. One thing that I noticed when driving in auto mode is that the PDK is a little too eager to select 7th gear. It also tries to hold 7th gear even when you accelerate, but that's easily fixed by just shifting down with the paddle, you can always override the auto mode. Or drive in Sport mode, that disables 7th gear entirely...
The coasting function is really nice on the highway. Release the throttle gently and it will decouple the transmission and just roll with the engine idling. This works very smoothly and I found myself using it quite a few times without even having to think about it. When you really need the engine to brake for you, release the throttle quickly and it works as on every other car. You can always interrupt the coasting by pulling one of the PDK paddles and the clutch engages again. It all works very smoothly, the car anticipates what you want to do in an almost spooky manner.
I also noticed that the Bose audio system is greatly improved! I wasn't that impressed with it on the 987 and I hesitated a bit when ticking that box for the 981. Now I'm glad I did, it sounds really nice!
Jun 10, 2012 | 03:22 AM
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Not really... I know what you mean and I remembered your comment when I drove the car after you posted it. You're right that the 987 side mirror view shows a very beautiful curve, the 981 looks different since the rear end is higher. But I'm not really annoyed with it, it's just different.
