Porsche PANAMERA 4S Brochure page 33

Your mind is somewhere else.
How are you going to get there?
Performance enhancement systems.
upshifts in automatic mode take
place at higher engine speeds
than in 'Comfort' mode and down-
shifts are swifter.
In addition, Porsche Active Sus-
pension Management (PASM) and
Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control
(PDCC) also switch to Sport mode
Sport buttons in the centre console
to deliver harder damping and
Sport button. more direct steering and, there-
fore, better road holding.
The Sport button, which is fitted
as standard, enables drivers of
the new Panamera models to Sport Chrono Package Plus.
select a setup that favours either
comfort or sporty performance. You expect sporty performance,
At the push of a button, the elec- otherwise you wouldn't be con-
tronic engine management sys- sidering a Porsche. Indeed, you
tem switches the engine mapping expect a higher level of sporty
to offer an even sharper response performance, otherwise you
and engine dynamics that are would have no urge to keep read-
more direct. In vehicles with the ing. Available as an option for the
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK), Panamera S is the Sport Chrono
Package Plus (only in conjunction
with Porsche Communication
Management – PCM). This pack-
age offers even sportier tuning
of the chassis and engine setup –
the ultimate sports experience.
Included in the package are
a digital and analogue timer,
the Sport Plus button, and
a performance display in the
PCM for displaying lap times.
When the 'Sport Plus' button on
the centre console is selected,
the engine management system
adapts for performance driving
and the rev-limiter is adjusted to
a harder setting.
The standard Porsche Active
Suspension Management (PASM)
also switches to 'Sport Plus'
mode for harder damping and
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more direct steering, and, there-
fore, better road holding. The
optional adaptive air suspension
(standard in the Panamera Turbo)
drops the chassis to a lowered
level and hardens the spring rate.
In 'Sport Plus' mode, the trigger
threshold for PSM is raised for
increased longitudinal and lateral
dynamics. Agility is enhanced
when braking for corners with
PSM enabling greater manoeuvra-
bility under braking and exit
acceleration, especially at low
speeds. in hours, minutes and seconds.
Seconds, tenths and hundredths
For maximum dexterity, PSM of a second appear on a display
can be set to standby while the screen. Alternatively, the timer
car is still in 'Sport Plus' mode. can be used as a conventional
For safety, it is set to intervene clock. Porsche Communication
automatically only when ABS Management (PCM, p. 106) has
assistance is required on both a special performance display
the front wheels. to view, store and evaluate lap
times or other driving times. It
A key component of the Sport shows the total driving time,
Chrono Package Plus is the timer lap distance, lap number and lap
mounted on the dashboard. It times recorded so far. You can
displays recorded driving time view the current fastest lap and
Performance
Digital and analogue stop clock on the dashboard
the remaining range until empty.
It is also useful away from the
racetrack. Evaluate your daily
mileage or define benchmark
times – and rediscover your old
routes.
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