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Isn't the 911 notorious for breaking traction?

• rgmerk 3y ago
  Yes. The 911 retained the basic layout and rear suspension design of the VW Beetle, and consequently its major flaw - a tendency to slide its tail out if you lifted off the throttle mid-corner. My cousin bought a Beetle convertible as her first car, and wrote it off within a few weeks because of this (luckily she had no major injuries). The difference was, of course, Porsches had increasing amounts of power and grip and the corner speeds at which inexperienced Porsche drivers discovered this about their new toys was much higher than a Beetle. The early 911 Turbos must have been very scary vehicles to drive fast. By the early 1990s Porsche had introduced a new suspension design that greatly reduced this tendency. Modern 911s of course have a plethora of suspension and electronics tweaks that all but eliminate this tendency in street driving, The more track-oriented versions even have systems that let you configure the suspension and power delivery to control how the car behaves on the limit if you’re skilled enough to use it.