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Driving a C2 with PSM in winter conditions


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I just purchased a 2000 Porsche C2 Coupe with PSM. I plan to mount snow tires on the car and wanted feedback on the drivability of this car in winter conditions.

Thanks for your help.

I have an 03 C2 with PSM as a daily driver, including winter. So far, it's been

pretty good - however not quite as good as my previous car (a 97 M3).

The main difference is that even with PSM, it's still an open diff, which is

slightly less effective at getting you traction in the really slippery stuff. I'm

considering installing an LSD soon, although I need to do some research

first.

Also, the ground clearance is not that great, so stay out of the deep snow

(similar concern for any low-clearance car).

As long as you drive carefully, you should be fine (winter tires go a long way!).

- Sanjeev

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With snow tires it shouldn't be that bad considering the weight is over the drive tires. However, what most Porsche drivers don't know is that you are supposed to turn OFF PSM when driving in snow. PSM isn't designed for snow it's designed to correct for understeer and oversteer on dry roads and it will start functioning too much in the snow and will make the car drive oddly. Don't know if your manual mentions it or not but in the C4 and Turbo manual it says to turn off PSM when driving in snow. Oddly enough they do drive better in snow with it off. The trick in snow is to be smooth and always assume understeer.

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With snow tires it shouldn't be that bad considering the weight is over the drive tires. However, what most Porsche drivers don't know is that you are supposed to turn OFF PSM when driving in snow. PSM isn't designed for snow it's designed to correct for understeer and oversteer on dry roads and it will start functioning too much in the snow and will make the car drive oddly. Don't know if your manual mentions it or not but in the C4 and Turbo manual it says to turn off PSM when driving in snow. Oddly enough they do drive better in snow with it off. The trick in snow is to be smooth and always assume understeer.

Definitely turn off the PSM - then you can have some serious fun...

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