For those of you who are ordering Turbos, did you order it with PDCC? The reason I ask is I have found a few cars available that have almost all the options I would order except for PDCC. I'm trying to decide how important the option is to me, and also what it might do in the future on resale.

Andrew

 

I wouldn't buy one without it, it's in my Turbo S Cayenne and my Pan T. Keeps the car flat in the corners and I believe that to be a good thing.

Here's what Porsche has to say about it:

The two options come together on the Panamera

Adaptive Air Suspension in Conjunction with PDCC: Fully load-bearing air-spring struts with integral dampers in front and separate dampers and air springs in the rear. "Sport Plus" mode lowers vehicle 0.98 inches and stiffens spring characteristics. Manual lift function raises chassis 0.78 inches up to a speed of 18 mph for driving over high curbs and steep ramps.

PDCC: Active anti-roll system offering reduced body movement when cornering and thus increased agility and performance. Also provides more comfort on uneven surfaces. Includes active anti-roll bars on front and electronically controlled rear axle differential lock for enhanced performance.

This is what Edmunds Inside line had to say:

Then there's Porsche's PDCC (Porsche dynamic chassis control), a system of active stabilizer bars that we praised when it was introduced by the Porsche Cayenne. Here it de-couples the stabilizer bars while you're driving straight down the road, improving ride comfort over the bumps. In the corners, the bars come into play again, reducing body roll to a level determined by the suspension calibration that you select with the "****pit-mounted switch". This option is worth every penny you pay for it.


Link to Article:

http://www.insideline.com/porsche/pa...irst-look.html

Here's a little more about it on the Cayenne:
Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC)

 

it is pretty neat how it flattens the car - going from pdcc in my turbo cayenne to w/o in my GTS - not a deal maker imo but personal.

these cars corner pretty d@m flat as it is -

if you test it make sure you do some aggressive lane changes as it really does show the feature in those manouvers.

 

for fun factor in these cars though, i would put the sport exhaust as a must have over pdcc given how flat they already run - pretty personal though

 

I dont know how it handles without PDCC but I can say it works very well and I would certainly opt for it again. I love how this feature combines with the adjustable damping and ride height, not to mention the locking diff. It is a MUST in my opinion. I have really enjoyed railing around in sport plus and then hitting comfort and the high ride height for milling through the parking lot. It is also fun to see the car rise up and down.

Based on your prior cars I would assume (I am also assuming you did not mod your suspension on your prior cars) that performance is not your ultimate goal, so it may not be that important, but I think the Turbo should come standard with this option.

 

It is standard on CTT 09+
Should be standard on Pan.

 

you can get air without pdcc and get all the height and comfort adjustment stuff

i did like the way in the turbo that even on the soft setting for bad roads it was still flat - w/o pdcc they wallow a bit more on that setting

anyway - the 4S i stuffed an offer in on has the PDCC and it was flat - the turbo i tested did not have pdcc and frankly i was really surprised how flat it was as well.

at the end of the day here though - maybe 10% of the cayennes made even had the option so perhaps that says a lot?

 

all performance options are important to me, except for the sport exhaust... i prefer aftermarket

 

i had to get mine with pdcc

 

it was not standard on 09 CTT it only came standard on the 09 CTTS

 

You are correct sir...it was standard on my CTTS. My Bad. Damn CTTS was expensive...

 

I have driven a 4S with and a turbo without. There is a noticeable difference in how flat the car is in hard cornering with PDDC. If I order one, it will have PDDC.