Do you guys drive with the traction button off or on? PSM is the button on the far right, correct? Or is PSM the button that makes the ride bumpier....

 

The PSM button is the one on the right. The designers(What a clever bunch!) have labeled it "PSM OFF" to properly inform the driver. It is overkill, but Porsche has also published detailed direction for its use in the owner's manual. There is no reason to turn the PSM off in normal driving.

 

I dont think "normal driving" is a question for me in this car lol... its always pedal to the medal till i hit the speed limit lol

Will it affect my acceleration at all? (maybe stupid question)

 

It doesn't have an effect on accerleration .. it just turns off traction.

 

It's maybe a stupid question, but you have read the manual haven't you? The whole thing is explained in copious detail.

My suggestion is drive with PSM off only when you have done a skid pan and track training session or two and feel confident that you know how to handle the car when you lose grip at either end.

 

It's a stability program, with traction control built into it. Get the car out of shape and it will throttle back the engine and brake individual corners to bring the car back into line. Switch it off and it will also affect acceleration. Most road testers switch it off to get some wheel spin off the line which helps with a quick launch.

 

^^^ agreed. if you get the car a bit sideways w/ PSM on and get on the throttle hard it'll cut power

 

Anything around Dallas? WOuld love to do this

 

Always leave PSM on as it can safe your car and your life. It NEVER gets in the way of even the most spirited driving -- this opinion developed over 15 hours on the track. Definitely join PCA (go to www.pca.org and see what's closest to you in TX) and do a DE (or many) to learn the capabilities and dynamics of your car. And don't drive the car again until you read the manual

 

PSM button is better know as the Please Save Me button. DO NOT turn it off...I have done a lot of wet skid track excersizes and it will really help out at the limit or in the rain.

 

Do not turn it off. Trust me.

 

PSM in Sport mode is nice. I don't particularly care for PSM in non-sport.

I do find that it is somewhat invasive.