Sports car owners have a different set of challenges whilst driving their vehicles, as most of them are generally closer to the ground than a regular car. Therefore, things like kerbs, ramps, and car park entrances can spell costly bodywork repair should they nick their expensive machines on any of them.
Which is why Porsche has introduced an optional front-axle lift system for the recently facelifted 911 Carrera. At a push of a button on the centre console, the front end of the car is raised by approximately 40 mm so getting over the aforementioned obstacles becomes as Porsche says, “a sporting challenge of the past.” The system can also be activated up to a speed of 35 km/h while driving.
Lamborghini and Ferrari offer similar systems as well, which lift the front end of its cars so they can prevent scrapes to the carbon-fibre and other expensive underbody parts.
Other than the new front axle lift system, the new 911 Carrera series facelift introduces a new twin-turbo flat-six engine. Turbocharging was something previously reserved for the 911 Turbo range of cars. The biturbo 3.0 litre flat-six outputs around 370 hp to 420 hp depending on the variant chosen.
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I never thought the 911 was low enough to hit ramps and speed bumps. Well the standard 911 at least
Well… It is especially if the slope was quite steep. Normal speed bump is fine but you have to be very slow.
I’ve seen Proton Wira (unmodified) hit speed bumps… just need to have a rear passenger or two.
Some bumps are too high, but people who lowered their cars so much that speed bumps turn into an issue should have their cars confiscated. They aren’t road worthy anymore.
Some residential area have very crazy high speed pumps, should raise to 400mm.
I prefer it to be auto instead of pressing a button, i mean come on who can see a slop coming in if you’re driving at 30km/h.
it should be automatic :(
Automatic? Dumbest idea ever…like that why don’t u come out something like when u hungry, food ‘automatically’ delivered to u…dumb like the Pakatan Takda Harapan
Kalau tak suka ini tech lu guna proton
Air suspension is much more practical than this axle lift
That’s a good news to all Porsche owners. Some speed bumps are just ridiculously high especially in the housing areas where some residents built one on their own. But I wonder how much it’ll cost when it comes to Malaysia?