Of course, if you're buying a C4S Cab just for the prime purpose of its devastatingly fast acceleration and heroic handling prowess who cares about interior
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| I don't know how Porsche manages to make 320 horsepower feel so incredibly quick. (Photo: Shawn Pisio, Canadian Auto Press) |
plastics. I don't know how Porsche manages to make 320 horsepower feel so incredibly quick, but nevertheless the lightweight sports car jumps off the line with the alacrity of Arnold Schwarzenegger on Source Burn - the self-acclaimed "world's strongest energy drink." Few cars would be able to keep up to a C4S on a winding highway, as noted during my superhero drive up the curving mountain roadway behind my home. This is a great test track when ski season is over, due to a complete lack of traffic and a clear, mostly dry road surface. What makes it especially enticing are the many dips and undulations caused by the roadbed eroding away under the pavement, an ideal scenario for experiencing what a suspension can handling under extreme duress. The C4S Cab is unflappable, not usually the case with convertible models that more often than not
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| Unlike many convertibles, which lose their rigidity when their roofs are chopped off, the C4S remains rock solid. (Photo: Shawn Pisio, Canadian Auto Press) |
trade the rigidity of a solid roof for the "flexibility" of a softtop - flexibility not being a good thing in this respect. The C4S Cab, on the other hand, is rock solid. Hidden behind the gorgeous 18-inch Turbo Look II monobloc 5-spoke light alloy rims and super capable 225/40 ZR18 front and 295/30 ZR18 rear Michelin Pilot performance tires is an LSA multi-link suspension setup in the rear, with a stabilizer bar and coil springs over monotube gas shock absorbers, plus self-stabilizing toe control. Up front Porsche has enhanced the MacPherson struts with aluminum control arms, conical springs over twin-tube shock absorbers and added a stabilizer bar. Its sport chassis is lowered slightly over the regular 911, with more rigidly tuned springs and shocks.
