Speed Limiter

[tabz_k]

Hi Folks,

I've recently purchased my first Porsche, a Boxster 25 Year Anniversary edition. The car was first registered in May 2021 and has cruise control. I find cruise control to be a waste of time in the UK and find the speed limiter, which many cars have these days to be far more helpful. I've had a look through the PCM and while it has a "speed limiter", this just simply bongs at you when you cross the speed you set. Am I right in thinking that my car doesn't have a hard limiter?

 

[Motorhead]

That’s certainly the case on my 2009 987.2 CS, but can’t confirm that it’s been carried-over to the later cars like your 718. I wouldn’t be surprised.

I reckon that you should get to like your cruise control function - a ridiculously dated expression given our modern restricted driving conditions! I use mine all the time, especially in built-up areas with 20/30/40mph limits, as well as on A,B and M roads. Just set the speed and relax, without worrying about those pesky fixed and mobile “safety cameras”, etc.

Just my tuppence worth of course!

Jeff

 

[ralphmusic]

There is no speed limiter on my GTS MY 2021, it has cruise. I use cruise a lot and preferred it to a speed limiter on a recently sold Mercedes; its replacement with Head Up Display flashes the speed limit if I exceed the speed limit it thinks applies to the road. I haven't applied the on-line software change to update to active cruise because I think it will lull me into thinking I have less responsibility to stay alert.

 

[tabz_k]

There is no speed limiter on my GTS MY 2021, it has cruise. I use cruise a lot and preferred it to a speed limiter on a recently sold Mercedes; its replacement with Head Up Display flashes the speed limit if I exceed the speed limit it thinks applies to the road. I haven't applied the on-line software change to update to active cruise because I think it will lull me into thinking I have less responsibility to stay alert.

Thank you for confirming. I prefer the speed limiter for the silly average speed check zones, I don't have to worry that i'm going to go faster than i should and not be constantly clock watching the speedo

 

[malarcy]

Yes - it "just" bongs. Daily driver has a hard limiter, but either will find an HGV with .005 mph speed difference nailed to my bumper - so like all these things, it's just another tool in the arsenal. I use cruise occasionally - and i find it usable on UK and EU roads, when I am ...er... cruising - even if its just to give the chance to wiggle my feet around.

Daily has a an on/off button and speed limit recognition - easy to toggle - the bong to my mind requires too much attention to activate and de- activate

I find the limiter in the daily more use in 20mph inner city zones than I do on average speed sections - but ultimately, its a right foot problem, and there has been average speed zones longer than there has been tech to help ...

 

[tabz_k]

Yes - it "just" bongs. Daily driver has a hard limiter, but either will find an HGV with .005 mph speed difference nailed to my bumper - so like all these things, it's just another tool in the arsenal. I use cruise occasionally - and i find it usable on UK and EU roads, when I am ...er... cruising - even if its just to give the chance to wiggle my feet around.

Daily has a an on/off button and speed limit recognition - easy to toggle - the bong to my mind requires too much attention to activate and de- activate

I find the limiter in the daily more use in 20mph inner city zones than I do on average speed sections - but ultimately, its a right foot problem, and there has been average speed zones longer than there has been tech to help ...

My daily driver has adaptive cruise and a hard limiter. Both have their uses. You're not wrong, the bonging feature is buried in a sub menu and takes a lot of effort to set up, for what in the end is just to tell you, that you've gone over the pre set speed.