To make it easy to drive in steep parking structures or garage entrances, Porsche offers a hydraulic lift system with integrated lifting cylinders in the struts of the front axle. At the push of a button, this increases ground clearance at the front spoiler lip by 40 millimetres within five seconds. If the driver does not manually deactivate the lift function, the system automatically lowers it to the normal position when the vehicle reaches a speed of 30 km/h.

Whenever the performance of a Porsche car is enhanced, Porsche also boosts its braking ability to guarantee best-in-class deceleration. The front brakes of the 911 Carrera have new, larger four-piston brake callipers, which grip six millimetres thicker brake discs (330 mm x 34 mm). At the same time, the pad surface was enlarged by 17 per cent. In the S model, 16 per cent larger pads from the 911 Turbo are used in combination with 20 mm larger diameter brake discs whose dimensions are 350 mm x 34 mm. They are joined by pins to a new aluminium brake bell, which reduces unsprung masses and thereby contributes toward better driving dynamics. The optional ceramic brake system (PCCB) now comes entirely from the 911 Turbo, and so it includes larger brake discs (front: 410 mm x 36 mm, rear: 390 mm x 32 mm) and larger brake callipers to match.

Porsche Stability Management with new “PSM Sport” mode

The sharpened sportiness of the 911 Carrera extends to the control system of Porsche Stability Management (PSM). In conjunction with the Sport Chrono Package, the system offers a separate mode setting known as “PSM Sport” that is accessed by pushing the PSM button on the centre console. Its functionality differs significantly from the normal “PSM On” mode. To inform the driver, an indicator lamp lights in the instrument cluster when the PSM Sport mode is activated, and the yellow “PSM Off” lamp lights when PSM is switched off. The new PSM Sport mode lets drivers with racing aspirations further approach the performance limits of the 911 – such as on a circuit track. Compared to PSM On, the new function permits much larger yaw movements about the vertical axis and more slip at the drive wheels. This lets drivers experience the sports car's dynamic performance even better. This makes it unnecessary for even ambitious sports car drivers to fully deactivate PSM. However, the PSM Off mode is still available, and it is activated by a long activation of the PSM button. This is in keeping with the Porsche philosophy that drivers should be able to fully deactivate control systems if they wish. But even in the PSM Off mode and new PSM Sport mode, hard braking within the ABS control range activates the full range of stabilising assistance by PSM until the brakes are disengaged again.