Originally Posted by cesmorris

wheelbase change in the car makes it steer more like a grand tourer. I'm not sure I see that as a good thing.

Originally Posted by simsgw

You are right. On track, I trail brake nearly all the way to the apex of a corner that follows a fast straight. Scaling that back to my road driving, I do just as you say. I brake firmly, though nothing like as dramatic as threshold braking of course, and I turn in while still braking. That keeps the front tires well-planted. Then I change to power and accelerate as much as open-road conditions permit. Here's a video with examples. About a minute from that link entry you'll see a good example.

I'm following a 2012 Turbo S, but as you say, this is road driving. We aren't going all that fast. For one thing, we're following a Cayman and a Boxster and the entire group is being led by a lovely forty-year-old 914. That makes our driving characteristic of entertaining driving at a pace that's safe for public roads.

I'd say the "slow in, fast out" guidance is a way to encourage the late apex and discourage an early apex, even when it is the faster way through a corner sequence. It is certainly good advice until you're both experienced enough and well-funded enough to put a car into a corner sequence with limited escape options. The late apex lets you bail on a corner more easily than an early apex, where it is quite easy to run out of talent and asphalt at the same moment in life.

Gary [Who just watched his own video. Another good example at about 7:45]