Porsche will build a stick-shift 911 as long as the customer asks for it
#1
09-23-2011, 09:40 AM
Porsche will build a stick-shift 911 as long as the customer asks for it
"...both the Carrera and Carrera S models with the PDK are quicker to 60 mph and
more fuel efficient than the stick-shift equipped versions. But as long as the customer
asks for it, says Muller, Porsche will build a stick-shift 911.
The next GT3, he says, will not have a PDK transmission...."
more fuel efficient than the stick-shift equipped versions. But as long as the customer
asks for it, says Muller, Porsche will build a stick-shift 911.
The next GT3, he says, will not have a PDK transmission...."
Last edited by GT6; 09-23-2011 at 10:23 AM.
#6
09-23-2011, 11:33 AM
Weight is probably the main reason, PDK is about 70lbs heavier while the goal of GT3 is to make the lightest 911 possible.
#7
09-23-2011, 12:25 PM
The manual saves weight agreed, but the combination with PDK is def. the fastest round a track.
I mean the 991 carrera S, that posted the new 7:40 Carrera Ring record, was equipped with PDK.
Releasing the next GT3 without a manual would be blasphemy, but a 991GT3 without a PDK option would be a huge mistake imo.
Maybe Porsche is too worried that a standard GT3 with PDK could be too close to a PDK Turbo, while being significantly cheaper!
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09-23-2011, 01:02 PM
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Excellence Magazine states that North American tatstes are more traditional in regards to transmission choices - we still like sticks
#9
09-23-2011, 01:17 PM
agreed, driving a stick shift is certainly not outdated, but PDK has attracted & will attract new customers and i see no reason why not to offer both in future GT cars.
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#12
09-23-2011, 01:47 PM
i totally understand that but i guess even Porsche will dump manuals in their cars somewhere in the future.
not tomorrow or next year but i think there is no escape!
#13
09-24-2011, 12:01 AM
It's no sweat off my back. I would always opt out for pdk because I refuse to drive a stick in LA traffic.
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09-24-2011, 01:06 AM
#15
09-24-2011, 01:16 PM
I'm actually somewhat surprised that the PDK isn't planned for a 991 GT3. Given that the new models will be using similar engines (3.8 DFI-derived), I don't see why a GT3 wouldn't be available with PDK. If PDK can handle 530+ hp from a 997.2 TTS, it can handle a GT3.
While I still prefer a stick, this does confuse me a little. The GT3 isn't about being lighter, it's about being FASTER around a track without turbos...