http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl.../60724030/1024

Patent documents filed by Porsche in Germany indicate the company is preparing a seven-speed double-clutch gearbox for use in everything from the Boxster to the 911 to the Carrera GT-based mid-engined GT1 race car. Porsche had hoped to complete work on its sequential manual gearbox in time for this summer’s introduction of the 997-based 911 Turbo, but that car initially arrives with a Tiptronic automatic or a six-speed manual. No word on when Porsche plans to introduce the new transmission.

 

Saaaa-weet.

 

great find...thank you!

 

Interesting

 

I assume that means that first gear's going to be even shorter (for even more ridiculous standing launches). Sub 3s 0-60 possible?

 

ditto..... that's what I've been waiting for.

 

That new transmission should become a real great evolution...I hope to see it as soon as possible to verify how fast is it...the new Tiptronic pregress is pretty good but with that new one should be completely embarassing from 0 - 60

 

Sounds like a winner.

 

Would you buy one first year?

 

I had DSG (6-speed) in my '06 GTI and it's awesome. I can only imagine it with a big HP device like a 997TT.

 

Sure. Most of my cars are first year model with no problem. DSG is not exactly new technology. Porsche only decide to jump onto the bandwagon when it becomes cost effective.

 

This system has been in R&D for years, it should be solid right out of the gate.

I'm pretty sure that this is not going to be just another version of the Audi/VW DSG transmission. Porsche stated long ago that the reason the DSG has not been used in their cars is that it wasn't good enough.

Last I heard they were working with the same company that developed/builds the DSG but that the Porsche version would be a completely separate system under the PDK name with much faster shifting times.

 

check out www.zeroshift.com pretty cool technology which could revolutionize gearboxes.

 

Isn't DSG the acronym for the VW specific dual clutch transmission? (bmw's will be zmg i think). It wouldn't suprise me if they are just adapting VW's DSG for porsche cars.

 

Porsche originated the dual-clutch transmission back in the '70s but didn't get it race-reliable. The prototyped it in 917s and 956s... Google it and you'll find some stuff on it. It was called PDK (Porsche Doppelkopplung or something similar).