With porsche doppelkupplung pdk, fitted as standard, the sprint from 0 to 100 kmh takes just 3. Whats your thoughts guys, which would hold its value longterm, a manual or pdk. Porsches own test numbers show the regular 500hp gt3 with a sixspeed manual is 0. Should you buy a 911 with pdk or a manual transmission. Oh yes, its safe to say were fans after driving the pdk version on uk roads. This gt3 features electric power steering and a pdk. With the optional 6speed gt sports manual transmission, the time is 3.
Our full test of porsches transcendent 911 gt3 with the manual transmission. In retrospect i prefer the gt3 in manual and an rs in pdk which is as it should be imomy perfect porsche garage would include a 991. Weve tested a gt3 before, equipped with porsches lightningquick pdk. Pdk means no more missed gears, which is quite an achievement in the sevenspeed manual 991. At porsche, natural aspiration also means a highrevving concept. Its a hot topic right now with the purist camp preferring a manual. Porsche 911 gt3 versus 911 gts and cayman gts comparison.
Gone is the rewarding manual transmission for a 7speed pdk dual. There was much weeping and gnashing of teeth in camp porsche purist. Particularly, the latest porsche 991 911 gt3 is the farthest departure from the classic porsche that weve ever seen. But we also got a chance to drive the new porsche 911 gt3 on road and. Porsche to offer 911 gt2 with pdk only, manual as nocost.
The previous generations of porsche 911 gt3s were targeted at driving. Porsches manual 911 gt3 touring slower than pdk gt3, but. The 2018 porsche 911 gt3 will be reunited with a 6speed manual alongside the 7speed pdk dualclutch automatic that it had previously dated exclusively. Now though, it seems, despite the reintroduction of a manual option, buyers are still favouring porsches selfshifting pdk transmission. Porsche to offer 911 gt2 with pdk only, manual as nocost option on gt3 viknesh vijayenthiran march 15, 2017 comment now. As fantastic as the 911 gt3 is and it is, its pdk only. Theres a new generation of the porsche 911 brewing but the current 991. Because the porsche doppelkupplung sevenspeed will shift in less time and produce quicker laps, the initial 991. The lack of a manual didnt stop us from declaring that gt3 our. The best two runs in opposite directions we do three pairs in total yield a 4. Much like the rest of the 911 lineup, the gt3 was updated to the recently introduced 991. Porsche s own test numbers show the regular 500hp gt3 with a sixspeed manual is 0. With my new porsche gt3 incoming, which should it be.
Porsche claims it rockets the manual version of the new 911 gt3 from 062mph in 3. The 2018 porsche 911 gt3 will be reunited with a 6speed manual alongside the 7speed pdk dualclutch automatic that it had previously. Manual vs pdk gearbox we compare manual and pdk porsche 911s on track, and analyse the differences between the two. The 2015 porsche 911 gts is almost the manualtrans gt3. The sevenspeed pdkequipped gt3 is faster than the stick, with a sprint time of 3. Weve tested a gt3 before, equipped with porsches lightningquick pdk sevenspeed dualclutch automatic. Let it be known that i wasnt that fussed when the pdk automaticonly 991 911 gt3 first made itself known to the world. Arguing for and also for the two transmission options in the latest porsche 911. When first driving the vehicle with shift paddles i felt i was losing the taste of a real porsche and came with a little regret. I purchased my cpo 20 c2 pdk thru a local dealer and i love it. Although related to the sevenspeed box in the standard carrera range, this is the gt departments take on what a manual box should be like. At first, i was debating whether to go with a manual or pdk and i chose pdk because both me and wife can both enjoy driving the vehicle. Porsches dominant 962 group c race car was the first equipped with pdk.
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