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Originally Posted by BYprodriver
Economy of scale. To get a better price on any part you want to have made you have to commit to buy a certain amount, the more you buy the cheaper it is. Porsche then convinces their dealers to order PDKs for their stock.
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Actually, the gearbox section of a PDK is exactly the same as the conventional seven speed manual unit, the PDK just has a wet dual clutch setup and electronic controls. So economy of scale does not come into play.
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