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Originally Posted by BoxsterLS376
Well considering the silence I think you all need to go try a PDK car out and then comment on how bad they are.
Go check one out, I think you'll be surprised.
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I drove the first gen PDK in a 987 Cayman. There was noticeable lag and struck as me as no different than any other dual clutch paddle. I've always wanted to drive a single clutch paddle but my tax returns have not yet put me in the Aventador bracket (or certain Ferraris). I think if you're going to put paddles in a sports car do it like on the sport bikes... granted maybe daily drivers don't want all that excitement on the way to Starbucks.
When I heard that the latest gen of PDK was tectonic improvement I was not surprised but still not interested because like electric steering it's simply over-refined. Yes it executes shifts immediately and better than any driver could ever. Why would anyone be surprised at how good over-engineered transmissions have become. Technology is a steep curve these days. Pretty soon there will be electric cars driving themselves in open traffic....CRAZY TALK RIGHT?? But who asked for perfect gear shifting in cars? A lot of the new breed of Porsche buyer it seems because they'll be selling 200K Pcars a year soon. We drive these old buckets because they are just at the limit of modern, but not too modern. It still has some of the feed back of the older Porsches without the oil leak of the day on your drive way or car parts going up in cost like a Miami Beach ocean view condos. Eventually we'll all be driving dual clutch automatic transmissions what's the rush.... let depreciation do its thing.
