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Old 02-08-2013, 05:11 AM   #11
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To really appreciate the PDK, you need to drive one in something developing more brutal HP, like a Turbo car. Launch control is absolutely stunning for something developing that kind of power, and as the shift points come at you very quickly, it makes the car easier to control under WOT situations on any type of road condition.

On the downside, very little is available for servicing one of these gearboxes, other than changing the oils (uses two different types, one for the clutches, the other for the gearbox itself), and even that requires a PIWIS unit to accomplish. No parts or service information is currently available, and even the dealers are stymied at first updating the system software or replacing the gearbox if it acts up in any way. While not an issue while the car is under warranty, the gearbox costs over $18K sitting on the floor in a crate, so out of warranty problems could get very expensive very quickly as well.
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