Boxster Redlined

[Jaxonalden]

Originally Posted by ARModen

You need to try that maneuver on the highway. That tiptronic is nuts. I never drove automatics before the boxster and even after 30K miles, the thing still scares the crap out of me when it downshifts at 75mph. I passed a semi on the highway the first night I had it. I gave it as much gas as I'd give the 911 to speed up quick and zip around him. I didn't realize the car would see that much throttle increase as a sign to downshift. It downshifted, probably hit 6K rpm, then upshifted again. Definitely not the smoothest little maneuver but I went from 75 to 95 in a hurry. I still haven't completely gotten used to the changing shift patterns of the tip.

On a similar but separate note, has anyone ever considered changing out the tip selector on the console for an older or new one? The older tips had the gear selector as a toggle on the center console instead of on the wheel. The new PDK's have both. I'm not real comfortable going around corners and trying to hit those little rocker switches on the wheel in the right direction. I'd be much more aggressive with the thing if there were the up/down toggle on the console.

Actually it shifted at 6400rpm, that's the peak horse power rpm before it starts to nose over. The Tiptronic is pretty smart, with your aggressive "I gave it as much gas as I'd give the 911 to speed up quick and zip around him" throttle response, the Tip gave you the best performance possible...and that's what you felt.