Glad to see Porsche moving back towards manual transmissions

[Porsche9]

I am all for this. For sports cars giving the customer the choice is good business and separates them from others.

[Perfectlap]

I think its only because their analysts figured out that there would be fewer in-warranty engine issues on a manual shift with a single turbo engine than with a manual shift on high powered naturally aspirated engine, and more wiggle room due to the lower cost (ultimately) of leaving NA engines. Higher mpgs is the cherry on top. I'm sure in the end the overwhelming majority of 911, and 981 will be PDK turbos and now they can say "oh you want old school in your top of the line 911? We have that too... so quit whinging!!".

What I find most interesting is that the GT4 was not an option. It was manual only.
They must fear how fast it would be with PDK. But those NA-engine cars will be a thing of the past soon.

[Giller]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Higher mpgs is the cherry on top.

PDK boasts higher MPG than a manual transmission. It shifts cleaner and faster than manual transmissions do.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Giller

PDK boasts higher MPG than a manual transmission. It shifts cleaner and faster than manual transmissions do.

I was referring to going turbo four and leaving NA six but I'm sure you know this as well.
A turbo four/six plus PDK is the holy grail for Porsche, they get fewer in-warranty issues from people screwing up their engines or transmissions, lower costs to make more power and keep up with the other Germans, higher mpg to a market that is no longer impressed with 30+mpg highway, and quicker lap times all around. The manual shift NA six has reached its limit on reliability, power and costs that Porsche is willing to stomach.