Future GT3's with have both PDK & manual opt
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Future GT3's with have both PDK & manual opt
Good news for the 3 pedal fans.
"My personal aim is that maybe for coming generations we leave it up to the customer whether [they] want a PDK or a manual in all GT cars.”
http://blog.caranddriver.com/porsche...o-gt-suv-ever/
"My personal aim is that maybe for coming generations we leave it up to the customer whether [they] want a PDK or a manual in all GT cars.”
http://blog.caranddriver.com/porsche...o-gt-suv-ever/
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He also said the 991 GT3 would be a manual and then had to back peddle. Maybe the manual will come back but he'll need to do more back peddling...
Here's a quote from him in 2013 on the GT3
Here's a quote from him in 2013 on the GT3
AP: PLEASE - Drive it before you judge it. Some people on the internet have such a strong opinion on that issue. Based on what? Surely not from experience.
[The PDK] System is fun, fun, fun AND faster and a lot different to 991; another galaxy to 997 PDK. Parking in tight spots and getting out of garages etc. might be easier with a clutch that can be modulated, that’s true. But parking and getting out of garages is not the main development target on a GT car.
When a huge part of our customers still insist on a manual we will not ignore this. But, a manual will be not only slower in acceleration but the car will also be less capable in cornering because we cannot combine the electronic e-diff with a manual, because there’s no hydraulic pump in the manual to feed the e-diff. Positive influence of e-diff is significant on turn in, under steer (none at all) and brake stability.
[The PDK] System is fun, fun, fun AND faster and a lot different to 991; another galaxy to 997 PDK. Parking in tight spots and getting out of garages etc. might be easier with a clutch that can be modulated, that’s true. But parking and getting out of garages is not the main development target on a GT car.
When a huge part of our customers still insist on a manual we will not ignore this. But, a manual will be not only slower in acceleration but the car will also be less capable in cornering because we cannot combine the electronic e-diff with a manual, because there’s no hydraulic pump in the manual to feed the e-diff. Positive influence of e-diff is significant on turn in, under steer (none at all) and brake stability.
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Even if they do offer 3 pedals again, they don't make the new GT3 like they used to. The 996 & 997 GT3's were built by hand. The 991 is assembled by robots. The robots can't tell if they're puting the correct bolts into the piston connecting rods or not. Plus, the 991 electronics are "cloud based", which means that it's dependant on the Internet for things like the fuel gauge, etc. I'm not going to mention that all the new plastic pieces come undone by themselves and fly off the car. Or that they occasionally catch themselves on fire INSIDE the vehicle... 
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Even if they do offer 3 pedals again, they don't make the new GT3 like they used to. The 996 & 997 GT3's were built by hand. The 991 is assembled by robots. The robots can't tell if they're puting the correct bolts into the piston connecting rods or not. Plus, the 991 electronics are "cloud based", which means that it's dependant on the Internet for things like the fuel gauge, etc. I'm not going to mention that all the new plastic pieces come undone by themselves and fly off the car. Or that they occasionally catch themselves on fire INSIDE the vehicle...
Now, let's talk about coolant hoses, CL failure LOL at the Internet!
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