Just got the latest GT Porsche issue and Stuart Gallagher mentioned that the official announcement will be in September with the details of the PDK gearbox out this summer (500bhp+ at the rear wheels).

Any additional info out there?

 

It'll be shown in the Frankfurt Auto show from the 13th-23 of September.

 

didnt you have info saying that it will come with launch control? I think it all makes sense if the GT2 will come wit the new transmission.

 

Gt2 will be manual for sure. 530hp Titanium exhast, two buttons for antispin system.. One Traction control on/off the other PSM on/off. (both off and everything is completely off not like 996/997 turbo).

 

That will be a wild ride yet again I can't wait to get my hands on one !!

 

My dealer told me there will be 218 allocated for the US in 2008, with mid-July being the first order date First cars arrive around February 2008 Base will be about $190k.

 

Base $190k ? are they trying to keep this GT2 as rare as possible ?

Add to that the new colors, sport bucket seats few changes here and there and you'll end up with $200k ~ $210k if not more

 

What did you expect? Base was in the $183k range 6 years ago....

 

I think it has something to do with different countries with different specs.

In the UAE back in 2005 it was going for $164k.

 

this car will be selling on the market for around $300k
mark my words

if you want to make some money
but the allocation spot, and sell it on ebay when you get to spec the car out

 

Reference this https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ad.php?t=87439

Probably wont work..

 

That's what my dealer told me when he got back from the Porsche conference. New seats and launch control but it'll retain the six speed stick shift. PDK won't show up initially on the GT2, maybe the Panamera.

 

then i'll sell the CGT for 400k by then. way better deal!

 

Porsche is set to launch its own DSG-style dual-clutch gearbox that will be called ‘PDK’, short for Porsche Doppel Kupplungen or Porsche Double Clutches. Though Volkswagen was one of the first carmakers to offer dual-clutch systems on its cars, Porsche was actually one of the pioneers of the innovative transmission.

The sports carmaker used the design for some of its race cars during the 1980s, and now it’s set to be available in Porsche’s production cars, as reported by What Car? magazine.

Gear changes will be activated via F1-style paddles behind the steering wheel that control two separate clutches, one for the odd numbered gears and the other for the even ones.

There’s no word on when it will first appear on the market or for which vehicles, but considering acceleration will most likely be quicker than regular manual boxes we suspect most of the lineup will get the double-clutch option. Earlier reports suggested that a seven-speed unit would debut in the new 911 Turbo, but the gearbox apparently wasn’t ready in time.