Just test drove a Pany again this last weekend. I love the key and how it is inserted.

As for the keyless solution, I personally would not order it. IMHO Porsche heritage is BS, the dash is designed/built with the ignition on the left. It is cheaper for them to have all the dash boards to be the same, whether real key of plastic dummy fob. They could have just installed a button in the ignition hole in the dashboard to save money.

Just like the PDK buttons it is a little awkward. Not a deal breaker, just a solution designed as an after thought, IMHO.

 

I guess I am very used to the fact that each **** does the up/down shift function. It would feel awkward (to me) to use one paddle to upshift and another to downshift.

 

it takes about 10-15 minutes for me to get used to the PDK buttons everytime I drive it... and eventually i'll just give up and use the gear lever

all my other cars have downshift on the left and upshift paddle on the right. only porsche have it all wrong....

especially when I'm in auto mode and it shifts up to 2nd for me and i wanna manually shift to 3rd, my instinct will pull the right paddle and on a PDK car, it resulted into downshifting into first

 

Agreed....they have to come up with a patch for this. Give me paddles!!

Since this is my daily driver I have gotten used to the buttons but still seem to prefer to use the stick--completely opposite of my M5.

 

its really hard for me to get used to the PDK shift buttons especially when I'm used to shifting with left for down and right for up for the past 10 years. either in video games or in my first automated manual (E46 M3) everything has been the same left for down and right for up.


BMW's regular steptronic paddle also sucked, but at least it was still pull for upshift and not push for upshift.

 

I would prefer to have him stopped dead in his tracks...what if a member of your family was still inside? --okay that is a bit far fetched but it would be a nice option to be able to shut the car down with the key FOB....who knows maybe it buys you enough time to source your back up gun from a poor holster location...like your ankle and turn the tables. It is always better to have options

 

It is a traditional thing that pays homage to the old days of Porsche racing at Le Mans where the ignition would be on the opposite side of the gear lever allowing the driver to put the car in gear while staring it.