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Originally Posted by SCA

The plan is to hopefully be there and see it come off the truck.




I have repeatedly read that most dealers frown upon that now as allegedly PCNA has advised against it.

@SCA, you’ve driven the 7sp manuals in the 991s, right?

I’m ultra keen on your feedback of the 7sp in the 992. Even better would be some feedback from you on the comparisons between the 991 and 992 generations for this aspect.

[SCA]

Originally Posted by lemming

@SCA, you’ve driven the 7sp manuals in the 991s, right?

I’m ultra keen on your feedback of the 7sp in the 992. Even better would be some feedback from you on the comparisons between the 991 and 992 generations for this aspect.

I have not. Just the 6 speeds. I have never driven a 991 as well.

Edit: Keep in mind that the 992 T has the SSK from the GTS.

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Originally Posted by SCA

I have not. Just the 6 speeds. I have never driven a 991 as well.

Edit: Keep in mind that the 992 T has the SSK from the GTS.

Well. The six speed that Porsche uses in the 996/7 and 987/981 cars is the reference (it is to me), what I’m hoping is that when you drive your 992, that you can say “hey it’s damn close to being as easy to use and notch-free as the six speed transmission that we all know”

The 992 S order is based on trust that Porsche improved the transmission from the 991.2s, but it would be nice to have an owner confirm the trust.

[SCA]

Originally Posted by lemming

Well. The six speed that Porsche uses in the 996/7 and 987/981 cars is the reference (it is to me), what I’m hoping is that when you drive your 992, that you can say “hey it’s damn close to being as easy to use and notch-free as the six speed transmission that we all know”

The 992 S order is based on trust that Porsche improved the transmission from the 991.2s, but it would be nice to have an owner confirm the trust.

Multiple well-known automotive press have stated that the 992 7 speed has been improved since its initial launch. Who knows how much truth is to that? I do know that Andreas Preuninger immensely dislikes the 7 speed. He has been rather blunt about it.

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Originally Posted by SCA

Multiple well-known automotive press have stated that the 992 7 speed has been improved since its initial launch. Who knows how much truth is to that? I do know that Andreas Preuninger immensely dislikes the 7 speed. He has been rather blunt about it.

I did NOT know this. Has this come out in interviews or something?

Hilarious.

[SCA]

Originally Posted by lemming

I did NOT know this. Has this come out in interviews or something?

Hilarious.

Yes… he has stated it publicly multiple times. You will never see it in a GT car as he would never allow it. Allegedly the bean counters have pushed for its use in GT cars.

[lemming]

Originally Posted by SCA

Yes… he has stated it publicly multiple times.

I will say this —ostensibly the same 6 speed they used in 991.2 GT3 is used in 992 GT3. And it does shift better. Less friction/notchiness. So they either changed the fluids out or worked on the synchros.

This has to be true for the 992 T/S/GTS also then.

Not sure why he would have on it so much though. PDK is perfect for the Macan (note that they do NOT use PDK in Cayennes….) because it’s a small engine and the PDK makes the most out of the horsepower. PDK in the S/GTS and Turbos though — it totally lacks driver involvement, IMHO.

I fully admit at the limits of adhesion, PDK does better than I can do as a human, but for how I own and drive my cars, PDK is robotic and anti-involvement.

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