heaven_inc

This is literally my thinking. I've also never driven a PDK GT car and all the videos of instantaneous shifts and playing sweet musical symphonies with the engine by flicking your fingertips look sooo damn good! I'm VERY tempted to play this new musical instrument.

But on the other hand... PDK isn't going anywhere, from a long term perspective I'll probably have plenty of opportunities to own DCT cars in the future, Porsche or not... Plus I already know I love manual cars, I'm good at it and this is undoubtedly the best manual in the world.

It does sound like a coin toss at this point lol. One thing for sure, if I do end up getting the manual, it'll surely be the last manual car I ever buy new.

Wild Weasel

You know that you don't need to turn that stuff on, right? By default, it's not enabled. This isn't like putting a PDK in manual mode and pretending it's a manual. This is a proper manual with some helpful features that you can choose to engage if you like.

I'd normally be with you 100% on this, but with things going electric I'm not so sure anymore.

GrantG

Interesting point. Maybe not a good time to buy stock in a transmission company. Most electrics have no gearbox (and some have their motors right on the wheel hubs)...

OKGT3

100% agree. It's a joy in all modes. It's just mind boggling what it can do on it's own with the features turned on.

I guess I also failed to mention that the flat-foot upshifts is a sensation that I don't think I've ever had in ANY car. It's nuts.

Wild Weasel

Yeah. It's weird. With Sport mode on, there's times when I'm not entirely sure anymore what I'm supposed to be doing with the pedal.

manitou202

I posted this video in another thread, but here you go. My manual .2GT3 at the track. I hit 8500+ RPM between each shift (even bounced off redline occasionally), downshifted like a pro because of the auto-rev match, and never fell below 4500rpms during my hot laps.

If you like manual transmissions at all, this is the one to get.

(Ignore the data in the video it didn't sync properly)

PorscheFrank

If I were going to get a PDK I'd opt for an RS. Maybe even a .1 RS.
I chose manual for my .2 GT3 because I had a PDK GTS that I found a tad bit boring. Just didn't feel engaged enough, especially for a car I drive one a week at most.

vodavoda

Why not buy the manual, try it out for a while to see how YOU like it. It won't matter how many folks pipe up with an opinion to your post, ONLY YOU will know if the experience is what YOU'RE after. Who really cares what the rest of us think? The reason I would recommend purchasing the manual first instead of the other way around, is that if it's not for you, it should be easy to sell and you'll likely not lose a penny (unless you were nailed with a bid ADM). Then you can just push the money into a PDK, or get in line for the RS.

Nan P

I've had manual cars my whole life including a 997.1 GT3RS - thoroughly enjoyed them all and would love a 991.2 GT3 manual
Now have a 991.1 GT3.
I drive it in manual mode 100% of the time; using the shifter around town (poor man's manual) and the paddles on track - best of both worlds? Maybe/maybe not...
Not trying to be biased, but..... I think it's truly amazing!

991.2 GT3 in PDK no brainer...
You could always trade it for a manual if you're bored....

Taffy66

When i was speccing my GT3 last summer i was back and forth between manual and PDK like a yo yo, as i love both equally...I finally chose PDK but only because time had run out and i had to make a choice.!.
No regrets whatsoever as when i'm hooning on some twisty country roads, i slip the shifter across to manual and paddle my way up and down the box for the sheer hell of it..In that scenario i'm positive i would not have more fun in a manual..
If i had gone Manual i'm pretty confident i would have felt exactly the same way, but for different reasons..
Either way both boxes are the best out there and no right or wrong choice, just down to what mood you're in when you are forced to tick only one box..

Houston GT3

Am I the only guy who worries about the money shift on the track? Manuel more fun, but the opportunity to erase that worry would make that decision more difficult for me.

mooty

i bought both
your question has no real answers

MileHigh911

What seams silly-- if the car has the ability to control throttle position and clutch engagement by the push of a button, then it also has the electronic ability to thwart a money shift. It could simply not release the clutch and start making a beeping sound to tell the genius what just happened.

mcipseric

Money shift usually happens on the down shift. In a manual there is no protection against over revs on a downshift. Manuals don't have electronic ability to control the clutch. The throttle is capable to be electronically manipulated since 996 Gen2.

Pr3z

Manual = Street Driven / Light Track Use
PDK = Dedicated Track Car

End of argument.