911 Carrera T
#271
The 7 speed has a short shifter which is exclusive to the T. Shifts are quick. Finding 7th is a little annoying but you only go there for long highway cruises so it's no big deal. It's not as good as the 6 speed. Too many gears and too close together. The rev matching is great. If the car had the 6 speed it would be perfect. I give the 7 speed manual a 7 out of 10. The 6 speed is a 9.5+ out of 10.
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If there was a 7th gear, I’d like to pack the lower gears closer together and made shorter (and leave 7th where the current 6th gear is).
GT cars should be geared for best performance, not to be quiet and frugal with fuel.
#274
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Horses for courses I guess, but when I am cruising at 70mph at just shy of 3k I feel myself reaching for another gear. I imagine it is worse NVH at higher speeds and it’s not like there is not enough power to comfortably accelerate in 6th at 2k and up so it has the power for a 7th gear. And I am not driving 100mph, let alone 200mph.
I will say it is vastly better than lotus which were at even higher rpm in 6th cruising. So much so I planned on a celica 6th gear swap if I ever had to take the trans apart.
I will say it is vastly better than lotus which were at even higher rpm in 6th cruising. So much so I planned on a celica 6th gear swap if I ever had to take the trans apart.
#275
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Horses for courses I guess, but when I am cruising at 70mph at just shy of 3k I feel myself reaching for another gear. I imagine it is worse NVH at higher speeds and it’s not like there is not enough power to comfortably accelerate in 6th at 2k and up so it has the power for a 7th gear. And I am not driving 100mph, let alone 200mph.
I will say it is vastly better than lotus which were at even higher rpm in 6th cruising. So much so I planned on a celica 6th gear swap if I ever had to take the trans apart.
I will say it is vastly better than lotus which were at even higher rpm in 6th cruising. So much so I planned on a celica 6th gear swap if I ever had to take the trans apart.
#276
I guess it would partly depend on how much stop-and-go is included in your commute...though I think the T deserves (and needs) a third pedal.
#277
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3000 miles on mine now- combination of mtn, back road and downtown traffic. Haven't once thought "this car would be better with PDK"
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Not as good as a GT but it's not supposed to be. I'd say it's still pretty damn good. I've never caught myself thinking that the feeling is anything short of great for what the car is intended for. My car came with power steering plus. I have no idea if/how that affects it.
#279
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When .1 was introduced AP repeatedly said 7th was not an overdrive on the PDK-S.
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anyone know the gt3 Touring US production numbers?
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