Shaver Knob
#31
Right now if I had to choose between the nubbin or a MT, I'd go back to a MT.
Other than that lost functionality, I'm fine with 992.
#36
The whole interior revamp fails for me. As an old 997 owner I really appreciated the simplicity of that design, and while it’s dated now esp. around the technology many things just worked. Like the window switches, at least on a RHD car you could raise and lower the drivers window with one flick of your little finger. Hand never needed to leave the wheel. The gear lever was lovely leather that was a very tactile and comfortable place to rest your hand when waiting for traffic. It also got better with use. The console was simple and fitted the character of a 911, as did the dash generally.
All that has gone now. What we have now seems to mimic what BMW and Mercedes also have in their cars. Two digital slabs with a few design elements thrown in below. Sad.
All that has gone now. What we have now seems to mimic what BMW and Mercedes also have in their cars. Two digital slabs with a few design elements thrown in below. Sad.
#37
LOL who shifts a PDK with the SHIFT LEVER?
Guys...come on. If you want to use a stick, buy a manual. If you want a modern sports car with a DCT like every-other-sports car on the market, you use the paddles or just leave it in Auto-shift.
It's unbelievable that Porsche doesn't put paddles on every PDK car. Hopefully that nonsense stops with the 992.
Guys...come on. If you want to use a stick, buy a manual. If you want a modern sports car with a DCT like every-other-sports car on the market, you use the paddles or just leave it in Auto-shift.
It's unbelievable that Porsche doesn't put paddles on every PDK car. Hopefully that nonsense stops with the 992.
#38
LOL who shifts a PDK with the SHIFT LEVER?
Guys...come on. If you want to use a stick, buy a manual. If you want a modern sports car with a DCT like every-other-sports car on the market, you use the paddles or just leave it in Auto-shift.
It's unbelievable that Porsche doesn't put paddles on every PDK car. Hopefully that nonsense stops with the 992.
Guys...come on. If you want to use a stick, buy a manual. If you want a modern sports car with a DCT like every-other-sports car on the market, you use the paddles or just leave it in Auto-shift.
It's unbelievable that Porsche doesn't put paddles on every PDK car. Hopefully that nonsense stops with the 992.
So needless to say if I WANTED to shift the Macan with a lever I wouldn't do it because it's back-asswards. When I choose manual mode, I use the paddles.
I cannot believe people bitching about a nubbin instead of a lever, paddles are better, and I totally agree, if they want to shift with a lever, get a manual.
992 is so f*cking butt ugly, rear with fake exhaust tips, 3rd brake light, rear spoiler, 'just like everyone else' light bar, stupid FUGLY interior, no more real gauges except the tach, ugly gaping maw of a mouth on the front end..... if you GAVE me one I'd sell it and buy a pre-owned 991. I will never again buy a new Porsche, they've lost any future business from me. The Macan is a great 'vehicle', it's not a sportscar and I barf when they refer to anything but a 718 or Carrera as a sportscar. My 993 is the last REAL Porsche and IMHO the prettiest 911 design ever (991.2 in my book is the 2nd best looking but I drove one and wasn't impressed, I was REALLY unimpressed with a 718 Cayman S with PDK. Talk about my foot being separated from the engine, it was NOT linear at all. I'm glad the company can still build great racing machines. They've totally lost the plot IMHO on how to design a DRIVER'S sportscar that is not fugly.
#39
Originally Posted by Skullbussa
LOL who shifts a PDK with the SHIFT LEVER?
Guys...come on. If you want to use a stick, buy a manual. If you want a modern sports car with a DCT like every-other-sports car on the market, you use the paddles or just leave it in Auto-shift.
It's unbelievable that Porsche doesn't put paddles on every PDK car. Hopefully that nonsense stops with the 992.
Guys...come on. If you want to use a stick, buy a manual. If you want a modern sports car with a DCT like every-other-sports car on the market, you use the paddles or just leave it in Auto-shift.
It's unbelievable that Porsche doesn't put paddles on every PDK car. Hopefully that nonsense stops with the 992.
#44
#45
Me, and anyone who regularly drives spiritedly. Nevermind the more visceral feel, but at sharper corners, the center shifter comes in major handy as your hands lose track of, and have to twist over themselves to reach/find the paddles.
"But everyone else is doing it and follow the herd" isn't exactly a selling point, especially for a car that's built its legacy on defiantly not conforming (rear engine, anyone?).
True. A ***** is far more ergonomic than a teeny pecker razor.
"But everyone else is doing it and follow the herd" isn't exactly a selling point, especially for a car that's built its legacy on defiantly not conforming (rear engine, anyone?).
True. A ***** is far more ergonomic than a teeny pecker razor.