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Old 02-27-2019, 05:55 PM
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I predict that Porsche will come out with a "Classic" PDK shift lever as an $1,030 option. $1,420 if you go for the chrome one and $1,980 for the carbon fiber, but the carbon fiber will only be available if you opt for carbon fiber throughout the car, and only during September production time.
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Old 02-27-2019, 07:39 PM
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Old 02-27-2019, 10:46 PM
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My prediction is that the GT3 will have a different shifter.
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The problem with that idea is the nubbin is not equipped to shift gears. Thus, swapping out the nubbin for the "Classic" gear shifter would be a cosmetic improvement only, not a functional upgrade. #savethePDKgearshifter
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Old 02-28-2019, 05:13 AM
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I have been hoping for such an option from the day I saw the first interior spy shot.
However, I would only spec it if it allowed me to manually shift with the lever again.
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Old 02-28-2019, 05:47 AM
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great. you pay for an option that was supposed to be standard.

Porsche should do that more often to any part of car.
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They will get rid of it altogether as per McLaren and Ferrari.
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I don’t think Porsche will do anything unless there is a more vocal outcry. And the time for that to happen is once the 992 is shipped to dealers in late spring/early summer. I was one of the more vocal individuals urging caution on forming opinions until you could actuually see the car and sit in it. So I finally saw the car and sat in it and: (i) the ‘nubbin’ is ridiculous looking and (ii) the rest of the interior is not much better.
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I wonder how many PDK guys shift with the shifter rather than paddles?
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Originally Posted by 911boy
I wonder how many PDK guys shift with the shifter rather than paddles?
I have both and use what ever when ever the mood hits. I like the way the 991 shifter works and looks, too.
Would the nubbin keep me out of a 992 if I decided I really wanted the all around marginal performance advantages it offers over my 991.1 C2S (and I decided I could forgo the sound of its PSE)?
Nah.
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Originally Posted by ClassJ
My prediction is that the GT3 will have a different shifter.
And eventually the 992.2 as well.
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Originally Posted by ClassJ
My prediction is that the GT3 will have a different shifter.
Agree.

Originally Posted by poverty spec
And eventually the 992.2 as well.
Don't agree.

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Originally Posted by 911boy
I wonder how many PDK guys shift with the shifter rather than paddles?
i use both, it’s both practical and fun to me.
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Originally Posted by 911boy
I wonder how many PDK guys shift with the shifter rather than paddles?
There was a thread about this in the 991 forum a while ago. The majority of those who shifted manually used the paddles. Keep in mind, I suspect that the vast majority of PDK owners don't manually shift at all.
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