dark knight

WTH? its so small and weird, can it even be used to shift the PDK, have they lost their minds ?

K-A

Yes. It’s easily the lamest thing about the car. Almost bad enough to turn me off to an otherwise excellent car.

That and the horridly bland and quiet, nondescript startup sound.

chuckbdc

Does anyone else hate it? There are some who have made their forum careers hating it creatively and colorfully. It ranks up there with the third brake light and the door handles for generic and specialized derision.

It seems to have passed its peak as a spectator sport. The vast majority of road testers and new owners who have actually experienced the car have been distracted by various performance advances over previous 911s, and have focused on that.

darkknight26

From one Dark Knight to another, it really is a non issue once you’ve sat in the car. Must admit I did like shifting up/down especially on turns where it probably wasn’t even necessary to shift!

dark knight

thanks Dark Knight 26!
so it can be used to shift properly? when turning hard, its sometimes difficult to access the paddles and thats why still having a center console shifter is important

Christian S.

No.

darkknight26

I doubt it. Will be doing my test derive tomorrow so will report back on how it compares to the 991.2 PDK manual shifts mid corner.

clutchplate

I can forgive the shifter if the car otherwise puts a huge smile on my face. Haven't seen any reviews yet where that happens so we'll see.

Argon_

If you absolutely need to grasp a phallic shifter in order to feel comfortable with your purchase, just get the manual.

atombomb33

This discussion has been beaten to death 6 ways from Sunday. A quick forum search would show you countless pages for your reading pleasure.

dark knight

i searched the first page and dates, but hey thanks for your help

Crester

There's only been 20,000 posts on the "nubbin" already... but sure... go ahead and start another thread.

skiahh

They're hiding their frustration at someone just a tad too lazy to do any research themselves on the subject.

No, it cannot "manually" control the PDK. It's an electronic switch that selects the direction of travel (R - N - D) and park. You cannot use it to select or hold a gear. That's what your paddles are for.

Does anyone else hate it? Most everyone. Though many have resigned themselves to it and realize the PDK really doesn't need their intervention to operate at peak capability.

Many would also argue that shifting properly involves a 3rd pedal. Manually overriding some pretty spectacular shifting logic isn't "shifting" properly. It's not shifting at all, if you think about it... it's just activating a switch to tell the PDK computer to select and/or hold a gear.

slc4s

here we go again.... at least its only the 75th round on this fight.

Christian S.

Only if you double de-clutch.

Properly.