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Old 02-17-2021 | 02:12 PM
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Come drive with me at Road Atlanta I can show you.
Come drive with me at LS & I’ll show you.
Old 02-17-2021 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by rk-d
Technically they can use this on an 8 speed. As a pure drive selector. No shifting.

Maybe some people would like that. Personally I’d think it would be a little embarrassing.
Hopefully they will add it to the 2022 lineup, it will be interesting
Old 02-17-2021 | 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Maverick787
Come drive with me at Road Atlanta I can show you.
Originally Posted by smiles11
Come drive with me at LS & I’ll show you.


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Old 02-17-2021 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ipse dixit
Everyone who is hating on the nubbin should never drive a 918, which is one of my favorite Porsche's of the modern era.
except the 918 is nearly nothing like a run of the mill carrera. you may as well compare the car to an F1 car.
Old 02-17-2021 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ipse dixit
Personally, I actually find the 992 GT3 gear shifter more offensive than the "nubbin" on the 992.

It's a total poseur -- a MT mimi-me masquerading as a PDK shifter.

Say what you want about the nubbin, at least it is original and true to its purpose in life.
Why be offended? You still have the paddles, nothing is lost.
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Old 02-17-2021 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by aggie57
Why be offended? You still have the paddles, nothing is lost.
Yes I don’t get it? What is wrong with increased functionality? Use or not. 🤷🏼‍♂️
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Old 02-17-2021 | 02:47 PM
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Spy shot of the 992+ shifter... please keep this on the DL



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Old 02-17-2021 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by aggie57
Why be offended? You still have the paddles, nothing is lost.
Because it looks out of place.

Like those guys who put on a GT3 spoiler on a regular Carrera.
Old 02-17-2021 | 03:26 PM
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I agree the new GT3 shifter being wrong for a PDK car, especially with the leather boot. Can you imagine how many times the non - porsche people will say while they are looking through your window “That cool! You got a manual” Nope it’s not......

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Old 02-17-2021 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ggreg911
you shift while taking turn 7?
To be honest, no. I am usually in auto mode.
Old 02-17-2021 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by -TFK-
Hopefully they will add it to the 2022 lineup, it will be interesting
Please, don't do it!

Porsche reads these forums and listens to their customers, right?
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Originally Posted by surquhar
I agree the new GT3 shifter being wrong for a PDK car, especially with the leather boot. Can you imagine how many times the non - porsche people will say while they are looking through your window “That cool! You got a manual” Nope it’s not......
This is hardly the first time an auto shifter looks at a glance like a manual. A slightly longer glance at the shifter, you see the P N D R markings, and mystery solved.

I'd far prefer an auto that looks like a manual than that pathetic looking shaver.
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Old 02-17-2021 | 04:05 PM
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I'd imagine that the buttons on the manual transmission shifter and the PDK shifter are identical, save for the patterns inscribed on them. As a theft deterrent, one could replace one with the other. Stymied by a pattern that in no way was actually functional, a potential thief might be thwarted. I would guess that a video of such would be quite popular.
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Originally Posted by dhirm5
This is hardly the first time an auto shifter looks at a glance like a manual. A slightly longer glance at the shifter, you see the P N D R markings, and mystery solved.

I'd far prefer an auto that looks like a manual than that pathetic looking shaver.
Thats true - If you take a good long look at it you can clearly see the PNDR markings...

We will have to agree to disagree on this one. I think the nubbin works great with the new 992 interior. I don’t miss the shifter in my 991.2 at all. I’ll admit I never shifted using it, only once just to try it. I get that functionality being removed is a big deal for some, but in the looks department I’m very happy with it.


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