Scott P

At the Vintage GP weekend at the Glen in 2019, Hurley Haywood served as Grand Marshall at my brother's request (track prez). After Friday afternoon's Grand Prix Festival, my brother, my friend and Hurley went out to dinner. I asked him about PDK and he said it was by far the best transmission in a car he'd ever experienced. He also said "it's telepathic, you don't need to touch the paddles but can if you want" or words very close to that effect. That is quite the recommendation coming from a man of his driving experience and as you say @masmole most hold PDK in high regard even being a manual forever guy like me, I still see and appreciate the greatness of that transmission.

Crusje

Seriously. He made 3 threads in under 24 hours for his great female friend.

Risley

She's not interested in joining Rennlist to ask one question. She has decided on PDK, her build is almost identical to mine except she chose white and ventilated leather seats, I chose silver with sport-tex

Icegrill

Your threads are very strange…

rasetsu

Then you should keep yours with the manual so you can have the option of swapping cars when you feel like it to enjoy the PDK when you get the hankering and she can get back into her PDK when her hand pain ailment resurfaces.

Drew46

BMW's DCT is old tech for BMW. The PDK is in another dimension altogether. I had a SMG M5 and a DCT M5. Both were great when paddle (or stick) shifting. The SMG sucked at around town "drive" mode. The DCT was light years better but still not in the same league as the PDK.

Risley

Care to explain? I'm using the forum as its intended, to ask questions and become more educated and to share and help others. It's been great up until now with a couple of rude replies I've received.

Risley

We don't live together. We are a few hours away from each other, just friends.

Tobeit

I love manuals and still have 2 in the garage...but one aspect I feel is often forgotten - when I use the PDK and paddles I can keep both my hands on the steering wheel et all times and that is important to me when I try to drive a little "sporty" around the block.

double-o-seven

All of these decisions are very personal, but in my case, I think the man-machine linkage and bond that can be "felt" with the third (clutch) pedal's engagement with the driver's shifting hand cannot be replaced by PDK or any other great automated transmissions for that matter.

Sure, you can resort to paddle-shifting when you are in the mood with PDK, but the stick shift transmission forces the driver to retain the man-machine bond at a maximum level of engagement and mechanical satisfaction at all times. As an enthusiast driver, you always have to think about shift points and clutch engagement in the back of your mind, something that PDK doesn't allow you to do 100 percent of time.

Having said that, if I had only one car in my stable, I probably won't own that as a manual transmission car because the SF Bay Area traffic is generally terrible at all hours.

22992

they to clickey clackey, so everyone is a winner

Wilder

For MT die hards like me, the decision is simple...
MT for a weekend/canyons/fun road car.
PDK if you have to share, or daily in traffic, or will track a lot.

PDK is amazing. It's faster and easier that manual. I love it in my daily Macan Turbo. It's just not as fun or engaging.

NYG1121

Grew up with manuals but haven't had one in 20 years.. ..Now cannot wait to get back into one in the incoming targa 4GTS. The more the world is going digital, the more I want to be able to do analog things.

Staffie Guy

I test drive a PDK before I bought my manual 992, and I thought to myself "wow this car would be great with a stick".

If you are into manuals, the PDK is not a substitute in my opinion.

However, if I was to track my car (which I won't), then I would get the PDK. I just love the art and the tactical feel of shifting.

Gary12000

tell me more, what brand and how easy to install??? i lick a good click, and a clickity click would be even better