R N M

So which one is it?

AP has done many interviews and said he enjoys shifting gears with the shifter and not only paddles when 992 GT3 came out when questioned why it didn’t have the dumb razor shifter design.

Haros

lol what a circle jerk.

ipse dixit

aggie57 is right that I didn't say AP is a liar.

But that doesn't mean that AP isn't a liar.

aggie57

enjoying something is not the same as ‘fighting for it’. @ipse dixit is right, the 7-speed PDK needs an actual shifter. My recollection, without looking it up again, is that reverse is selected by a cable connection (or something like that).

Hunky

Who is "AP"?

Butzi

Andreas Preuninger - Director everything GT at Porsche

ipse dixit

FIFY

Salj

I remember when AP said "Flappy paddles are for grandmas" with respect to GT cars--only to be followed by the intro of PDK to GT cars within 2 years.

R N M

Sad to see you never drove a GT car and yet talking nonsense.

R N M

Well that is what he stated so I will believe the person that has continued to develop the most Analog cars for sale today and the only high end sports cars still sold with NA engine and manual transmission.

It is pretty sad the attitude some folks have here towards the person that created the most sought after cars in Porsche’s history. Yes he is a great sales person but he is very passionate about driving feel and cars like the S/T would never exist without him.

Go drive any of the GT cars and see how special they are.

Larson E. Rapp

AP talks his book, like everybody else. I don't know what people expect...

mk85911

This is probably the most useful response I have ever come across. In my neck of the woods, there are no 992’s available to test drive because all incoming vehicles at the dealership are sold orders, so no seat of the pants experience available. Incidentally, I purchased my 997.2 in 2011 because I thought the upcoming 991 was moving a bit more toward GT at that point than I wanted, and the 997 has turned out to be a sweet spot for me. At that time, I was able to test drive several 997’s which were on the lot, and consequently I was able to put together a build order that was exactly to my liking.

I don’t need a GT vehicle because my S8 fills that slot just fine.

Thanks for taking the time to give me your first hand experience. Mike

3520MMF

Thats crazy that you haven’t been able to test drive a 992 in PA. It’s in its 6th model year.

Wilder

You've had your 85 since new. That's special.
But I can also see how you might want to try something different after such a long haul.
Just don't sell the 3.2 for a new car. Add if you can instead.