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Yes, as @cgaites says the 6-speed in the current T is the same 7-speed transmission as the 992.1 manuals less one gear. Apart from that and the GT3 cables the other change they made was to put a 5% taller final drive ratio in, I guess to compensate for the lack of 7th. Which ironically means all gears in the 992.2 T are taller than the .1 cars, which in themselves were widely critisized for having too tall intermediate gears. But that is not something I've heard about the .2 T - strange how the world works!
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I have a .1T and use 7th everytime I’m on the highway going over 70mph. I love my 7th gear; makes cruising on the highway a lot more comfortable, as it drops the RPMs to a more comfortable level
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Do you recall what rpm you are at when cruising at 70? I think one reviewer said that the .2 T was at 2500 rpm in the 70’s in 6th.
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Excuse me, sir. But it is illegal to operate your phone while driving. 
I said it earlier, if there is a manual S, my money is still on a 7-speed given the above comments. The T has a different "ethos" justifying a 6-speed, lightweight glass etc. The S driver is not the same.
I said it earlier, if there is a manual S, my money is still on a 7-speed given the above comments. The T has a different "ethos" justifying a 6-speed, lightweight glass etc. The S driver is not the same.
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Excuse me, sir. But it is illegal to operate your phone while driving.
I said it earlier, if there is a manual S, my money is still on a 7-speed given the above comments. The T has a different "ethos" justifying a 6-speed, lightweight glass etc. The S driver is not the same.
I said it earlier, if there is a manual S, my money is still on a 7-speed given the above comments. The T has a different "ethos" justifying a 6-speed, lightweight glass etc. The S driver is not the same.
That ethos is mere marketing. It has been shown over and over again by way of verified scale numbers the “T” models are no lighter. A manual driver is a manual driver.
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It's the marketing I'm betting on. Anyone got the polymarket/kalshi prediction up?
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Fun reading through this thread. My thoughts and guesses/predictions:
1. None of us posting here actually know more than the others posting.
2. Dealers, "SA's", parts people, cleaning ladies etc are in the same boat until any announcements are made.
3. Lot of speculation based on personal feelings, past models, and other things that can't predict the future.
4. My prediction as posted previously is Porsche will indeed launch a 6-speed manual version of the Carrera S as another separate, manual-only model similar to the T. Sport PASM, perhaps with the GTS helper springs, limited slip differential, RAS, the "lightweight" glass, and perhaps unique optional interior options not seen as of yet (GTS features lots of "racetex"/alcantara, T has "sport tex" seat centers). PCCB and PDCC optional for maximum chassis spec. Launch time frame (press/social media release) by end of this year with deliveries Q1 2027. Price +$15-20K over regular S.
5. I don't believe Porsche would fit the 7-speed again as there would simply be too many transmissions in the lineup. Effective gearing got longer with the 992 with the 1" increase in rear tire diameter. I think the majority of manual cars will continue to be in North America meaning minimal effect on Euro 7 regulated markets.
All of the above is purely my speculation, opinion, and guess as a humble Porsche enthusiast of more than 40 years.
1. None of us posting here actually know more than the others posting.
2. Dealers, "SA's", parts people, cleaning ladies etc are in the same boat until any announcements are made.
3. Lot of speculation based on personal feelings, past models, and other things that can't predict the future.
4. My prediction as posted previously is Porsche will indeed launch a 6-speed manual version of the Carrera S as another separate, manual-only model similar to the T. Sport PASM, perhaps with the GTS helper springs, limited slip differential, RAS, the "lightweight" glass, and perhaps unique optional interior options not seen as of yet (GTS features lots of "racetex"/alcantara, T has "sport tex" seat centers). PCCB and PDCC optional for maximum chassis spec. Launch time frame (press/social media release) by end of this year with deliveries Q1 2027. Price +$15-20K over regular S.
5. I don't believe Porsche would fit the 7-speed again as there would simply be too many transmissions in the lineup. Effective gearing got longer with the 992 with the 1" increase in rear tire diameter. I think the majority of manual cars will continue to be in North America meaning minimal effect on Euro 7 regulated markets.
All of the above is purely my speculation, opinion, and guess as a humble Porsche enthusiast of more than 40 years.
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