7-Speed DSG Announcement
07-25-2006, 04:29 PM
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7-Speed DSG Announcement
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Porsche to offer seven-speed DSG
Gearbox could be used in everything from Boxsters to race cars
6:00 am, July 25, 2006
Patent documents filed by Porsche in Germany indicate the company is preparing a seven-speed double-clutch gearbox for use in everything from the Boxster to the 911 to the Carrera GT-based mid-engined GT1 race car. Porsche had hoped to complete work on its sequential manual gearbox in time for this summer’s introduction of the 997-based 911 Turbo, but that car initially arrives with a Tiptronic automatic or a six-speed manual. No word on when Porsche plans to introduce the new transmission.
Porsche to offer seven-speed DSG
Gearbox could be used in everything from Boxsters to race cars
6:00 am, July 25, 2006
Patent documents filed by Porsche in Germany indicate the company is preparing a seven-speed double-clutch gearbox for use in everything from the Boxster to the 911 to the Carrera GT-based mid-engined GT1 race car. Porsche had hoped to complete work on its sequential manual gearbox in time for this summer’s introduction of the 997-based 911 Turbo, but that car initially arrives with a Tiptronic automatic or a six-speed manual. No word on when Porsche plans to introduce the new transmission.
07-25-2006, 05:14 PM
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Three Wheelin'
IMO, the Direct Shift Gearbox "DSG" is a great tech advancement and will cut a couple of seconds off your race time, but could be boring for some at average speeds and decide to place the DSG on drive (auto)... I'll just wait and see...
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07-25-2006, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by omeko3
psh its still an automatic, I would rather a SMG or 6 sp manual
07-25-2006, 06:56 PM
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Drifting
YEAH !!!
Hopefully soon there will be a button on the car so I don't even have to drive.
How cool would that be. I can just drink my latte, talk on the phone and occassionally yell out the window,
"Do you know who I am.. I'll have you killed!!"
Hopefully soon there will be a button on the car so I don't even have to drive.
How cool would that be. I can just drink my latte, talk on the phone and occassionally yell out the window,
"Do you know who I am.. I'll have you killed!!"
07-25-2006, 07:14 PM
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For all the DSG haters, perhaps they will offer a non-synchro 6 speed so you can really get involved. That, plus power steering-delete, and rear drum brakes. I understand a model with rear-view mirror delete is also being readied for those who want the purest experience. A crank-starting model has been witnessed testing. The handle comes out right under the wing.AS
07-25-2006, 07:20 PM
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Drifting
Originally Posted by Alexander Stemer
For all the DSG haters, perhaps they will offer a non-synchro 6 speed so you can really get involved. That, plus power steering-delete, and rear drum brakes. I understand a model with rear-view mirror delete is also being readied for those who want the purest experience. A crank-starting model has been witnessed testing. The handle comes out right under the wing.AS
07-25-2006, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by B-Line
YEAH !!!
Hopefully soon there will be a button on the car so I don't even have to drive.
How cool would that be. I can just drink my latte, talk on the phone and occassionally yell out the window,
"Do you know who I am.. I'll have you killed!!"
Hopefully soon there will be a button on the car so I don't even have to drive.
How cool would that be. I can just drink my latte, talk on the phone and occassionally yell out the window,
"Do you know who I am.. I'll have you killed!!"
07-25-2006, 07:32 PM
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Drifting
Originally Posted by Marsellus Wallace
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