Boeing 717

I have already seen three references to no manual.

Car Mag, 3/13...Wolfgang Hatz (quote): "Next turbo will take 911 to new level and I will be honest, we will not have a manual anymore." They had a photo of it which seemed to show little change except for a smaller rear spoiler.

malmasri

Porsche already said.....

Thanks for saving me the effort

Zeus993

Good interview. Thanks for posting.

rijowysock

hence why i bought my mezger engine 997TT M/T now.... got a feeling they are going to jump when the pdk only comes out.. purists will crave M/t and the true purists crave mezger only.

don't feel like having another "exige" situation on my hands (sold my exige and then market jumped up )

TT Surgeon

^my thoughts exactly.

Porscheholic

I'm keeping my 2007TT (manual) - love the car, have never tired of it, still enjoy every drive, and really starting to appreciate its relative small size, and its (again, relative) simplicity.

I do want to buy another Porsche, though, and am seriously thinking of the 991 GT3. I'll definitely take a test drive when they become available.

phillipj

We will see. Even that article is not gospel. And dealer reference was taken out of context.

Both the base turbo and the turbo S PDK? Really? You guys seem to have it all figured out. Next time I'll just ask you since you are so well connected with Porsche managment.

If im wrong you can roast me when the car comes out. Until then you dont know..

rijowysock

i have heard it directly from friends that work at porsche and they have always been spot on.

bit bigger than that is just common sense, why would a company release a pdk only "GT" car.. and then release their soccer mom rocket ship in a manual?.. if anything the turbo would adopt "pdk only" sooner than the GT3.

they already pissed people off, now it's easy to say "pdk only" for Turbo and so forth.

Rodbuster

It seems strange to me, that they would offer the new Boxster with a manual, but not the new turbo.

Zeus993

Agreed. I get the impression that the Boster and Cayman are the new traditional '911' small category car for sports car enthusiasts. They've increase the size of it and kept the manual transmission. What a great combination. The 991 now becomes the contender with Jag, Aston, BMW 6 series and Corvette for a GT style car. It's more comfy with lots of power and luxery. Don't we all just want a simple fun driving machine?

TT-911

I think you nailed it Joel.
The new Cayman is one gorgeous car with perfect proportions. They should make a turbo Cayman .

phillipj

I would buy one of those!

Overdraft

In last Friday at my local Porsche store to buy a Boxster S for my wife. My salesperson tells me that they were told there will be 400HP Cayman due out next summer with a stick - apparently in an effort to appease guys like many of us who feel Porsche has let them down in not offering a more visceral experience in their sports cars - like the old days. I like my PDK - I like my TT - I just don't love it which at this price point, should be a core tenet to these cars (for me anyway). With the Boxster S coming Monday (with PDK) I am seriously considering selling my TT - maybe get an R8 with a stick for the short term while we see what comes out of Porsche in the 991ttt...

TT Surgeon

OD, you change cars worse than me!

calantak

yes!

I just received word from my dealer this afternoon! 991 turbo s will be delivered to me september/octobre! (Belgium)

I get the first one for our region (preorder 1/2012...)
(btw dual tone cognac-espresso will be available on the turbo S)
amaranth red - espresso should work???
yihaaaaaaaa
ptv plus, pdk, pdcc pccb sport chrono plus standard, carbon center, doors etc standard, sportdesign wheel, tps standard


edit : after a long phone call with y dealer : amaranth red -espresso does NOT work. so it's down to espresso