Porsche Is Developing A Gearbox That Switches Between Manual And Automatic
Mar 16, 2026 | 06:00 PM
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Porsche Is Developing A Gearbox That Switches Between Manual And Automatic
Mar 16, 2026 | 10:22 PM
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As always - this is an article based on the contents of a patent application publication, not an actual patent.
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Mar 17, 2026 | 09:17 AM
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Similar to the double-clutch PDK.
Mar 17, 2026 | 09:51 AM
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How is this any different from a PDK? It's a PDK that is operated via a stick vs flappy paddles. There is no clutch pedal.
Mar 17, 2026 | 02:37 PM
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A jack of all might be a master of none.
Mar 19, 2026 | 02:28 AM
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Bit of an edge case. For the driver that wants a manual, but not a manual?
Mar 28, 2026 | 12:44 AM
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Seems like something more geared towards EV's than any future gas cars imo.
Mar 28, 2026 | 11:26 AM
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What about an EV drivetrain wirh an AI-powered fake gearbox and clutch that makes noises like a true gearchange?
Mar 28, 2026 | 12:34 PM
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Seems like something more geared towards EV's than any future gas cars imo.
EVs don't need gearboxes at all. This is absolutley for their ICE cars
Mar 28, 2026 | 01:36 PM
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How is this any different from a PDK? It's a PDK that is operated via a stick vs flappy paddles. There is no clutch pedal.
Exactly my thought. There's already an "M" button on the console of my C2S.
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Article is misleading. Filing a patent doesn't mean you are actually developing it.
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Exactly my thought. There's already an "M" button on the console of my C2S.
Insteadof going back and forth, the manual mode in the article is about changing gears in a traditional 5 or 6 speed pattern.
Porsche Is Developing A Gearbox That Switches Between Manual And Automatic
