end of the manual gearbox as we know it

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09-17-2015, 11:30 PM

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ilko

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Originally Posted by dan212

Maybe they just decided that they had perfected the manual gearbox and there was no further room for improvement. They have achieved perfection.

In the last iteration of the G50 maybe. Or the current 981 generation, I might add. But the current 7-speed manual that's in the 991 leaves a lot to be desired. It's a repackaged PDK box and it shows.

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09-18-2015, 06:55 AM

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The PDK is nice in my wife's Macan but I'd still rather have a stick in my sports cars.

Phil

Sold my Wife Macan after 10k miles

Gearbox annoyed me for a suv

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09-18-2015, 04:34 PM

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SAVE THE MANUALS!!!!!

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09-18-2015, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ilko

This. The g96 cable shift gearbox or maybe the g97 turbo box was the pinnacle. The Aisin 6spd is nice but not as nice as the Getrags. The pdk based sold manual isn't even a direct linkage anymore. It may as well be paddle shift.