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Old 12-15-2018, 11:15 AM
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Brian is not my favorite presenter on this channel as he tends to....I dunno, he’s just not as likable as Thomas to me. But good video.


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Thanks for sharing. I'm not buying his justification for the nubbin.
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Thanks for sharing. 992 is awesome
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Originally Posted by Porsche911GTS'16
Thanks for sharing. I'm not buying his justification for the nubbin.
I do.

I dont like the nubbin. But having driven the current generation Panamera about 10 days, and the capacitive touch screen buttons on the far right in front of the shifter are hard to see / touch / use because of the shifter placement. This layout is different and the shifter is less obtrusive. So it definitely will help.
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I like the Autogefuhl reviews. Probably my favorite presenters...then again...I like the nubbin, turbos and all the the other stuff many people around here hate.

By the way, I don't get the discussion about "fake" exhaust pipes. Don't all Porsches have "cosmetic" tips on the tailpipe. How are these tips different than the usual? Seems immaterial to me.

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Love 992. But that was a ride, not a drive
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Originally Posted by Semitone
I like the Autogefuhl reviews. Probably my favorite presenters...then again...I like the nubbin, turbos and all the the other stuff many people around here hate.

By the way, I don;t get the discussion about "fake" exhaust pipes. Don't all Porsches have "cosmetic" tips on the tailpipe. How are these tips different the usual? Seems immaterial to me.
Yes, but mine are attached/clamped on like a funnel, which is different than what some have described as an exhaust pipe routed into a decorative tube with minimal (if any) mechanical attachment.
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Yeah i watched the whole thing. it was better than ****. Unfortunately, that big overly-complicated thing called engine will be replaced by electric motor in 10 years, whether you like or it. Enjoy it while it lasts cus dinosaur juice engine will be in museum or auction in 50 years.
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Originally Posted by Porsche911GTS'16
Thanks for sharing. I'm not buying his justification for the nubbin.
I do. I'm not really a fan of the nubbin as a centerpiece of the console, either.

Put it somewhere other than where a traditional shifter goes, though (like on the dash a la the 918) and I'm fine with it, because if you're going to get the PDK, recognize it's better than you will ever be and just use it; put it in D like he said and go. If you want to shift the car, get the MT.
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In non-sport design guise such as the pix/video above,....the front is still horrid. I can't believe Porsche would let that slide. Sport design just looks so much better, should be standard.
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Originally Posted by Rocket_boy
In non-sport design guise such as the pix/video above,....the front is still horrid. I can't believe Porsche would let that slide. Sport design just looks so much better, should be standard.
The sport design front is just the standard front on 991.2. Go Figure. Rip off $3.5k
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What does the Sport Design front for the 992 look like? Does it fix that atrocious black plastic abyss?
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Originally Posted by gary.lee
The sport design front is just the standard front on 991.2. Go Figure. Rip off $3.5k
At least for the 991.2 4S, it has a "sport design" package option, which is a slightly different design than the front on the base package. It comes in at $4500 as an option for the whole package.......ask me how I know:-)
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Originally Posted by murox
What does the Sport Design front for the 992 look like? Does it fix that atrocious black plastic abyss?
It's on porsche build
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Originally Posted by Porsche911GTS'16
Thanks for sharing. I'm not buying his justification for the nubbin.
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I do.

I dont like the nubbin. But having driven the current generation Panamera about 10 days, and the capacitive touch screen buttons on the far right in front of the shifter are hard to see / touch / use because of the shifter placement. This layout is different and the shifter is less obtrusive. So it definitely will help.
I have as much contempt and hate for the new car as anyone.... but the animosity for the nubbin is overkill IMO. The Italians haven't had a manual looking shifter in their automatics (SCT/DCT) in a long time. My old Jag XKR had a rotary selector which was great. I mean, the whole purpose of paddles is to keep your hands ON THE WHEEL. I remember seeing an AMG CLK63 Black series review some time ago and the presenter commented on what it is with a giant gear selector that we feel we need? It will be like having physical buttons on a cell phone... I mean - who still has a blackberry with a qwerty keyboard? VAG has a new executive staff post diesel gate and the future is coming.

The shifter being small because of buttons does not bode well for a manual version either....


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