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998 Tip or not ? PDK
- Thread starter Jamie_G
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Similar to DSG, I think they call it PDK - flappy paddle. They were talking about double de clutch whatever the hell that means?!?
I generally know nothing about this kind of stuff, not sure of what I am saying, trying to recall comments from a Porsche strategic and marketing presentation at Porsche Cars GB last week.
Also indicated that we will see hybrid engine in the 911 soon enough.
I generally know nothing about this kind of stuff, not sure of what I am saying, trying to recall comments from a Porsche strategic and marketing presentation at Porsche Cars GB last week.
Also indicated that we will see hybrid engine in the 911 soon enough.
I would imagine that the days of the conventional, torque converter type autos are numbered as more firms develop their own true semi-auto boxes. The more who make them, the lower the cost will become until they end up being standard.
Are Borg Warner still in business? after all, they perfected what is now the standard auto box.
Are Borg Warner still in business? after all, they perfected what is now the standard auto box.
Philip1972
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I surely wouldnt want a Tip 997 at the moment. As soon as the DSG hits everyone will see how good it is/ how bad the tip is and tip values will fall...DSG really is amazing!
Tim Storey
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How about something truly revolutionary (i.e. not seen anywhere before) like IVT (Getrag and Aisin are filing a lot of patents in this area)??
917k said:
Both Audi and Porsche picked up on the dual-clutch concept, although its use was limited at first to racecars. The 956 and 962C racecars included the Porsche Dual Klutch, or PDK. In 1986, a Porsche 962 won the Monza 1000 Kilometer World Sports Prototype Championship race -- the first win for a car equipped with the PDK semi-automatic paddle-shifted transmission.
Porsche has filed paperwork indicating that a seven-speed DSG is on the way. The company had apparently hoped to have it ready for the launch of the 997 Turbo, but it didn't work out. Hence, Tiptronic S remains the optional transmission across the board for the coming model year. When the DSG arrives, expect to see it made available on the full line, including the planned Bugatti-hunting GT1.
- Porsche to launch direct-shift gearbox
- Dual clutches will mean quicker gearchanges
- Models with gearbox or timescale not yet known
Volkswagen calls it DSG, but Porsche will call its version of a semi-automatic dual-clutch gearbox PDK.
The company won't reveal when the PDK transmission will be available, or for which cars, but we do know what PDK stands for, because Porsche racing cars already have sports versions of the gearbox.
While DSG stands for Direct-Shift Gearbox, Porsche's version has the imaginative title of Porsche Doppelkupplungen - Porsche Double Clutches.
Why Porsche buyers would want PDK
A dual-clutch gearbox uses two clutches, but no clutch pedal. The first clutch operates the odd gears, while the second operates the even gears.
Using this type of system, gears are changed smoothly and quickly with very little interruption of power. So acceleration is faster than with a manual gearbox.
Formula One-style paddles on either side of the steering wheel are normally used to make the gearchanges, enhancing the sporty feel of the car.
Rivals such as Audi already have their own versions of the gearbox (Audi's is called S-tronic), so we're sure Porsche buyers can't wait to try the PDK gearbox.
- Porsche to launch direct-shift gearbox
- Dual clutches will mean quicker gearchanges
- Models with gearbox or timescale not yet known
Volkswagen calls it DSG, but Porsche will call its version of a semi-automatic dual-clutch gearbox PDK.
The company won't reveal when the PDK transmission will be available, or for which cars, but we do know what PDK stands for, because Porsche racing cars already have sports versions of the gearbox.
While DSG stands for Direct-Shift Gearbox, Porsche's version has the imaginative title of Porsche Doppelkupplungen - Porsche Double Clutches.
Why Porsche buyers would want PDK
A dual-clutch gearbox uses two clutches, but no clutch pedal. The first clutch operates the odd gears, while the second operates the even gears.
Using this type of system, gears are changed smoothly and quickly with very little interruption of power. So acceleration is faster than with a manual gearbox.
Formula One-style paddles on either side of the steering wheel are normally used to make the gearchanges, enhancing the sporty feel of the car.
Rivals such as Audi already have their own versions of the gearbox (Audi's is called S-tronic), so we're sure Porsche buyers can't wait to try the PDK gearbox.
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