| GTR |
1 year ago |
| ...or we could stick to the lighter and proven technology until the new dual
clutch transmissions are fully capable of being pushed reliably. I applaud
Porsche for taking this approach as opposed to Nissan who rushed their version
to market, and has shown these transmissions are still too new for a serious
track car. Plus it keeps the posers at bay...
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| Anonymous |
1 year ago |
| If you are not happy with power i am sure a tuner will boost it for you!!
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| Georg |
1 year ago |
 @ GTR Porsche use PDK trannys since the mid 1980´s in endurance racing, next to
VW´sgiant experience of over one million DSG trannys build Porsche is the
company with the most experience in dual clutch technology... in fact the only
reason why the Nissan GT-R reach such good accleration numbers is that Porsche
brains mastered the dual clutch technology in the 1980´s
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| GTR |
1 year ago |
| I would rather see a similar transmission to that in the cup cars/RSR and
Gumpert Apollo since it is more a part of Porsche racing, although probably less
street-able. Its a gt3 tho... so they shouldn't have to compromise! that's for
the rest of 911 line up.
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| inner |
1 year ago |
| why would you want flappy paddle shifters if you want a full on driving
experince. easer does not mean more fun or involved it takes skill to drive
stick only thing it takes skill to do wiht an F1 transmion is paralle park
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| FastestLaps |
1 year ago |
 Working the H shifter and clutch pedal is easy, I think you would agree. It is
so easyin fact that I really wouldn't call that a "skill". To be a good driver
you certainly need more than just the ability to operate manual gearbox.
I don't really think that fun and excitement comes from the gear stick. Fun
comes from speed, from adrenalin when being on edge, from the feel of
acceleration, from the noise etc.
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| Anonymous |
1 year ago |
| Yeah, it's not a law of driving that H shifter is better than paddles. The
paddles give you better control of the car, and that's pretty rewarding to me.
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| Anonymous |
1 year ago |
| It's the control a gear stick gives u I love the fact u can be in the wrong gear
all the time and shifting perfectly getting ur throttle back on at the perfect
time. I agree driving with a manual is a much greater skill espesh on a track
where u have to be so perfect at changing to still be able to left foot break.
And on a road have u ever reversed up a really steep hill without a hand brake -
bugger me - that is skill - real racing drivers will tell u a manual is better
and that f1 cars for which the paddles were developped are the only situation
where paddles are needed
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| Anonymous |
1 year ago |
| Give the ACR paddles and the Ring time would drop like a bomb
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| venom |
1 year ago |
 that guy would be getting an extra 5 mph before dozens of corners an an extra
5-10 on the straight accoriding to the video. maybe 5th gear is a TAD too tall,
just redline at 150 and lose valuable time was apparently just fine with dodge.
wonder if they're taking it back?
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| RocketPunch |
1 year ago |
 press reel for Porsche: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0wdXy8OUSM
Also check out their new museum which happens to open today: http://www.porsche.com/usa/aboutporsche/porschemuseum/
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| cgtman |
1 year ago |
| paddle shifters help for fast laps, straight line speed, etc., but i'd still
prefer the proper H shifter in my sports car, especially in a porsche..
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| Anonymous |
1 year ago |
| who care's about stupid PDK and paddle shift's
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| RocketPunch |
1 year ago |
The PDK is a good system. However, how the PDK operates is questionable and I
have no clue why Porsche insist on suck an unconventional way to shift. The
paddle operation will probably get redesigned somewhere down the road.
If you don't know what I meant, watch this: http://www.drivers-republic.com/dr_tv/index.cfm?videoid=b81b7711
222a45d0b7ff94c70969641a&area=features
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| NSX1 |
1 year ago |
| Alot of REAL car companies would have both styles of shifting in one car!!!
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| Anonymous |
1 year ago |
| does weight have anything to do with top speed? cause im confused with somthing.
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| Anonymous |
1 year ago |
| No. Mass only effects acceleration and cornering. More is bad. To get technical,
weight is good. It's the force acting on the tires which determines grip. The
only ways to increase weight without mass is to increase gravity (a rare feature
in most cars) or by using downforce.
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| venom |
1 year ago |
| how do you increase gravity???!!!!!!!!
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| PhantomPorsche |
1 year ago |
 As anonymous said, downforce, using front splitters, diffusers, spoilers and
even much more less effective things like, mirrors in the bugatti
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| FastestLaps |
1 year ago |
“how do you increase
gravity???!!!!!!!!”
By eating! ;D
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| Wads |
1 year ago |
 “does weight have anything to do with top
speed?” No weight doesn't have any impact on top speed. The only
factors that impact top speed are power and drag (either from the road or wind
resistance)
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| supercharger |
1 year ago |
| I'm good with out no PDK.
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| Bezza |
1 year ago |
 I have always been a Porsche file- but recently have got rather bored with the
911...I think it needs a complete redesign. Porsche should stop trying to chase
the likes of the Nissan GTR and build a smaller, lighter sports car, like the
old cars. Bringing out a mildly face-lifted GT3 every two or three years with a
bit more power, isn't really going to change the world.
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| Anonymous |
11 months ago |
| You can only get so much torque out of a V6.
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When world economy is falling apart, Porsche is still there warming our car-loving hearts with new model releases. This time it's the GT3 that has received a new revision with a more powerful engine, improved handling characteristics and some cosmetic changes.