The workout you'll get when traffic snarls to a stop-and-go morass suits the Carrera T's hard-way-on-purpose personality. This isn't to say the PDK isn't as excellent here as it is in every other Porsche sports-car application.
It just comes across as lazy. Besides, you'll want the distraction of selecting your own gears when your ears and buns are being assaulted by all that road and exhaust noise, the brutal ride, and those optional fixed-back bucket seats. By stripping the to its core, Porsche has tapped into the same illogical primacy that drove its customers to rebellion when the latest GT3 briefly lost its manual-transmission option.
The PDK transmission is a better track-day tool, shifting more crisply and delivering quicker acceleration than a human working a shift lever and a third pedal ever could. But for many Porsche customers, the experience, no matter its effect on outright performance, matters more. The Carrera T answers that call, with an exclusive feature mix and even in the degradation of its ride comfort and refinement. In spite of the manual T's shorter final-drive ratio and lighter weight, it comes with no real performance gain that can be detected without a stopwatch.
Yet by some miracle, this special-edition also comes without a crazy-high price. That makes it the best experiential value in the lineup today. New Cars. Buyer's Guide. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. View Photos. Chris Doane Automotive Car and Driver. Steve Siler Car and Driver. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses.
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The styling was a radical change, too. Early Carreras had a 3. Everything was tweaked and improved, though. Engine displacement ranged from 3. However, it did get a lot wider. There was also an increase in wheelbase, moving the rear wheels further back in relation to the engine, aiding weight distribution. Despite the increase in size, weight was actually reduced compared to the It was available with a 3. Another notable change is the shift from a seven-speed automatic PDK gearbox to a newer eight-speed unit, which readies the for any future hybrid powertrains.
The new transmission plus the growth spurt and the addition of GPFs have led to an increase in weight. The 3. Sounds better, too.
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Show Comments. Oh well. HIGHS: A mechanical shift lever, three pedals are better than two, a closer connection to the twin-turbo flat-six. The light still shines on new s equipped with a manual transmission, so get one while you can. While the manual's limited availability in the lineup is a downer, the gearbox remains a delight. This seven-speed is a totem of mechanical rightness that slots through well-defined gates with satisfyingly positive engagements.
Porsche put the leather-wrapped knob at the perfect height and distance from the driver. Reaching for seventh gear way out there in its own plane remains a bit disorienting, but we'll take the weirdness of downshifting to sixth over pulling a paddle. Compared with the automatic's silly gear selector—which has been likened to everything from an electric razor to genitalia—the manual's shifter appears serious and substantial, sort of like the difference between a water pistol and a Winchester.
Even its clutch pedal draws you in, with smooth and progressive takeup. Along with a good range of motion, the pedal telegraphs the clutch's exact level of engagement with firm resistance, yet it's light enough not to strain your leg in gridlock. Using your right hand and left foot to change gears pulls you closer to the flat-six perched behind the wheels. Sure, this twin-turbo 3. One of the greatest threats to the manual's existence in the is Porsche's dual-clutch automatic, the PDK.
It's a staff favorite among autoboxes. It requires less effort than the manual and snaps off seamless ratio changes with clairvoyant acuity.
Those robotic abilities give it an advantage on a track, too. It's smart enough to downshift into the correct gear under braking, and it upshifts quicker than a human can. Opting for the manual offers no fuel-economy benefit; it earns the same mpg EPA combined fuel-economy rating as the automatic. Factor in the extra 0. Some of this blame can be placed on Porsche, though. To protect the driveline from catastrophic abuse, Stuttgart limits the engine to rpm when the car is stopped.
Dump the clutch at that engine speed and the six bogs. Extracting the best from the car requires a careful slip of the clutch, which will undoubtedly shorten its life. But the small hit to acceleration times is an acceptable price to pay for increased driving pleasure.
Porsche expects about 20 percent of U.
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