Manual or PDK? It's a hot topic right now with the purist camp preferring a manual analogue interaction with a car but technology and performance dictating t Hence, the "Manual vs PDK" debacle was born. Below are the facts, including the pros and cons of both transmissions, which should help guide you to your beloved Carrera. Figure 1. Porsche manual transmission vs PDK transmission. Next 911 GT3 Reportedly Will Be a Turbo, PDK-Only Car. All good things must eventually come to an end, and if 106 months. [report] [news] Thursday 24th March 2016. New. Be interesting to see whether PDK S is a no cost option over 'manuel'. I would pay £1500 max extra for PDK S, otherwise would go 'manuel He further indicated that the resale value of current models with manuals vs. PDK's is also higher, and in some cases, substantially more. Example he gave: his previous 991.2 GT3 was worth $15k+/- more in resale value as a manual, than it would have been as a PDK. He sold through PCA Mart. Besides, Porsche engineers say a PDK works better than a manual with the company's latest turbocharged flat-fours and flat-sixes. The bottom line for me is that Porsche has developed its PDK to the You can clearly see the drop and then spike back up again for the manual (over the two fastest runs it was consistently about 0.3sec from the drop to the beginning of the rise back up), whereas the As for the benefits of a manual transmission, he's quick to point those out, too. 1. It's a less expensive option than the PDK. 2. Perhaps, most importantly, and what most will agree with, it's a more engaging transmission to drive. Nick says that more than 80% of Porsche sport cars come equipped with PDK. Last week at the 2017 New York auto show, enthusiasts claimed another moral victory as Porsche announced the return of a manual transmission to one of its most coveted models. The 2018 Porsche 911 My daily driver has been a manual for, oh, 18 years now. I'm a big fan of manual. Especially in a Porsche where you want maximum driver connection. However, my new Macan has a PDK and it's awesome. I understand the appeal of both. But if I'm driving a 911 or a Cayman, I would absolutely prefer the manual. Especially the new 7-speed in the 991 That the race-face 520-hp GT3 RS is only available with the PDK automated manual tells you something else about the stick-shift transmission: It makes a 911 slower. Porsche's own test numbers show PDK (pros) faster gear changes. works like regular auto when not driving enthusiastically. more Porsches are being designed for the PDK, manual kind of afterthought (see new Turbo(S), GT3, even Panamera) PDK (cons) not a manual (Porsche classic enthusiasts, I'm looking at you) see above - makes you no different than the soccer mom in the Cayenne At first it may seem strange to have a head-to-head comparison using the same model Porsche against itself. However, there's a major difference you can't see from the outside. One Cayman has a manual gearbox and the other comes equipped with PDK. Which one is best? Let's find out. At first it may seem strange to have a head-to-head comparison using the same model Porsche against itself. However, there's a major difference you can't see from the outside. One Cayman has a manual gearbox and the other comes equipped with PDK. Which one is best? Let's find out. In its final year on sale, just 0.5 per cent of F80 BMW M3s sold in the UK were manual. Yikes. So, numbers. The GT4 PDK latches a seven-speed twin-clutch auto onto the s