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The 997 Gen1 was specified as manual or auto (tiptronic) box car.
A comparison between F1 and tiptronic is not appropriate as one is comparing a hydraulically-actuated dry plate clutch in F1 box versus a fluid (torque converter) clutch in the tiptronic. The torque profile of the Porsche suits the auto box and using buttons in manual mode is really good. It has intelligent software that learns the driver's style, holds the gear into a corner without shifting up as the gas pedal is lifted entering a corner.
In traffic, the Porsche does not raise anxiety levels in crawling stop/start traffic worrying about clutch wear in the F1 box (I cringe every time in such a situation if I hit traffic in the GS despite a new clutch prior to purchase a year ago).
The Porsche PDK box in the Gen2 997 is a dream. Gone is the fluid (torque converter) clutch and its a pre-engaged pre-selector double clutch gearbox. It is ballistic quick in changes (clutch 1 for gears 1,3,5 and clutch 2 for gears 2,4,6). It can drive in full auto mode, manual mode lightning quick changes with no neck-snapping whips and either mode can be in sports mode or non-sports.
It is a wonderful box (I have driven it) and my experience is it takes F1 to the next level of progress with two clutches instead of the single plate clutch in the F1.
As I have both a GS and a 996 Turbo with manual box, my view is they are both superb cars and transmissions in their own way.
The Turbo is ballistic, 2nd gear (to 75mph) and 3rd gear (to 115mph) just demolishes everything and the torque with the forced induction from twin turbos has no lag. I love the manual box and I love the F1 box for their own characteristics. The GS is not a Porsche and the Porsche is not a GS. Hence I have them side-by-side as stable-mates.
They have BOTH proven to be very reliable and depreciation is unheard of with my examples. Servicing and maintenance on the Turbo is reasonable, but not in Mondeo territory. It needs an owner to stay on top of everything. Ignoring or delaying highlighted work at servicing bites very hard downstream. So it needs a slush fund of £2k set aside each year in addition to routine servicing for anything that the service inspection highlights needs doing. My example was £102k new and so it requires this sort of contingency fund to keep it tip-top.
I have no experience of DSG so no comment. I just wanted to put into context the points about the Porsche v GS raised and the gearbox remarks as I own both today.
A comparison between F1 and tiptronic is not appropriate as one is comparing a hydraulically-actuated dry plate clutch in F1 box versus a fluid (torque converter) clutch in the tiptronic. The torque profile of the Porsche suits the auto box and using buttons in manual mode is really good. It has intelligent software that learns the driver's style, holds the gear into a corner without shifting up as the gas pedal is lifted entering a corner.
In traffic, the Porsche does not raise anxiety levels in crawling stop/start traffic worrying about clutch wear in the F1 box (I cringe every time in such a situation if I hit traffic in the GS despite a new clutch prior to purchase a year ago).
The Porsche PDK box in the Gen2 997 is a dream. Gone is the fluid (torque converter) clutch and its a pre-engaged pre-selector double clutch gearbox. It is ballistic quick in changes (clutch 1 for gears 1,3,5 and clutch 2 for gears 2,4,6). It can drive in full auto mode, manual mode lightning quick changes with no neck-snapping whips and either mode can be in sports mode or non-sports.
It is a wonderful box (I have driven it) and my experience is it takes F1 to the next level of progress with two clutches instead of the single plate clutch in the F1.
As I have both a GS and a 996 Turbo with manual box, my view is they are both superb cars and transmissions in their own way.
The Turbo is ballistic, 2nd gear (to 75mph) and 3rd gear (to 115mph) just demolishes everything and the torque with the forced induction from twin turbos has no lag. I love the manual box and I love the F1 box for their own characteristics. The GS is not a Porsche and the Porsche is not a GS. Hence I have them side-by-side as stable-mates.
They have BOTH proven to be very reliable and depreciation is unheard of with my examples. Servicing and maintenance on the Turbo is reasonable, but not in Mondeo territory. It needs an owner to stay on top of everything. Ignoring or delaying highlighted work at servicing bites very hard downstream. So it needs a slush fund of £2k set aside each year in addition to routine servicing for anything that the service inspection highlights needs doing. My example was £102k new and so it requires this sort of contingency fund to keep it tip-top.
I have no experience of DSG so no comment. I just wanted to put into context the points about the Porsche v GS raised and the gearbox remarks as I own both today.