Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Joseph- Thanks for the info. I'll also stick to my old cars- '86 Carrera, '80 928, and '85 928s. Best, Stasys On Jul 9, 2009, at 7:00 AM, Joseph Yao wrote: > Strictly off topic...... > > PDK = Porsche Doppelkupplung. > > Having waited years for this to materialise, I have to admit it was a > huge > disappointment. My complaints: > > 1. 7th gear is way too tall - great for corporate fuel economy > figures, but > useless for serious driving. The transmission ECU is programmed to > shift up > very early, and you could find yourself cruising at 70km/h in 7th gear > in > normal mode. If you have ordered Sports Chrono, engaging Sport or > Sport > Plus mode will keep you away from 7th gear. > > 2. The gear lever orientation is wrong. For PDK, it is push for > upshift > (+), and pull for downshift (-). This is exactly opposite to > sequential > transmission found in race cars, Ferrari or BMW. > > 3. Instead of having shift paddles behind the steering wheel (i.e. '+' > on > right, '-' on left), PDK employs small push-pull levers on both sides > of the > steering wheel. This is very confusing and not ergonomic at all. > > 4. PDK is boring. PDK is no fun. It may be a great tool for track > driving > if you are chasing for the best lap time, but if you are after driving > enjoyment, forget it. > > I am sticking to my 6-speed manual 997 instead. Nothing beats a > perfect > shift with heel-n-toe...... > > Joseph > > Sent from my iPorsche > > > On 7/9/09 8:42 PM, "Robert D. Baron" <rbaron at concentric.net> wrote: > >> Most of the folks who really know about these things will say the very >> latest Porsche PDK (long German word for double clutch automatic >> transmission) will shift faster and more smoothly and efficiently >> than a 6 speed manual transmission driven by most humans, thus >> enabling the car to be driven quicker. >> >> Many of course still prefer the 6 speed because they consider it more >> 'pure'. >> >> It's a matter of personal choice I think: fast. smooth and quick >> versus pure. >> >> Sort of like pure Photoshop versus using aids such as plug-ins, >> pre-sets or actions. >> >> Again, YMMV. >> >> It's nice to have choices, isn't it? >> >> --Bob > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >