VIDEO: Chris Harris Drives The New Boxster S
#21
Cost!
Boxsters have a lower profit margin, Porsche wants to cut the cost by using the 6 speed.
The 7 speed is actually the PDK with just one clutch. More expensive, but the high profit margin on a 911 can carry it.
The real mystery is why they charge such a premium for the PDK on a 991... that's one very expensive extra clutch...
Boxsters have a lower profit margin, Porsche wants to cut the cost by using the 6 speed.
The 7 speed is actually the PDK with just one clutch. More expensive, but the high profit margin on a 911 can carry it.
The real mystery is why they charge such a premium for the PDK on a 991... that's one very expensive extra clutch...
#24
Cost!
Boxsters have a lower profit margin, Porsche wants to cut the cost by using the 6 speed.
The 7 speed is actually the PDK with just one clutch. More expensive, but the high profit margin on a 911 can carry it.
The real mystery is why they charge such a premium for the PDK on a 991... that's one very expensive extra clutch...
Boxsters have a lower profit margin, Porsche wants to cut the cost by using the 6 speed.
The 7 speed is actually the PDK with just one clutch. More expensive, but the high profit margin on a 911 can carry it.
The real mystery is why they charge such a premium for the PDK on a 991... that's one very expensive extra clutch...
His reviews are very in touch with the viewer. Really loving the video series he's doing.
#25
I chatted with a Porsche mechanic about it and he told me that it appeared as a pretty expensive solution. The mechanism that prevents you from going to 7th gear unless you have 5th or 6th already selected is increadibly complex. And probably expensive.
That's why I believe that the choice to have just a six speed manual in the 981 is purely about cost.
Last edited by Kelderek; 03-26-2012 at 03:20 AM.
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