2013 GT3 being tested with PDK

[Carl_Docklands]

After the denials now comes the inside information from Porsche, printed inside one of our favourite magazines.

I wonder if I can place a sneaky deposit down for one....?

[Steve Rance]

If it had a flat shift sequential and passive, I'd buy one...... But it won't

[cragswinter]

Bah, I was looking forward to eating my hat

[SonnyM]

Not quite a homogelation then.

[gt3nor]

SonnyM said:

Not quite a homogelation then.

A what?

[Zyp]

gt3nor said:

SonnyM said:

Not quite a homogelation then.

A what?

That made me

A homo gelation.

[MB 1]

Is that like the cumofsomeyunguy?

[betternotbigger]

No. It's what happens when you lock an XFactor contestant out in the freezing cold.

[Skittles001]

Hmmm, so the 1.GT3 (is that when it will be called?) will have both a 7 speed PDK and the 7 speed manual...

So, speed over control & feel or vice versa? I bet most will be ordered with PDK, unfortunately....

[donna180]

Skittles001 said:

Hmmm, so the 1.GT3 (is that when it will be called?) will have both a 7 speed PDK and the 7 speed manual...

So, speed over control & feel or vice versa? I bet most will be ordered with PDK, unfortunately....

One review said the 991 manual box was poor so not really a choice....

[mrdemon]

it needs PDK for the 0-100mph figures
the GT3 looks slow V other car in it's league now even the GT3 4.0 does not post a fast 0-100mph time.

Fitting a PDK unit will see 1 second of the 0-100mph time, and some times it's all about figures.

[Skittles001]

So that's two fundamntal changes coming for the 1GT3:

-PDK as pretty much the default box; and
-a tuned Carrera engine rather than a bespoke work of art.

No doubt it will also be in a different (higher) price band/league compared to the 6/7GT3s to account for the fact it no longer uses a bespoke engine :-)

Whatever the case, I'm sure it will be a cracking car. Roll on 2013.

[SonnyM]

They should make the dry sump engine an option and charge £30k less for those who don't want it...

[Presuming Ed]

But will it have a proper handbreak?

[anonymous-user]

Presuming Ed said:

But will it have a proper handbreak?

It definitely won't have a handbreak but it might well have a handbrake.

[Sandy59]

Any guesses on the launch colour for the new one - black maybe ??

[cayman-black]

PDK i dont like the new 991 and iam not keen on the GT3 version.

[donna180]

cayman-black said:

PDK i dont like the new 991 and iam not keen on the GT3 version.

Too much GT, not enough 911. Very cynical doing electric steering and no decent manual box....

Think 7 GT3s will hold value.

[Slippydiff]

Finally, my prayers have been answered
Hopefully the engine won't leak oil or water, won't destroy it's intermediate shaft bearings or wear its bores out in short order. The gearbox should be totally reliable by then too.

Count me in.

[GT3ZZZ]

The 991 Turbo will be the pick of the crop with more grunt and quicker PDK. They have their work cut out to make the 991 GT3 special but then again, who'd bet against it?