Is this the return of the manual in the 911/991

[itsybitsy]

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...

After all the slow sales of the 991 and the mass of Pdk cars in dealers has porsche realised that they still need to build a manual 911 that is also usable and have they really sorted the 7 speed box!anyone out there with a manual 991 Gts who can let us know how it drives
Long live the manual 911!
Sorry not Pdk fan

[MDahmen]

have not driven one, but Sport Auto was also quite complimentary re the manual box

[hondansx]

Good to hear then; but i would not be buying a GTS until the Gen 2 is out.

[rosino]

From top gear :

PDK or manual, though?

As much as we love Porsche's PDK double clutch gearbox - it's still probably the best in the business - the company has outdone itself with the newly revamped seven-speed manual. This is, without little doubt, the best manual gearbox I have ever used. Smooth, quick, precise, it's like Porsche has reinvented it all over again. It's uniquely polished details like this that make so many people continue to buy Porsches.

Not so sure about the gen2 argument. If it comes as a turbo this one could become one of the greatest again...

[itsybitsy]

According to Greg Kable the base 991.2 is going to be a 365 hp 3.0 fl6 n/a so I presume the 3.8 will remain n/a for the time being

[Technomad]

Having driven all combos of box, I wouldn't have a PDK 997 (gen 2 manual with SSK is my reference for a good manual) and I wouldn't have a manual 991. Be interesting to see how the revamped 991 manual compares.