New Turbo paddle shifts for Carrera S
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Am I the only one that's quite happy with the PDK current arrangement? (and Alan!) As this is my daily driver and have only dabbled with flappy paddles (360 and R8), I find the way the system works absolutely fine. Motoring scribes who are jumping between cars the whole time are more familiar with the more common paddles and find the pdk 'counter intuitive'. Only if you're expecting the opposite, surely. For me the change up works particularly well with the ball of the thumb sitting comfortably on the button, meaning you don't have to move even your fingers off the wheel in most situations. Perhaps Porsche have reacted to the negative comments in the press, which is unusual given they plough their own furrow normally. Or more likely, I'm just wrong...
dilloncallum
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The standard 'buttons' are no way as good as the 'paddles' that are now an option on the Turbo.
I have used the paddles extensively on a 360 F1 and a Aston Martin Vanquish and found the system on the F1 to be brilliant (at that time) and the Vanquish was not as bad as the press had stated (I was told by the guy who delivered the Vanquish to me that Mr Clarkson didnt want to know how the system worked, before slating it on TV when he couldnt use it).
I have now done a day driving Maseratis equipped with the paddle system and can say that the whole game has moved on somewhat from the older systems.
I am sure that this will be the same again as far as the paddles are concerened on the 911, but I feel that this should have been offered in the first instance on a 911.
The buttons are great if you want a automatic car with the option to change manually, but not great if you want to use the system all of the time (and certainly nowhere near as good as having paddles).
So I guess the sales figures will tell when the paddles are rolled out for the entire range, but I bet the take up on 911s are going to be far greater than that of the Panamera for example - and that wont be a coincidence that the 911 is for drivers and the Panemera is aimed at drivers who wont be able to go as fast as they like as the wife (or husband) in the other seat telling them to slow down!
I have used the paddles extensively on a 360 F1 and a Aston Martin Vanquish and found the system on the F1 to be brilliant (at that time) and the Vanquish was not as bad as the press had stated (I was told by the guy who delivered the Vanquish to me that Mr Clarkson didnt want to know how the system worked, before slating it on TV when he couldnt use it).
I have now done a day driving Maseratis equipped with the paddle system and can say that the whole game has moved on somewhat from the older systems.
I am sure that this will be the same again as far as the paddles are concerened on the 911, but I feel that this should have been offered in the first instance on a 911.
The buttons are great if you want a automatic car with the option to change manually, but not great if you want to use the system all of the time (and certainly nowhere near as good as having paddles).
So I guess the sales figures will tell when the paddles are rolled out for the entire range, but I bet the take up on 911s are going to be far greater than that of the Panamera for example - and that wont be a coincidence that the 911 is for drivers and the Panemera is aimed at drivers who wont be able to go as fast as they like as the wife (or husband) in the other seat telling them to slow down!
garyw
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http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1034867_report-porsche-to-make-paddle-shifters-available-across-lineup
Claims that the paddle shifts will be available across the range
garyw
Claims that the paddle shifts will be available across the range
garyw
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