The modest manual transmission quickly disappears from showrooms in new cars, but a top manager from Porsche plans to retain the stick shift in the face of electrification.
Exclusive commercial vehicles and UTES, currently only 24 new models are sold with a manual in Australia, after the manual Mazda 2 and Mitsubishi ASX both had recently executed.
In addition to the PDK Automatic dual link, Porsche currently offers the option of a manual across the line-up of the gasoline sports car, from the 718 Boxster and Cayman to the 911 Carrera T and GT3.
However, the do-it-yourself gearbox will be threatened when the 718 becomes electric later this year, making the 911 if the last remaining manual model remains.
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Despite the upcoming downfall of manual 718 variants, says Andreas Pruninger, the head of the GT product line of Porsche, that the German brand has not forgotten enthusiasts.
“From my personal point of view it was always super important to have a manual,” Mr. Pruninger told Motor 1 With the overseas launch of the new 911 GT3.
“I prefer a manual as a car car. I don’t mind switching a car, even on the track, knowing exactly that the PDK is faster. “
Not only is Mr. Pruninger passionate about the manual transmissions from a perspective of a driving involvement, but he also believes that Porsche can help to meet ever -tight emission standards.
‘[The manual] Is lighter, so it contributes to better consumption and to fewer emissions, and you have more power to the wheel because the internal resistance of a manual gearbox is considerably lower than on a PDK, “he said.
“In the real world, the manual car uses less gas and therefore postpones fewer emissions than the PDK. That’s a fact. “
In 2022, manual examples of the Porsche 911 GT3 accounted for 50 percent of the GT3 turnover in Australia.
While the current generation of Porsche Sports Cars is safe for the large manual Cull, the brand has excluded the development of a simulated transmission for the growing electric vehicle (EV) reach.
BMW and Ford have been held on manually equipped sports cars, but Mercedes-AMG, Ferrari and Lamborghini have all phased out their three-pedal models.
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