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The new Porsche 911 of the 992 Series initially debuted with the 8-speed PDK transmission, but the carmaker recently added a manual option for admirers of classic sports cars. It is said that the 7-speed gear stick will be available on the 2020 Carrera S and Carrera 4S models. Porsche plans that the 1-st 2020 manual Porsche will reach the US customers next spring.

A well-known car enthusiast Matt Farah has recently proved technical superiority of automatic technologies, showing that it’s real to “clutch kick” with Porsche’s PDK transmission in a 911 GT3 RS.

Only a few years ago, it was hard to imagine that sports cars would shift from classic manuals to automatic and dual-clutch transmissions. Some fans of classic sports cars are extremely disappointed with this automation trend, but Porsche says that you no longer need a stick to drive a ‘real’ Porsche.

Porsche owners frequently try to use the operational capacities of their cars on the road to the fullest extent, thereby exposing powertrain components to high loads. To keep Porsche cars in perfect operational conditions, they must be serviced by true professionals. That’s where specially trained Porsche technicians come into play.

When you take a look back at Porsche's history, there are specific components that made the German automaker so popular, and they stuck to them for years — naturally aspirated engines paired with manual transmissions.

Recently, Porsche informed about the planned recall of more than 100 thousand sports cars ( Cayenne and Panamera models) in North America due to potential problems in the gear shifting mechanism leading to rollaway risks.

If you've ever considered Porsche models as an option when buying a car, you must have come across an unusual abbreviation PDK, when examining Porsche’s specifications. This advanced transmission solution, built in-house, ensures extremely fast gear shifting and found application in numerous Porsche models for a good reason.

The company Audi has decided to finally give up on manufacturing of cars equipped with a manual transmission for the US market due to sluggish demand. It is currently reported that the Audi vehicle line won’t include a single car with the manual transmission.

Tiptronic is a trade name of the manual gear shifting function (mode), which is implemented in the automatic transmissions. In the world of the automobile industry the name Tiptronic is used to define automatic transmissions of a specific design and control method regardless of the actual developer and producer of the transmission.

Recently it has transpired that Porsche jointly with the startup company iNDTact has designed an innovative technology, which will allow repair specialists to detect any vehicle malfunctions at an early stage.

Up to date, 96% of vehicles on American roads have automatic transmissions while in Europe and Japan more around 80% of cars sold have manual transmissions.