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Originally Posted by e92_m3
Yes, you read that right. Not PDK, but 7 speed MANUAL transmission!
Pretty interesting since the 6 speed manual is already a lot for a manual tranny. Make it 7 speed now?? Seems like 7 gear will be a tall gear for cruising speeds. Still wondering how the shift pattern will be besides the one illustrated under the comments. Thumbs up to Porsche for keeping the manual tranny alive! 
7 speed manual tranny by Porsche <--- Click! |
What do you think they 6th gear was for, and for that matter 5th gear, those are the two I can remember, I'm not sure if 4th was originally added for that reason or not.
It's simple really, as top speeds increased, to keep the same ratio distances you had to add gears. You didn't need a 5th gear for cruising when 3rd took you to 100 and the car could barely even go that fast.
Now they see 6th as being a useful gear for acceleration (which if you want to hit speeds efficiently at 150+ it is) So to gear it down they need a new one.