What sets the 2009 Porsche 911 apart from its predecessors is that it features a PDK gearbox that "can shift 60-percent faster than the Tiptronic system, and reportedly helps the 911 S lap the Nurburgring eight seconds faster than the six-speed variant." Continue reading to see the Porsche gearbox in-action.
Porsche has released a video explaining more about how the PDK works,
[via Autoblog]
showing off the dual wet clutches that are simultaneously connected to two gears
so that when gear is engaged the next gear has been selected, essentially
providing instantaneous shifts.
*nürnburgring
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