The new Cayman was shown to the public late last year, and has already been met with laudatory remarks from auto scribes all over the world. A beautiful mixture of creases and curves, the 2014 Cayman is sure to be a sales success. The 981 Boxster is also receiving credit for its handling prowess, and the new Cayman will surely add to that with …
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Want To Know Why Porsche Went PDK Only on the new 991 GT3? Watch This Video!
The crew over at EVO TV are in Geneva and they were able to spend time with Porsche's head of GT cars Andreas Preuninger. If you're wondering why Porsche went PDK only or what some of the other technical changes are about, then you're going to love this video. Evo's Jethro Bovingdon spends more than 18 minutes going through the car in detail with …
Continue to the full articleYou Probably Know what PDK is, but what about PDK Coasting?
As I was surfing through the new Porsche micro-site I noticed a number of new videos. Part of one discussed the idea of "coasting". Immediately I thought this was something to do with "sailing" like in a hybrid Porsche, but then realized it was something different. The video below goes on to explain how "coasting" in a PDK equipped Porsche works …
Continue to the full articleCool New Product for Porsches Equipped with PDK
Earlier this week Evolution Motorsports launched the "Bump Stick". Todd Zuccone, founder and president of Evolution Motorsports, was on a TV shoot with the EVOMS 997.2TT when he realized that the OEM PDK shifter just didn't look or fell like it belonged in such an amazing Porsche." In fact, Zuccone went on to explain what many others have …
Continue to the full article14 Porsche Acronyms Explained
When it comes to acronyms Porsche is probably the only car company in the world that could compete with the US Army when it comes to their use. We receive emails on an almost daily basis asking us for information/help on one Porsche acronym/system or another. Instead of continuing to answer each email as a one-off we decided to create a post …
Continue to the full articleNew 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo Goes on Sale This Week
Porsche Cars North America announced today that the 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo will arrive at its U.S. dealers this week and go on sale on January 30. This is only three months after the debut of the highly acclaimed Panamera, Porsche’s first Gran Turismo and sports car for four. Porsche traditionally has emphasized efficiency, but the new …
Continue to the full articleForget PDK! What about the Paddle Shifters?
By now, most of you are aware that the recently unveiled Porsche 2010 Turbo not only received a much anticipated facelift, but is also available with their optional double clutch gearbox (PDK). Porsche, however, has a habit of announcing new cars and products that focus on a certain subject while hiding sliding other important information into the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche PDK’s Split Personality
I've spent some time with Porsche's PDK in the past, but never quite in the way that Porsche prepared for us at their PDK push in Birmingham, Alabama. After two days of varying driving conditions, on both road and track, I needed to take everything I thought I knew and felt about PDK and toss it out the window. Here's the thing, if you haven't …
Continue to the full articleIs the Porsche Boxster a “Girl’s” Car?
Last week FlatSixes.com was invited to Birmingham, Alabama to the Porsche Sport Driving School to experience Porsche's PDK transmission at its best (both on the road and on the track). The two day event consisted of a 200 mile Time, Speed, Distance type rally and then a day of on-course driving instruction in a variety of PDK equipped …
Continue to the full articleFree Mobil1 Oil, The PCA Parade and Driving PDK at Barber Motorsport Park
As you read this post, the FlatSixes.com team is spread across the US at various Porsche related events. This week we are at the PCA Porsche Parade in Keystone, Colorado (courtesy of Mobil1) and in Birmingham, Alabama at the Barber Motorsport Park to drive the Cayman and Boxster with PDK and see how they perform on the track. We'll be blogging, …
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