When Porsche first introduced the 7-Speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) in 2009, the industry viewed it as a game changer. The modern PDK program can be traced back to the 956 and 962 sports cars of the 1980s, but it really came of age in 2009. The quick-shifting original 7-Speed PDK, which debuted in the 997, shared much of its architecture with …
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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 …
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