The minds of diehard Porsche fans were blown when
the carmaker re-introduced a manual transmission to the facelifted GT3.
Unfortunately, the track-focused GT3 RS won’t follow suit.
Recently speaking with Car Advice about the possibility
of offering new RS models with manual transmissions, the head of Porsche GT’s
road car development programme, Andreas Preuninger, said it won’t happen.
As disappointing as this is, the popularity of the
new GT3 with the manual transmission should ensure such vehicles remain in
Porsche’s line-up for quite some time.
According to Preuninger, the carmaker believes
approximately 30 per cent of 991.2 911 GT3s built will be equipped with the
six-speed manual instead of the PDK. By comparison, approximately 23 per cent
of 2016 Corvettes were equipped with traditional stick shifts, proving just how
many driving enthusiasts are Porsche customers.
Cr : Carscoops
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