The sales guy came back about five minutes later and asked me if I would accept $1K. I immediately said yes and admitted that I was surprised at the offer. EDIT: from the manual: Active Safety - Porsche "Active Safe" Manual vs. PDK ? Originally Posted by jsykes. Umm, that is Porsche PDK vs. Manual. Compared to manual transmissions, the Porsche PDK delivers a faster acceleration response on Redwood City and Walnut Creek roads. It's also more versatile. You can change gears manually using the sports steering wheel or drive in automatic mode for optimal comfort. A 968 equipped with PDK was nearly readied for sale before ZF's Tiptronic was called in to pinch hit, and a stillborn successor to the 959 (dubbed 969) with PDK was killed a year before going on The Manual 911 GT3 Is Brilliant, and Porsche Is Brilliant for Building It. The newest GT3 is the best decision Porsche could have made for its fans and the company. Porsche state that acceleration from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) takes 3.4 seconds vs 3.9 seconds for the Manual. Although the PDK car does have a slightly slower top speed than the manual (197mph Porsche 911 With PDK Or Manual: What's Your Poison? BY in a Porsche 911 Carrera to the 7-speed manual gearbox in the Carrera 4S is a bit in 70 photos as sales begin across the continent. Browse Porsche Boxster S Pdk for Sale (Used) listings on Cars.co.za, the latest Porsche news, reviews and car information. Everything you need to know on one page! Porsche 991 GT3 Gen 2 Manual vs Gen 1 GT3 PDK The Gen 2 991 GT3 PDK has just had its first public hot laps around the Nurburgring and set a time 12 seconds quicker than the outgoing model. 7 mins 12.7 seconds is between 2 and 3 percent quicker than the old car, so will such a modest increase hurt sales of Gen 2s? The PDK transmission utilizes the same constant-mesh gear set and synchronizer configuration as Porsche's modern manual gearboxes, but there are two separate transmission input shafts, each with i