I have been working on a Porsche model that is called thePanameraI like the "Mere Old Man" the best. When I get to drive a Boxster or 911, or test drive a Cayenne or Cayman.(Unfortunately, I have yet to test drive a Macan, having only been allowed to ride in the back seat.)."This is a very nice car.I am impressed every time, but I always come back to the point where I say, "I still like the Panamera.
And these days I've become just a little bit more accustomed to driving a Boxster with a manual transmission.I would like to drive the Panamera as if I could shift gears by myself." and I got to drive the Panamera with paddle shifters.(though not all the time).
When driving the Panamera in normal AT mode, the car upshifts as soon as the rpm exceeds 1000 rpm, and in no time at all, the car is in 5th or 6th gear. This means that you will not be able to experience the sensation of driving a sports car, nor will you be able to hear the sound of the engine.
But that doesn't mean that "I want to drive hard, pulling at high RPMs!" But that doesn't mean that I want to drive hard.Since we have paddle shifters, let's drive with them.It's like, "I'm not sure.
Basically, I love the Panamera, and I had no major complaints about it, but as I started driving it with paddle controls, one thing began to bother me. That is
Subtle slow gearshift response of the Panamera's PDK.
It is.
I think it's just "slightly slow," not insanely slow, and not slower than other companies' dual-clutch transmissions. I just think that it is not as slow as other companies' dual clutch transmissions.When I was put in the passenger seat of a 911 GT3 (991.1:PDK)I had imagined the feeling of shifting gears in a MT car, or experiencing the instantaneous "pashun-pashun" change in the PDK to...
Driving a Panamera PDK with a slightly slower response makes me feel very uncomfortable... (-_-)
That's how I told my husband, "Isn't the PDK in the Panamera slow to respond?I asked.
I know, right?I wrote about it before in my impressions of the Panamera after a year of delivery.But then again, I feel that the Panamera's PDK switches relatively quickly when I shift down a gear, but when I shift up a gear, it feels slow. However, when shifting up a gear, I sometimes feel that it is slow. 2000 rpm is relatively fast, but when shifting up a gear after 4000 rpm, it is obviously slow. I feel like I'm trying to find the right timing to shift up so that I don't get a gearshift shock.
After all, the Panamera is designed to be used as a luxury sedan.Rather than focusing on response, the emphasis is probably on smoothness with minimal shifting shock.
By the way, the last time I read an AUTOCAR article about the new Panamera GTS, it mentioned the Panamera's PDK.
And. I immediately looked at the article on the Panamera GTS that I was told about, and while it was generally highly praised, this is what it said about PDK.
One concern is that there is a slight delay when shifting the dual-clutch AT's 8-speed PDK (Porsche Doppelkupplung) with the paddles.
*Text source.First Test Drive Porsche Panamera GTS, a True Sports Car, Gains/Losses
I see...I guess that's true. My husband also said something like this.
When I test drove the new Cayenne last year, I was surprised at how excellent the Tiptro was. It was so smooth and responsive that I felt that the Tiptro was so advanced that it was faster than the PDK.I even thought that the Panamera should have been a Tiptro.
And. ."Well...I guess it's impossible to ask for a fast response from the current Panamera's PDK then.When I hear the word
If you put it in Sport mode or Sport Plus mode, the response when shifting up a gear will be somewhat faster.But I think the response is a bit slow compared to other Porsche models.
And. I see.
As my husband told me.I immediately drove the car in Sport Plus mode, and sure enough, the response of the PDK was quicker, as if I were driving a different car.
That's what I'm talking about, Panamera!
And when my husband came home that day, he said to me, "Sure, when I put it in Sport Plus mode, it responds faster and is so much better! But I feel like it's a waste of time to drive in Sport Plus mode in the city...When I talk to him," he said.
If you care so much about driving the Panamera manually, why don't you just buy a 970 Panamera MT?
They said.
Pa, what's a Panamera MT...(;)
I was curious, though, so I immediately went online to check, and found that neither Carsensor nor Goo0 for Panamera with manual transmission.It was.
I can see that... (-_-)
So, although the Ashiu Driveway is too icy to drive in this season, I would like to drive Panamera with paddle shifters when the weather gets warmer and go up the Ashiu Driveway.
