Thanks very much for taking the time to report your experiences.

For what it's worth, in the 2 hour test drive I had in a 997 S with PDK, sadly in the pouring rain, I thought in time I'd get used to the steering wheel buttons but I'd still prefer proper paddles like everyone uses with a left for down and a right for up.

Still if Porsche didn't like doing things differently to all other manufacturers I guess the engine in the back layout would have been abandoned in the 1970's...Smiley

Of the three settings I found that "Normal" changed up far too early, as if the engine was a diesel, and "Sport Plus" was the exact opposite, hanging on to the lower gears too long before changing up an sometimes just hunting between the ratios. "Sport" was just about spot on.  PDK was light years ahead of BMW's M-DCT 'box wit much faster changes, and a great blip on downshifts, without the umpteen different and confusing settings that BMW insist on fitting to their M cars.

Still prefer the manual box with short-shift linkage, though. Smiley



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