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For probably every stick shift anybody's ever learned on the __basic__ movement is push forward to go into first (downshift), pull back to go into second (upshift). Why Porsche would reverse this for PDK lever shifting seems insane!



Wrong. For probably every stick shift I've ever learned on, approaching a hot corner in third I pull the gear lever back towards me to DOWNshift.



Gimme a break. When you're 16 years old, learning to drive a stick, rolling to a red light, where's the downshift? It's forward.

After the light turns green where's the upshift? It's back.

Done.





I'll let a Porsche GT3 race car express my opinion in this matter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKkIUUp6epE&feature=related

Since Porsche is using the forward - down, back - up on the race cars there must be something to it, don't ya think

And I don't buy the whole "the forward - up, back - down on the PDK will be familiar to Tiptronic users" argument. People who buy a Tiptronic 911 can't remember which way up or down goes anyway...