Leadwood, I understand your points very well. BUT..Smiley Your observation is purely subjective-not objective at all.

Imagine good winding road, two 991CS, one is manual with you driving and other is PDK with someone else driving. Both drivers are good, but you are better skilled to use manual gearbox. Who will be faster in the end of that say it 10mls or 16kms winding road? 991CS PDK(with PDK's Sport + auto mode on) of course. Despite your excellent manual gearchanging skills. Do not belive me? Try it and you will see that what I am telling is true.

My point is that you have to be truly skilled user of manual gearbox(german members here will use a word Kenner) to be maybe as fast as PDK car in say it less capable hands.

Want a manual 911? There a planty of them on the use market. 997 GT3/GT3 RS used price level will remain good if Porsche offers 991 GT3 as PDK only.