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C2Nerves said:...I personally like the PDK buttons. They are 'porsche' character at the end of the day. It is all about 'steering grip' vs changing gears.
with PDK buttons, the fact that you use your thumbs for upshift / fingers for downshift gives you a better steering grip. This alone offers a superior sense of "in-control" driving compared to paddles.
With the paddle shift, you will not have your fingers on the paddles the whole time. You will find yourself alternating between gripping and releasing the steering in order to reach the paddles when needed. This alternation will effect your spontaneity and controlled driving.
Some may argue that with paddles, you have better control when cornering since you may never lose the positioning of the paddles even when you are not gripping the steering. The fact is that when you are cornering over 30mph, you cannot or should not release your steering grip even on a track. It is not like you will be rolling the steering over twice like you would do at 10mph.

You have to try both for a while (and not for just for a few days) to realise the advantages. some of you may disagree, but i guess that's what makes these threads interesting.



Very well stated. As a driver of a system similar to the 997.2 paddles (Corvette C6 paddle-shifter) I fully agree. The lemming reaction against it is just that - herd reaction.