Re: 991 spyshots thread (continued) (for UNRELEASED models only)
KresoF1:
Grant, that is an excellent question. Answer is rather difficult at the moment... It will pretty much depend on new GT3 engine technical design. If it will be a extreme high rev unit a la Ferrari 458 then 7th "power" gear makes sense in very way(because it will mask initial low torque at low revs). BUT, if new GT3 engine will be in its power delivery a la latest 4.0 GT1 block based unit then I do not see true need for 7th "power" gear.
Also, since many GT3 users actually track from time to time their cars pretty long first and second gear may be an advantage on the track. With 7th "power" gear that advantage will be gone since most likely first five gears will be much shorter.
My bet is that new GT3 will use ONLY one gearbox choice-either manual or PDK-S. So, if it is PDK-S chances for 7th "power" gear are 50/50 at the moment.
Interesting about only 1 gearbox - that would make for quite a few unhappy customers (either way).
The reason 7 performance gears would be so beneficial is that it could be great around town (low first gear), great on the track (very closely spaced gears would be a huge help, using mostly 2nd through 6th), and top speed would happen in 7th gear at peak engine power.
The current GT3 (even 4.0) is not optimally geared for the track - large gaps between gears (especially 2nd to 3rd) and 2nd is too tall for some very slow corners (and first too low).
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