Why was Step/Tiptronic given no respect like PDK ?
 

Viscous coupling. Viscous coupling. Viscous coupling.

Ahh, sheddep....

....Who cares? My old Tip car worked fine.
Was able to keep it in a low gear like I would a manual.
No grown adult is racer boy on public roads xcept Magnus.

Ask a question just to answer it? Odd.

How about neither one is as fun as a true manual gearbox.:D

That’s the same as any automatic transmission from the last 70 years.
“Tiptronic” didn’t advance anything significant in automatic transmission technology (other than a kind of cool name). So it’s not thought of much.

Probably for the same reason Sportomatic wasn't given any respect.

PDK is magical and can read the driver's mind.
Tiptronic is just a gussied up automatic.

I suspect Sugarwood is paid by pelican to start threads in the forum... Why xxxxxx ??? discuss... Might even be a bot...

At least with Sporto's you still got to shift....just eliminated a pedal. I always wanted to drive one of those just to check it out.

Salesmen found them hard to sell. Especially cabs equipped with ladytronic....

Not much pay, with just 6,000+ posts.

Even with all my posts I get less than a grand per month. :cool:

Slushbox = not sporty
manual transmission with servo operated clutch and magic shifting due to being in 2 gears at once = sporty.

I've never driven a PDK, but I did test drive a 95 Tip. Just not as fun, and the gear changes were not as quick. I did drive a DSG for a while and that was quite fast and was pleased with it.

PDK shifts are measured in milliseconds. Seamless, and all you really notice is the change in engine RPM. On a track it is just already in the right gear ready for you. And it even downshifts as you come to a corner. It is spooky how good it is.

My wife's Macan has PDK. I was lucky enough to go up to Hallet Motorsport track twice and "forced" to drive a Boxster S, Cayman S and a 911 S and a Panamara Turbo 4S and a Macan GTS. Yep, pretty tough duty.

Tiptronic was just a fancy version of moving the lever from 1-2-3. That’s it.

Even after it won class at Le Mans....

Ignorince and prejudice.
The two usually go hand in hand.

Best
Les

This sums it up.. "Tiptronic is an automatic transmission. PDK is a manual transmission that shifts automatically..."

I have a PDK and will never go back to a traditional shifter gear box.

My understanding is that the PDK puts the transmission in the current gear AND the next gear at the same time. That's why it's so fast.

Correct. it has a dual clutch setup. One in gear and the next gear is pre selected and ready to go..

What are you guys even talking about?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1587011840.jpg

The "pop" sound it makes when it shifts is euphoric.. The downshifts are insane in Sport mode.

Several great sounds in this video but listen @ 4:34 ish.. and then the downshifts at 5:03. That is exactly why PDKs rule!

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