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Good call on engine mode, I dunno. Since I didnt touch anything I assume I drove in normal but didnt think to check. See what little I know about these things? My experience was 100% as described, frequent shifts seeminging nonstop. I used the paddles a few times just to see and doubt I would ever touch them. My only previous experience with a pdk was on track so apples/oranges to my recent street drive. On track it was just amazing, shifting so fast it was pretty clear a manual gearbox was antiquated in comparison.

I'm used to driving a manual in traffic so I coast a lot and try to keep shifting to a minimum, at least in the normal 0-10mph commute. The pdk had a completely different approach. Something I'm still smiling about the cayman is how well it took a traffic circle and a few highway ramps. Maybe 7/10ths, if that, hey I'm on the street!, but it was so solid and planted and also quick to change direction, plenty of beans .. I really like it.

Now I want to try a ~2009, hopefully manual.
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