[oldE]

This has come up more than once.

The word that comes to mind for all those folks saying, "Porsches should have manual transmissions!" is pretentious.

If you see a Ferrari with paddle shifters, is there really anyone who says, "Aw gee! It would be a much better car with a third pedal."?

I think its because people who get to drive new Porsches around here (North America) don't really have the opportunity to do much more than briefly play with the capability of the car. The act of shifting gears manually gives them a sense of involvement. In an environment where you need to really focus upon the traffic and handling dynamic, I suspect many of those same people would take the PDK and run, because it makes driving easier.
Maybe that's why the sale of the computer shifted transmission is greater in Europe and lesser in North America.

Really, if the sense of involvement was what drivers craved, we would be driving cars with manually adjusted spark and mixture, no power steering, no boost for the brakes and a hand-crank to start.

I realize there is a strong nostalgia for the basic 911. That is part of what I enjoyed about my old 911E. To suggest Porsche should build anachronisms is unrealistic.

If you want a slower Porsche, buy an older Porsche.

Best
Les