2013 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet Long-Term Road Test

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edited September 2014 in Porsche

image2013 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet Long-Term Road Test

Our 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet takes a detour from the New York Auto Show.

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  • diondidiondi Member Posts: 71
    Yup, dual-clutch transmissions don't like stop and go very much. They tend to get herky jerky - the Porsche PDK and BMW M-DCT is already much improved over the 1st-gen system in my GTI, however.
  • noburgersnoburgers Member Posts: 500
    ahh, a Foxborough stop off 495. you guys love the photo ops!
    It's starting to sound like even PDK is no match for nasty traffic. And it wasn't even summer--I wonder how bad it would fry if you did this in worse weather?
  • evodadevodad Member Posts: 135
    shoulda got the manual :)
  • mfennellmfennell Member Posts: 91
    Is it jerky because it's hot (the friction properties changing) or does the car purposely engage the clutch more aggressively to reduce additional heat build up? And does the car even know the temperature?

    Ferraris with the F1 transmissions, at least the 355 and 360s *model* heat build-up. There's no sensor. AFAIK, they don't do anything except beep at you when they decide the clutch is getting hot.
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