A history of porsche s sportomatic, tiptronic, and pdk. They prefer to invest their idle time to talk or hang out. Drivin ivan drives the porsche 911 996 and discusses the tiptronic automatic transmission. This is even more true for the air cooled cars, the old tiptronic is just another hydraulic. Street use only i have a 2004 carrera with a tiptronic transmission. The tip and its successor the tip 2 were traditional automatics with a torque converter and electronic lockup. Porsche 996 the porsche 996 is an internal designation for the porsche 911. Porsche is not making any more 996s, so the supply of cars is limited. Top 5 reason why you should buy a porsche 911 996 today project porsche ep. Porsche 911 996 carrera 2 tiptronic acceleration youtube.
Tiptronic did slow things versus manual transmission, but thats true for most torqueconverter automatics, and tiptronic buyers were happy to trade a little thrust for twopedal convenience. But doing a tiptronic to manual conversion in a porsche is just something that has not been seen by my eyes. Yet the clever tiptronic manualautomatic 4speed transmission maintained. Manual transmission cosmosc4s, psymon, ecostellodo, wwlee, rbsf123, kuhan do you prefer a manual gearbox or a. Porsche club gb is organised into over 30 registers covering every model of porsche ever made. The tiptronic auto box does work very well in the 996 turbo, especially if you tune it, but for a weekend or.
Porsche 996997 turbo buyers guide exotic car hacks. Porsche has always been known for its outstanding transmission units. Porsche 996 manual vs tiptronic transmission prices. Porsche 996 manual or automatic, which lower cost to. Tiptronic is a type of discrete automatic transmission developed by porsche and used in its vehicles and those of its licensees. While the older generations didnt come with as many styling options as the 991, for hacking sake youll always want to choose a manual 996997 over a. More important than the excellent figures recorded in our data panel, is the sheer accessibility of that performance. Yet the clever tiptronic manualautomatic 4speed transmission maintained almost exactly the claimed 159mph, slashed through the annoyance of every day. Porsche has been honing manually operable automatics since the 1960s, and we look indepth at its three key efforts. How much would it cost to convert a 993 or 964 tiptronic. Why the 996generation porsche 911 will never be collectible.
This is no different with the porsche tiptronic, the predecessor of the porsche dualclutch transmission pdk. This question should be asked before buying a porsche 996, because the 996 was offered with a manual or. Under normal conditions, the impeller on the back of the crankshaft spun the fluid against the. It started over a year ago when i visited porsche specialists autofarm in oxfordshire and drove their 996 carrera. As long as porsche is continuing to sell more pdks than manuals, the prices on used manual cars will just increase. A history of porsches sportomatic, tiptronic, and pdk.
The car was available with a tiptronic or sixspeed manual gearbox. Porsche 996 manual vs tiptronic transmission prices porsche is not making any more 996s, so the supply of cars is limited. Jason takes out two caymans, one automatic and one manual, to see which is fastest. Porsche 996 carrera manual vs tiptronic prices porsche. A tiptronic transmission is an automatic transmission that includes an option to switch out of automatic mode and upshift or downshift by using paddles behind the steering wheel or by. Why the 996generation porsche 911 will never be collectible the 19992004 porsche 911 was much maligned when new, but speculators think its about to become collectible. I am looking to buy a used 911 cabriolet with automatic tiptronic trans.
A number plate on the center console and a unique 911 badge on the. It was a fourspeed manual with a torque converter and an electrically operated clutchno pedalthat disengaged automatically, and instantly. Really its not much different or expensive on a 996 carrera. Porsche 996 buyers guide porsche 996 register porsche. As a 996 turbo manual owner, im obviously biased in favour of the manual option. The problem in general with the 996 is they made thousands upon thousands of them and we are entering into a phase where they will start dropping. Tiptronic vs pdk vs manual future value ownership and. Supercharged 996 carrera with tiptronic to manual conversion. Similar to audi dsg, pdk is a dual clutch manual transmission without. I have a 1999 911 996 with a tiptronic transmission. Facelifted with turbostyle headlamps and revised front and rear bumpers.
A tiptronic to manual conversion is a hard thing to do and ultimately not a great idea so either you find what you like with a manual transmission, or you find it with. The 911 tip is better than the boxster, but the manual 996 box is so sweet and the motor so flexible i really wouldnt waste your money on the tip. I am looking to buy a used 911 cabriolet with automatic tiptronic. The 996 series is the 911 for people with more sense than money.
The name tiptronic was created by porsche, who made the first such transmission, but it also can refer to similar transmission systems from other manufacturers. Porsche 911 964 c4 19901994 oem g64 5 speed manual transmission 93,709 miles. Fahrzeuge mit tiptronic s haben einen atfkuhlmittel warmetauscher am. What are the differences between the porsche pdk and. Talk about driving a porsche with an auto tranny is blasphemous. Complete manual transmissions for porsche 911 for sale ebay. A tiptronictomanual conversion is a hard thing to do and. The porsche 997 tiptronic gearbox is a 5speed gearbox, and it has two ways of operation. Using ten of their own employees as guinea pigs, porsche checked the 062 mph. It can either function as a normal automatic gearbox handling all the gear shifting, or it can work in a manual mode where the driver can switch the gears at his own discretion. The only time a tiptronic is any good is when you are on a track day and the car belongs to porsche gb. A tiptronictomanual conversion is a hard thing to do and ultimately not a great idea so either you find what you like with a manual transmission, or you find it with tiptronic.
The porsche 996 is the internal designation for the 911 model manufactured from 1997 to 2006. Manutenzione al cambio automatico di una porsche 996 911 carrera 4 cabrio con dei problemi di slittamento del tiptronic. Every porsche i ever owned was manual excluding one 996 tiptronic which i loved i agree on the purity of a manual however if you can find a tiptronic at a 50k discount dont ignore it. Imo, in the long term, a manual will cost less to maintain and will probably be more reliable. Porsche 996 for sale elferspot the marketplace for preowned. I would vote manual, but pdk is a very close option. Home registers modern 996 porsche 911 996 buyers guide. The 996 turbo will be collectible, if it is a nice example. Porsches own test numbers show the regular 500hp gt3 with a sixspeed manual is 0. A tiptronic transmission can operate just as the common type of automatic. I really like manual transmissions and i would like to know if anyone has replaced a tiptronic with a 6 speed manual.