General Information

General Information

The Porsche Doppelkupplung transmission (PDK) is both a manual and automatic transmission. The special feature of PDK is that two gears can always be engaged one gear is engaged while driving and the next potential gear is already pre-selected.

When shifting, the clutch on the active gear opens while the other clutch engages the pre-selected gear at the same time. This happens under load and so quickly that the power flow is permanently available.

Due to its fast gear changes without any significant power flow interruption, the 7-speed Doppelkupplung transmission offers much better driving dynamics than a conventional manual transmission, with the convenience of an automatic transmission.

The superbly sporty driving dynamics are complemented by a high level of efficiency, which results in reduced fuel consumption compared with a conventional manual transmission in certain driving situations.

PDK transmission is available both for rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive 911 Carrera models.