After many years of demand and enthusiasts requesting the PDK transmission for the GT4 and the Boxster Spyder, it’s official! All Porsche 718 models can now be ordered with the seven-speed Porsche dual-clutch automatic transmission (PDK).
With PDK, there are no interruptions in acceleration during gear changes. This increases the comfort of the gear shifts and improves the acceleration values. Compared with the 718 models with the manual transmission, the 718 Spyder and 718 Cayman GT4 – now accelerate from 0-62 mph half a second faster, in 3.9 seconds. They reach the 124 mph mark in 13.4 seconds (0.4 seconds faster compared with the manual transmission).
In the flagship 718 Spyder and 718 Cayman GT4 models, the driving mode has a characteristic that’s typical of the GT variants: it can be programmed for maximum performance using the PDK Sport button. An automatic selector lever, which echoes the design in the 911 GT3, underlines the emotionally charged GT experience. The seventh gear of the PDK has a shorter ratio in all 718 four-litre naturally aspirated engine derivatives.
In addition, the PDK versions of the 718 Spyder and 718 Cayman GT4 benefit from the enhancements made to their mechanical locking rear differential: in traction and overrun modes, this achieves locking values of 30 and 37 per cent as compared with 22 and 27 per cent with the manual transmission. This has a positive effect on the longitudinal and lateral dynamics as well as traction, and increases driving pleasure.
