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As the electronics required to control the transmission became compact enough to be practical, the Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe ('dual-clutch gearbox') (PDK) transmission was installed as a prototype in a Porsche 956 Le Mans racing car in 1983.
Porsche 968. The Porsche Boxster and Cayman are mid-engine two-seater sports cars manufactured and marketed by German automobile manufacturer Porsche across four generations—as a two-door, two-seater roadster (Boxster) and a three-door, two-seater fastback coupé (Cayman). The first generation Boxster was introduced in 1996; the second ...
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Dec 10, 2013 · Porsche has been honing manually operable automatics since the 1960s, and we look in-depth at its three key efforts: Sportomatic, Tiptronic, and PDK. Read more at Car and Driver.
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May 16, 2017 · PDK is an acronym for P orsche D oppel K upplungs getriebe (strictly, Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe), which translates to Porsche double-clutch transmission. As the name suggests, it’s...
Jan 22, 2018 · Known for its seamless and lightning-quick shifts, the PDK is revered as the gold standard by which all dual-clutch transmissions should be measured. So what does "PDK" actually stand for?
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The best of both worlds: 40 years of the Porsche dual-clutch transmission. It took a long time until it was ready for series production, but with its innovative gearbox the sports car manufacturer was a technological trailblazer nevertheless. Now the Porsche dual-clutch transmission (PDK) is celebrating its 40 th birthday.