Porsche Carrera 992.2 T: Filling a Gap or Cynical Marketing?

Manual vs. PDK: Why the Carrera T Exists

Once upon a time, you paid more for automatic transmission. Today, with the ubiquity of double-clutch transmissions on premium gasoline cars, the manual gearbox has almost entirely disappeared. On the Porsche sports cars, PDK, until recently a $2,500 option (which 80% of buyers opted for), has evolved into the standard gearbox, and, since the demise of the 718 mid-engine cars, only choice available except for the highly specialist GT3.

For devotees of shifting yourself, the T (for “Touring”) has become the only option. But, priced 10% more than the base Carrera 992 and offering no more performance, does the “T” justify the extra?