Porsche dual-clutch transmission now also available for 718 top models

"The Porsche 718 models with four-liter six-cylinder boxer engines can now also be ordered with the seven-speed Porsche dual-clutch transmission (PDK). Both 718 GTS 4.0 variants - Boxster and Cayman - as well as the top-of-the-range 718 Spyder and 718 Cayman GT4 models are now also available with automated shifting. With PDK, gear changes take place without interruption of traction. This increases shifting comfort and improves acceleration. Compared to the 718 models with manual transmission, the 309 kW (420 hp) GT models 718 Spyder and 718 Cayman GT4 now sprint to 100 km/h half a second faster - in just 3.9 seconds. They reach the 200 km/h mark in 13.4 seconds (minus 0.4 seconds). The corresponding figures for the 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 with 294 kW (400 hp) also improve by around half a second to 4.0 and 13.7 seconds respectively for the standard sprint to 100 and 200 km/h. The 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 with 294 kW (400 hp) also improve by around half a second to 4.0 and 13.7 seconds respectively. (minus 0.4 seconds compared with the manual transmission). In the 718 GTS 4.0 models, the standard Sport Chrono package adjusts the PDK's shift characteristics via four different driving modes (Normal, Sport, Sport Plus and Individual). In Sport mode, it operates with faster gear changes, downshifts earlier with automatic intermediate throttle jolts, and supports optimum acceleration with later shift points. The even more consistently designed Sport Plus mode focuses on maximum performance and fully exploits the rev reserves of the six-cylinder naturally aspirated boxer engine. This driving program also features the Launch Control function, which activates an automated race start."