Porsche's Recently Patented Faux Manual Box is a PDK With a Third Pedal and an H-Pattern Layout
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Porsche's Recently Patented Faux Manual Box is a PDK With a Third Pedal and an H-Pattern Layout
Porsche appears to be working on a dual-clutch box that can pass for a manual, filing the relevant paperwork with Germany's Patent and Trademark Office in the process. The patent describes a third pedal wired into the PDK transmission, along with an H-pattern shifter interface, giving the PDK in question three shift modes instead of the usual two. DE102025109563A1 names (continue reading...)
Porsche has filed a patent application for a gearbox that can operate as an automatic, a sequential transmission, or a classic manual. The German brand won't be the first to combine the two types of transmissions, but the case demonstrates that more brands may be tempted to adopt this solution in the future.
A Porsche with automatic transmission but with three pedals: the brand blurs the lines between tradition and electronics. This new patent promises a self-locking pedal box that could change the deal for the future 911 and 718.
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