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https://www.evo.co.uk/porsche/911-carrera/207312/t... they're launching models quicker than they can sell them Edited by Sidsw on Tuesday 29th October 13:42

Same price relatively as the 2018 £85k 991.2 taking account of the unfortunate standard inclusion of the needless rws, more power and brake upgrade. Good to see Porsche have replaced the poor and vague 7 speed with a better 6 speed (hopefully as good as the superb GT4/GT3) although no high gear now for cruising which will impact economy. Wonder if there will be big discounts available soon as per the 992.1 T primarily due to oversupply.

av185 said: Same price relatively as the 2018 £85k 991.2 taking account of the unfortunate standard inclusion of the needless rws, more power and brake upgrade. Good to see Porsche have replaced the poor and vague 7 speed with a better 6 speed (hopefully as good as the superb GT4/GT3) although no high gear now for cruising which will impact economy. Wonder if there will be big discounts available soon as per the 992.1 T primarily due to oversupply. Having come from a manual gearbox gt4 to a 7spd manual T i'm finding the gearbox is just as precise and 7th perfect for the motorway. Im sure luddites said a 3 speed auto and a 4 speed manual were plenty, 5 at most etc etc.

Wonder where the 6 speed manual box is coming from?

Apparantly it is a modification of the old one.

av185 said: Apparantly it is a modification of the old one. with 7th locked out?

It's claimed to be 1.something kg lighter than the 7-speed on which it's based, so would think some parts have been removed. Am not a transmission engineer so I don't know what is plausible in that regard. But think it's otherwise mechanically the same as the 7-speed so I'd wait to see about shift quality (which personally I think was fine on the latter 7-speed iterations, but any limitations in that regard I would think carried over to the "new" 6-speed box).

Basically a Carrera with sportier suspension, wheels and exhaust with less sound deadening Porsche charge £10k more for. Call me a cynic but why can't you just have a base Carrera with a manual box? Only 10,000 reasons! Less is more!! Amazing money liberating operation ahem I mean marketing operation.

Don't forget the 991.2 T was an incredible 5kg lighter than the S...

Got excited about the 6 speed as the only thing I don’t like is the 7 speed in my 991.2 T. You really have to concentrate 7 to 6 and 6 to 5, or you are close to going down 3 gears instantly. However the addition of RWS is a deal breaker for me! Porsche why why? Aargh

Yeah it’s a shame they didn’t leave the rws as an option. I didn’t mind the 7th gear on my 991.2, good for motorway cruising. I’ll take that back if the 6 is a vast improvement though… A bit disappointing the new folding GT3 buckets aren’t available either. I still like it though, a part from a GT3 touring, it’d be my pick of the range.

Yep the rws is a total waste on the T. Probably adds 15kg to the weight too.

IMI A said: Basically a Carrera with sportier suspension, wheels and exhaust with less sound deadening Porsche charge £10k more for. Call me a cynic but why can't you just have a base Carrera with a manual box? Only 10,000 reasons! Less is more!! Amazing money liberating operation ahem I mean marketing operation. Almost, it’s a Carrera with a load of the performance / driver orientated options fitted as standard. Larger wheels / colour foc Sports seats Plus Sport front apron Body coloured mirrors Sport chrono Sports exhaust Pasm Rear steering Lightweight glass Limited slip differential Some of the above you can’t now get on the standard car, but as options they cost more than the price differential. Effectively an opportunity to buy a Porsche without needing to hit the options list. Trick is not to add further.

bennno said: av185 said: Apparantly it is a modification of the old one. with 7th locked out? No just fitted a 6 not 7 speed gearknob.....

av185 said: bennno said: av185 said: Apparantly it is a modification of the old one. with 7th locked out? No just fitted a 6 not 7 speed gearknob..... Secret 7th speed

I like it but with the T interior pack and red paintwork I'm up to £115,000 which seems a bloody lot if you ask me.

Koln-RS said: As with the 992.2 GT3, it will be interesting to see whether these changes translate into improvements in ‘real world’ use. Agree with RWS comments. Should be an option, as many owners may not want it, for the reasons justifying it’s exclusion on the ST. I was an early critic of the 7-SPD on the 991.1, but it was much improved for the 991.2 and bordering on excellent on the 992.1. Again, as said above, it should be available on the base Carrera, but it’ll be interesting to see what it’s actually like. I agree with you that the manual should have/be available on the base C. I only bought the 992.1 T because I wanted a manual. However, I have come to appreciate some the extra stuff on the T that I would never have specified on a standard C. My first impressions of the new T is that it looks a bit garish and childish. I don't need 'MT' underneath the gear lever to remind me that it's a manual. Nor do I require a sticker on the rear windows. Reminds me of the Talbot cars that had '5 speed' badges on the rear.

I can this being a popular mod for other 992's

Porsche-worm said: I like it but with the T interior pack and red paintwork I'm up to £115,000 which seems a bloody lot if you ask me. My March 2018 Guards Red 991.2 T manual was £88k including VED and delivery. T pack was c£1850...only costed option. Rear seats red stitching lightweight glass luggage net DAB and heated seats all free.

KittyLitter said: I can this being a popular mod for other 992's ah they have an MT badge behind the box no doubt to remind the driver they have to change gears themselves since its been so long since they've had a manual? I like the wooden gear knob. Very 917/CGT!

Porsche-worm said: I like it but with the T interior pack and red paintwork I'm up to £115,000 which seems a bloody lot if you ask me. I get to £144K https://porsche-code.com/PS328FA4

Does anyone know if the bigger brakes are exclusive to the T, or do they come on the Carrera now too?

£116,500. Lugano Paint, T Interior Pack, Bose, but not keen on RWS.

av185 said: My March 2018 Guards Red 991.2 T manual was £88k including VED and delivery. T pack was c£1850...only costed option. Rear seats red stitching lightweight glass luggage net DAB and heated seats all free. according to an inflation calculator, your car would have cost £111K in todays money...

It’s interesting that Porsche released 992.2 T so soon in the sequence. As a disappointed shareholder, I am pleased that they are packaging expensive options and shifting higher margin cars. However, I am very pleased with my 992 T, and the 992.2 T does nothing for me. The only option I am missing is BOSE, but that is not worth the depreciation hit on 992 and retail price uplift on 992.2.