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Porsche Carrera 3.0 Sportmatic. What is Sportmatic? Any good??
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Alateixe     Reply with quote
Porsche Carrera 3.0 Sportmatic. What is Sportmatic? Any good??
Beert     Reply with quote
l believe that this refers to a type of automatic/manual transmission that allows you to shift one gear at a time. My car allows me to shift using either the regular shifter or special electronic +/- buttons on my steering wheel. l have a Cayanne Turbo, so l imagine the Carrera is using a similar setup. l seldom use it though, the automatic shifting sequence works fine.
Star Rider     Reply with quote
no clutch just a manual shifter l believe. still a manual gear box with a centrifugal clutch. l have not seen too many of these. seen on a older 912.
User     Reply with quote
Assume u r referring to a late 70 is model here. Most magazines & Porsche enthusiasts were not real impressed by this Sportmatic automatic transmission at the time. This was Porsche is first adventure into making a sport automatic, but it was not a popular success, & the numbers of Sportmatics was small.

Later they moved on to the Tiptronic models with more electronic technology & logic & got better reviews. They continue to market the Tiptronic today on current models & by most feedback it is a good tranny. However, many ''true'' Porsche enthusiasts require the manual transmission.
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