This is a well done and fair comparison. I've never owned a Porsche, but I got to spend an afternoon in a 911 C4S with PDK. I drove it in sport plus mode and I tried a few launches. It's a very nice transmission and it was completely intuitive and fun to drive. It really suited the car. I own a 2020 M2C DCT. Previously, I have owned other BMWs including a 2020 M3 6MT. I love the DCT in the M2C. I normally drive the car in M2 mode, which I have set up as full sport plus, manual and MDM. I like the rapid and aggressive shifting. The only thing I don't like about the transmission is what this video described about the lack of Park and the counterintuitive behaviour when you park the car. I honestly don't know what BMW was thinking when they designed it. It should not be necessary to have to explain to someone how to put any car into park. Having to shut the engine off in R or D makes no sense. If anything, it should be considered normal to shut the car off in N and there should be a button or a shift lever position to put the car into park. That way, if you wanted to roll the car with the engine off, all you would have to do is put it N, release the parking brake and it would roll. As it is, you have to lift the car onto a hoist to put it into N. Seriously, BMW, WTF were you thinking?
Yep exactly. The PDK is a great box but I do find that in comfort mode the PDK shifts too soon and is not effortless to kickdown. In sports/sport plus mode the PDK is much more livelier but the DCT is more balanced in all modes. I recently done a vid comparing the DSG with the DCT….let me know what you think of that vid
@@DownShiftThrottle I also find that DCT shifts too early in D mode, especially in D1, which is the reason why the only time I use D is when I'm holding a cup of coffee while I'm driving. The only car I've driven with DSG was a GTI and it didn't make any lasting impression.
Nice… very informative, I love the Macan and X4 design and engines, transmission etc X4 definitely starts at a better price but both can really add a lot of extras. Porsche is definitely intriguing with the air suspension being so customizable
I dont think you can use this as a comparison as one big element of dcts is how they interact with the rear wheels specifically and how much they can interfere with grip levels etc Would be interesting to know how this copes against a pdk 911
pour-sha-dough-pull-coop-loongz-geh-treeb-a. doppel = double, kupplung = clutch, getriebe = transmission. While I understand Porsche wanting the PDK in every car that would otherwise take a traditional automatic, the ZF 8HP transmission is so insanely good (had it in my Disco 3 and my L494 Range Rover Sport) and indestructible (200,000 mi in my Disco) that I'd really rather have its simplicity over the PDK (also made by ZF). The PDK in the Macan/Cayenne is a solution to a problem no-one is trying to solve.
PDK is the only thing I would take over a manual. Directness. The only time you feel something slip is taking off from a standstill on low throttle. Traditional slips the whole way up through the gears. Awful feeling, even if it's brief
This is a well done and fair comparison. I've never owned a Porsche, but I got to spend an afternoon in a 911 C4S with PDK. I drove it in sport plus mode and I tried a few launches. It's a very nice transmission and it was completely intuitive and fun to drive. It really suited the car. I own a 2020 M2C DCT. Previously, I have owned other BMWs including a 2020 M3 6MT. I love the DCT in the M2C. I normally drive the car in M2 mode, which I have set up as full sport plus, manual and MDM. I like the rapid and aggressive shifting. The only thing I don't like about the transmission is what this video described about the lack of Park and the counterintuitive behaviour when you park the car. I honestly don't know what BMW was thinking when they designed it. It should not be necessary to have to explain to someone how to put any car into park. Having to shut the engine off in R or D makes no sense. If anything, it should be considered normal to shut the car off in N and there should be a button or a shift lever position to put the car into park. That way, if you wanted to roll the car with the engine off, all you would have to do is put it N, release the parking brake and it would roll. As it is, you have to lift the car onto a hoist to put it into N. Seriously, BMW, WTF were you thinking?
Yep exactly. The PDK is a great box but I do find that in comfort mode the PDK shifts too soon and is not effortless to kickdown. In sports/sport plus mode the PDK is much more livelier but the DCT is more balanced in all modes. I recently done a vid comparing the DSG with the DCT….let me know what you think of that vid
@@DownShiftThrottle I also find that DCT shifts too early in D mode, especially in D1, which is the reason why the only time I use D is when I'm holding a cup of coffee while I'm driving. The only car I've driven with DSG was a GTI and it didn't make any lasting impression.
Great video. Hope you evened up the Macan front tyre pressures!😉
Nice… very informative, I love the Macan and X4 design and engines, transmission etc
X4 definitely starts at a better price but both can really add a lot of extras.
Porsche is definitely intriguing with the air suspension being so customizable
Great comparison video!
Appreciate your comment! 👍🏽
I dont think you can use this as a comparison as one big element of dcts is how they interact with the rear wheels specifically and how much they can interfere with grip levels etc Would be interesting to know how this copes against a pdk 911
Good video mate 👍.
Great comparison. Thanks
Thank you for commenting
Of course you like the DTC better. The macan isnt a race car
Good content bro 👍🏼
Thanks Kam! Next up SQ5 vs Macan lol
Thanks, interesting
Welcome mate
Porsche picks up quick!
Great info bro
Thanks mate
pour-sha-dough-pull-coop-loongz-geh-treeb-a. doppel = double, kupplung = clutch, getriebe = transmission. While I understand Porsche wanting the PDK in every car that would otherwise take a traditional automatic, the ZF 8HP transmission is so insanely good (had it in my Disco 3 and my L494 Range Rover Sport) and indestructible (200,000 mi in my Disco) that I'd really rather have its simplicity over the PDK (also made by ZF). The PDK in the Macan/Cayenne is a solution to a problem no-one is trying to solve.
PDK is the only thing I would take over a manual. Directness. The only time you feel something slip is taking off from a standstill on low throttle. Traditional slips the whole way up through the gears. Awful feeling, even if it's brief