Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe
12-05-09, 07:44 PM
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Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe...........aka Porsche PDK
I was reading an article today in Road & Track about manual transmissions vs twin clutch/ paddle shifter designs. I read that Porsche PDK actually stands for Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe. I just thought it was weird for a manufacturer to abbreviate a feature in a German rather English like the rest. Kind of weird. Are there other examples ?????? I dont think Ferrari or Lamborghini have ever done this. Anyone think its a little odd. I just think its funny that after all of this time that this system has been available that all of the magazines I have read have not mentioned what the abrreviation stood for.
Kind of weird
Kind of weird
Last edited by I8ABMR; 12-05-09 at 11:20 PM.
12-05-09, 11:12 PM
#2
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Hehe, cause they're Porsche :P
@anyways
I think it's already proven that their Dual clutch gearboxes already are faster and more fuel efficient than their Tiptronic gearboxes....and in some cases, the same applies compared to their stick shift counterparts.
Both in official manufacturer claims and independent/outside tests
I think
@anyways
I think it's already proven that their Dual clutch gearboxes already are faster and more fuel efficient than their Tiptronic gearboxes....and in some cases, the same applies compared to their stick shift counterparts.
Both in official manufacturer claims and independent/outside tests
I think
12-05-09, 11:20 PM
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I think you are right. I just think its a bit weird to abbreviate in German. MAny members have discussed this system before but I bet most had no idea what it actually meant. Just trying to shed some light
12-06-09, 09:44 AM
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ah, Porsche is a GERMAN company. they speak GERMAN. their engineering plans will be in GERMAN. 
for them to abbreviate GERMAN engineering terms isn't weird at all. and Ferrari has done it forever too, usually just using Italian words rather than abbreviating.
i don't know if it's happened yet, but we're getting close or have passed where the number of predominantly english speakers will be the MINORITY of users on the internet.
so get used to chinese abbreviations next.
for them to abbreviate GERMAN engineering terms isn't weird at all. and Ferrari has done it forever too, usually just using Italian words rather than abbreviating.i don't know if it's happened yet, but we're getting close or have passed where the number of predominantly english speakers will be the MINORITY of users on the internet.
so get used to chinese abbreviations next.
12-06-09, 09:59 AM
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ah, Porsche is a GERMAN company. they speak GERMAN. their engineering plans will be in GERMAN. for them to abbreviate GERMAN engineering terms isn't weird at all. and Ferrari has done it forever too, usually just using Italian words rather than abbreviating.
i don't know if it's happened yet, but we're getting close or have passed where the number of predominantly english speakers will be the MINORITY of users on the internet.
so get used to chinese abbreviations next.
for them to abbreviate GERMAN engineering terms isn't weird at all. and Ferrari has done it forever too, usually just using Italian words rather than abbreviating.i don't know if it's happened yet, but we're getting close or have passed where the number of predominantly english speakers will be the MINORITY of users on the internet.
so get used to chinese abbreviations next.
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12-06-09, 10:06 AM
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Ferrari has only just recently introduced a 7-speed dual-clutch automated manual, and they don't even have a special name for it. Lamborghini still functions on a single-clutch robotized manual transmission called e-Gear (R-Tronic is the R8). Ferrari's single-clutch transmissions were called F1, or Cambiocorsa (which is Italian for 'racing shift') in Maserati cars.
That being said, it's normal for them to use a German word or abbreviation to describe their products, as Porsche is still today a very German company. Hasn't really been Americanized like BMW and Mercedes. They still function on very traditional grounds.
That being said, it's normal for them to use a German word or abbreviation to describe their products, as Porsche is still today a very German company. Hasn't really been Americanized like BMW and Mercedes. They still function on very traditional grounds.
12-07-09, 05:16 PM
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ah, Porsche is a GERMAN company. they speak GERMAN. their engineering plans will be in GERMAN. for them to abbreviate GERMAN engineering terms isn't weird at all. and Ferrari has done it forever too, usually just using Italian words rather than abbreviating.
i don't know if it's happened yet, but we're getting close or have passed where the number of predominantly english speakers will be the MINORITY of users on the internet.
so get used to chinese abbreviations next.
for them to abbreviate GERMAN engineering terms isn't weird at all. and Ferrari has done it forever too, usually just using Italian words rather than abbreviating.i don't know if it's happened yet, but we're getting close or have passed where the number of predominantly english speakers will be the MINORITY of users on the internet.
so get used to chinese abbreviations next.
Very few on this forum even knew what the hell PDK even meant and they would talk about it all of the time
. I don't remember Ferrari or Lamborghini even abbreviating any package or option on the car in Italian....... maybe the HGTE package on the 599 but thats it , but even then HANDLING is the first word. Most english speaking car people know what handling means. Give me a break. Porsche is being lame
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12-07-09, 06:20 PM
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It's not even that hard to say really - it's just German which is what most of us aren't used to. Who cares if a German company decided to name one of their systems a German name? If you can't pronounce Doppelkupplungsgetriebe then just refer to it as PDK like everybody else.
12-07-09, 07:37 PM
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It's not even that hard to say really - it's just German which is what most of us aren't used to. Who cares if a German company decided to name one of their systems a German name? If you can't pronounce Doppelkupplungsgetriebe then just refer to it as PDK like everybody else.
12-07-09, 08:12 PM
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