http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/03/dr-phil-to-auction-porsche-ferrari/#more-1909

lol... dr. phil just got a little cooler in my book. take what you will about 911 owners from this...

3/7/2006 12:06:04 AM

Its very generous of him...


...but he's a fag for getting a Gembella 911 Turbo with a Tiptronic transmission!!!!

3/7/2006 12:15:19 AM

OMG AUTOMATICS ARE THE END OF THE WORLD.

ANYONE WHO DRIVES ONE IS A FAG!

3/7/2006 1:07:47 AM

^ when it comes to sports cars...yes

3/7/2006 6:17:21 AM

^^^ exactly, it seems like a waste to me. Not just for performance, but also the fun of driving it.

3/7/2006 7:11:58 AM

^^^exactly.

3/7/2006 7:36:17 AM

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"OMG AUTOMATICS ARE THE END OF THE WORLD. ANYONE WHO DRIVES ONE IS A FAG! "

agreed.

3/7/2006 8:55:00 AM

the tiptronic transmission, in high end cars like that, is actually the sportier option. the gearbox is f1 technology and the shifts come a lot faster. try to find a ferrari made recently with a plain jane manual.

3/7/2006 10:25:09 AM

Dr. Phil is a douche no matter what he drives.

3/7/2006 10:26:12 AM

^ true

but arguing about the tiptronic tranny is pretty fucking retarded... the fastest cars in the world use it or similar, not a traditional manual

3/7/2006 10:44:21 AM

^^^you couldn't be more wrong. The Tiptronic is the original automatic that you can shift yourself. But guess what, thats not a good thing. Its got a torque converter and has slower shifts than a manual.

Its not even on the same playing field as the Ferrari F1 type tranny or BMW's SMG tranny. It does not have a clutch.

Porsche is going to release a version of the new 911 Turbo with a version of the DSG (currently used by Audi and VW, but in fact invented by Porsche), however the 996 911s were only available with a 6sp or 5sp AUTO.

3/7/2006 1:13:22 PM

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"slower shifts than a manual"

i don't know of many auto's at all that shift slower than the average manual driver, is this one really that slow??

3/7/2006 1:19:49 PM

hmm, well I'm pretty sure most talented drivers can upshift faster than an auto, but I could be wrong.

But I have no doubt they can downshift faster than an auto.

3/7/2006 1:25:54 PM

There is nothing wrong with a Tiptronic-style transmission, in a Mercedes or Aston Martin. I wouldn't want one in a performance car like a Porsche.

3/7/2006 1:27:46 PM

TKE-Teg is right about Porsche's tiptronic not being as quick as the Ferrari and BMW's SMG. They must have improved it though because I was reading some performance numbers on the 997 and they listed the tiptronic as having better 0-60 and quarter mile times.

Even so, I'd still get the manual. It's just more fun to drive.

3/7/2006 1:39:41 PM

^they haven't really done anything. Its b/c before launch they can load up the torque converter and get the turbos spooling.

3/7/2006 1:48:06 PM

ah, that makes sense. but i think they had the GT3 listed as having better times too. and that doesn't have any turbos (of course).

3/7/2006 1:51:22 PM