Quick test: 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera Posted on October 27th
This was another one of those test drives about which I debated what would be the best approach to take. The 911 Carrera and 911 Carrera S see a host of important changes for 2009, including updated stereo and nav systems, new engines with direct fuel injection, and Porsche’s first production twin-clutch automatic transmission, the Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (mercifully known as PDK). But aside from the extra power and the new automatic transmission, the car’s basic character is unchanged — it still has that same wonderfulness that pervaded the 2008 Porsche 911 Carrera I recently reviewed. So rather than re-hash everything I’d just said, I decided to get right to the point and concentrate on what’s new and, most importantly, how well that new PDK transmission works. Get the details in my 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera test drive. – Aaron Gold