I had a Porsche Cayman with a DSG transmission. I was a pure "manual only for a sporting car" guy until I drove that car. I wanted the manual, but couldn't find one even close to being in the spec that I wanted in my state, so I got the DSG. I was in sport mode one morning a few weeks after getting the car and was flying down my favorite hill near the house. The guy in front of me hit the brakes for no reason that I could discern (maybe a small animal ran out in front of him), but I had left plenty of room, so I just got on the brakes hard. In the speed change from 60 MPH to 10 MPH (done as quickly as I could), the car downshifted and rev-matched at least 3, possibly 4 times. I think Mario Andretti couldn't have pulled it off better than than and it sounded spectacular! As long as I was in sport mode, that transmission was damn-near wired directly to my brain and chose the exact gear I was hoping for. The only time I disagreed with it was when I was going down long mountain passes and wanted more engine braking than the car did, but a quick tap on the paddle shifter made it right. I would have enjoyed rowing the gears in that car, but that DSG was a spectacular piece of work. It was also quite lucky for me, as I wound up having an ankle issue on my left foot that put me in a boot for 4-5 months and that would have made clutch work difficult.
A standard auto (which this sounds like) might be a deal breaker (especially one this expensive) on a car that is supposed to be the sporting model.
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I was a die-hard manual guy too. Right up to the point that my orthopedic doc said get thee an automatic to save what is left of your knee.
I was super bummed out, no CVT, no torque converter slush box was going to be ok. What to do? Test drove a GTI with a DSG & man it was pretty darned good. After acclimating myself to it I'd say it's great.
I'd like a Boxster with a PDK, oh yes I would.
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