Lurking around here for a bit. Picked up enough encouragement from you guys to make the purchase. Took the plunge on a Macan Turbo preown yesterday. Ohhhh my!
The Macan's PDK is actually built by ZF (type 7DT-65)i personally prefer the ZF transmission over the PDK. It doesnt always shift smoothly and doesnt pair well with a Cobb tune either. Couple that with the $900 PDK fluid change at 40k miles and I'm not a fan
i personally prefer the ZF transmission over the PDK. It doesnt always shift smoothly and doesnt pair well with a Cobb tune either. Couple that with the $900 PDK fluid change at 40k miles and I'm not a fan
Not according to PAG https://www.macanforum.com/forum/en...82-origins-pdk-audi-zf-unicorn-tears-etc.htmlPDK is a big component of why the Macan is such a great vehicle. If my Macan had the same Tiptronic transmission as my wife's Cayenne it would lose a big part of its appeal and sportiveness.
The Macan's PDK is actually built by ZF (type 7DT-65)
That thread is a nice discussion. But it turns out that Audi transmissions (because the claim in that thread is that the PDK in the Macan is made by Audi) are not built by Audi, but by third party suppliers such as ZF or AISIN (which supplies the Tiptronic found in the Cayenne and in other AUDI and VW models). I know a company that makes transmission housings for ZF and others, and that's what I've been told –if that's not true, well, I've been taken in.
+1 including the backing into the garage. Overall, in my opinion, it's a perfect fit for this vehicle. Hopefully the PDK is retained in the next model.I like the PDK 95% of the time! I’m running Stage 1 Cobb as well and my shifts are ridiculously fast when I want them to be... put your foot into and start snapping the paddles and you will be rewarded (in more ways than one). I drive pretty moderately most of the time tho... so my engine/shifts/PDK are usually angry at me for going slow and shifting low. There are penalties for that from time to time.
The other times it stinks are... parking in general and backing into my garage. I’ve learned to treat it like a standard and then everything’s fine.
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My Macan Turbo shifts well with the Cobb software.The PDK on my Macan S shifts just fine with my Cobb Stage 1 software. No complaints at all. Fantastic how it shifts!
Congratulations on your new Macan!Lurking around here for a bit. Picked up enough encouragement from you guys to make the purchase. Took the plunge on a Macan Turbo preown yesterday. Ohhhh my!
Well said.I like the PDK 95% of the time! I’m running Stage 1 Cobb as well and my shifts are ridiculously fast when I want them to be... put your foot into and start snapping the paddles and you will be rewarded (in more ways than one). I drive pretty moderately most of the time tho... so my engine/shifts/PDK are usually angry at me for going slow and shifting low. There are penalties for that from time to time.
The other times it stinks are... parking in general and backing into my garage. I’ve learned to treat it like a standard and then everything’s fine.
One of the other reasons I am getting a performance pack Turbo. Want the extra power without the rough and misaligned shifts. Probably won’t Cobb tune my 2017 PP, but we’ll see (will sell it on here if i don’t use it). Thx Sergey for feedback on your end also.Interesting thread and I start to believe that @vandit and I are in the minority never really experienced the stated, reported, and promised smoothness. I have exhausted all the options with no positive outcome. On delivery (July 2015 of 2016 Turbo), we had a lot of hesitation and lag going off the line but consistent with a 2018 brand new one that I drove. Then I suspect our Transfer Case started going bad with hard shift from 2nd to 3rd and 4th, it was replaced and then we got Cobb Stage 1. This solved off the line acceleration hesitation but not the smoothness on acceleration through lower gears. Then we got the BGB and while it improved the power and the smoothness on acceleration it is still not what we would expect after 3 feedback/revision loops with John introducing hard shifting when slowing down and recently I slowed down for a turn then turned and pushed the pedal to go into a slight uphill and it hard shifted again on acceleration with a snap. The experience feels like PDK is out of sync with the engine and holds on to certain gear too long and then has to catch up in a hurry resulting in a hard shift. No experience like this (cannot even feel the shifts) as reported before in the Base Macan loaners we drove or a PDK paired to the same engine Panamera loaner that we drove while TC was in replacement. I understand it is not the same pairing but PDK in the Base and Panamera was silky smooth, quick, and seamless that we are not getting even close to in our 2016 Macan Turbo and John from BGB said that I unless COBB release a PDK tune to go along with the ECU tune that we are all using this is not going to be solved but I know that hopes for that are all but gone with the 2019 refresh that will be using a totally new engine in the Turbo.