2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet 997.2 14,721 miles PDK Sports Plus Package

2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet Description

This is a woman owned & driven vehicle, Always garage kept. 3,000 summer miles in 18 months. Absolutely mint condition & perfect Service history all performed by factory Dealer. I travel often and rarely get to take it out on the road. This car loves to be driven aggressively.

Takes about 10 seconds elapse when I 1st drove the 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet before I realize that I had just begun a love relationship with Porsche's most brilliant piece of technology in the last 20 years — the PDKDoppelkupplungsgetriebewhich, roughly translated, means "badass tranny."

Seriously, Porsche's PDK (Porsche Double Clutch) transmission — a new addition to the 911 model range for 2009 — is spectacular at changing gears. This transmission has won many hearts (including mine) with ridiculously quick shifts and immediate throttle response.

Once you start winding corners together after adjusting to the shifting characteristics of the PDK, you'll quickly realize that the 2009 Porsche Carrera S Cabriolet's combination of newfound power and a best-of-both-worlds transmission enables it to satisfy the hard-core performance nerd and Newport Ned alike.

New Powertrain for 2009
An all-new 3.8-liter horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine with direct injection now powers Carrera S models. The engine utilizes some of the same technologies as Porsche's previous mills (VarioCam Plus intake valve timing and lift), but the efficiency of direct injection and reduced engine friction allow it to produce an additional 30 horsepower and an additional 15 pound-feet of torque while consuming 12 percent less fuel (when the engine is matched with the PDK as is the one in this listing). This engine also manages to meet the EPA's LEV II emissions standard.

The best news, however, is that the PDK's seven gears and two clutches replace the five-speed Tiptronic's torque converter as the optional transmission (a six-speed manual is standard) for the 2009 Porsche 911.

Everyone will win, thanks to the PDK's flexibility. Those who care less about pure performance and want a Porsche because, well, it's a Porsche, will be thrilled with the PDK's ability to act like a smooth-shifting automatic. In fact, they probably won't even know the difference.

At the same time, the PDK's distinguishing feature is its ability to snap off shifts 60 percent faster than the Tiptronic and faster, in fact, than any human using a manual transmission, and those who relish pure performance will love this. The details are complex, but the speed is achieved by disengaging one clutch as it engages the other. Most impressive is the fact that tractive force (drive to the wheels) is never interrupted — kind of like an automatic transmission in a way, except without sucking. In comparison, there's always an interval in which a car with a manual transmission is effectively coasting, regardless of how quickly you move the stick and the pedals.