Turbo with Tiptronic? - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Mark · 5th April 2002, 19:32

I ran into a friend last night at a bar who told he how excited he was having finalized an order for a new 911 turbo with the GT-2 engine package. He admiited however that in order to appease the wife he had to order a Tiptronic. Has anyone driven this combination? It seems it might not get you the same bang for the buck (about 150k) that the stick would provide. Any comments? Would a 360 be a better performance option if you had to have a clutchless trasmission?

Lonman · 5th April 2002, 19:41

Don't get the tiptronic, it's slower and awkward to drive fast. I found that I could drive it faster in automatic and hated myself for it. Love yourself, get a manual....
Ferrari's are crap,....I hate Ferrari's.

6 o'clock here in the Uk, i'm off to the pub, y'all have a nice day now

Adam · 5th April 2002, 19:43

Never go for tip always manual...

Adam

any porsche owners want to chime in?

atomic80 · 5th April 2002, 20:01

Uh....

I don't think you can get Tiptronic with the GT2, only the 6 speed manual tranny.

VanCooper · 5th April 2002, 20:14

I think that he meant he's geting the 996tt with the X50 engine package

P.S. I guess some people call the X50 option the GT2 package

993 4S · 5th April 2002, 20:18

"996 Turbo" and "tiptronic" shouldn't even be used in the same sentence.

tfung · 5th April 2002, 21:04

raced a 996 turbo with tiptronic with my friend test driving it... the M5 was considerable faster... and yes, my friend was pushing the turbo as fast as the automatic would go!

atomic80 · 5th April 2002, 23:15

Quote:

Originally posted by Jet black M5 in Van
I think that he meant he's geting the 996tt with the X50 engine package

P.S. I guess some people call the X50 option the GT2 package

I don't think you can get the tiptronic with the X50 option either!

Mark · 6th April 2002, 00:50

It is the x50 option that he said he ordered. I reffered to it as the GT2 engine option. Also I did ask if he was sure he could get this opion with a Tiptronic and he said it was ordered and confrimed. I thought that it might exceed the power handling capabilities of the transmission but ???

doug · 6th April 2002, 03:47

Seeing a TT w/ the tiptronic always makes me cringe... sort of like seeing a really hot chick smoking a cigarette. Kind of kills the moment. I wouldn't be surprised if it also negatively affected future resale. If the wife really has to drive the TT he might be better off bribing her w/ jewelry and sending her off to driving school (or perhaps even attending class with her).

rennen · 6th April 2002, 04:06

What are the performance numbers for the tiptronic?

Adam · 7th April 2002, 15:44

low 5 seconds to 60

tiptronic is not a good idea..

all the best
Adam

BMWBergen · 8th April 2002, 21:47

Quote:

Originally posted by 993 4S
"996 Turbo" and "tiptronic" shouldn't even be used in the same sentence.

...except in this one: Do *NOT* get the tiptronic tranny for your 996 Turbo!!!

BMWBergen ;-)