{"id":637595,"date":"2026-08-14T22:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/637595\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:03:21","slug":"money-talks-porsche-gt3-manual-take-rate-helped-justify-carrera-s-manual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/637595\/","title":{"rendered":"Money Talks: Porsche GT3 Manual Take Rate Helped Justify Carrera S Manual"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Eighty percent of Porsche 911 GT3 buyers opted for the manual transmission.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>This high take rate helped the automaker build a case for the 911 Carrera S MT package.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Porsche is seeing rising demand for the manual transmission from its online fans, direct customers, and dealers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s grim out there if you prefer a car with a manual transmission. Options have been dwindling for years, but demand for the gearbox remains. So much so that customers clamored for a manual in the Carrera S, and Porsche listened. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with\u00a0Motor1, Timo Resch the president and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, told us the company is seeing rising demand from online fans, direct customers, and dealers. This kickstarted conversations with engineers and executives, and the team began building a case for the car. He told us: \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2018We have customer demand for it. And the customer demand that we anticipated and actually saw in existing models in the United States made it kind of a good business decision to offer this model.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The demand for the manual transmission in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/porsche\/911-gt3\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"1\" data-params=\"%7B%22make_alias%22%3A%22porsche%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22911-gt3%22%7D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">911 GT3<\/a> helped pave the way for the Carrera S MT Package, according to Resh. He said: \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2018So, on the GT3, as a touring model, we have 80 percent of the customers picking the manual transmission as a choice. It&#8217;s kind of all these indicators gave us reason to believe, hey, this is something that customers are really looking for.\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Manual Moment \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/porsche\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"2\" data-params=\"%7B%22alias%22%3A%22porsche%22%7D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Porsche<\/a> isn\u2019t the only automaker embracing the manual transmission at Monterey Car Week. McLaren launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/news\/804887\/mclaren-mcl-6gt-manual-supercar-revealed\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22804887%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22mclaren-mcl-6gt-manual-supercar-revealed%22%7D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McL 6GT<\/a>, a concept inspired by Bruce McLaren\u2019s original M6GT, the founder\u2019s unfinished road-car project. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/news\/800495\/ferrari-12cilindri-manual\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22800495%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22ferrari-12cilindri-manual%22%7D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrari 12Cilindri Manuale<\/a>, the 6GT has a true manual gearbox and hydraulic steering, designed to provide a mechanically analog driving experience. It\u2019s just a concept, but the McLaren has plans for a production version. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arriving after the McLaren is Hennessey\u2019s manual-equipped supercar, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/news\/803525\/hennessey-blackbird-specs-photos-details\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22803525%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22hennessey-blackbird-specs-photos-details%22%7D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blackbird<\/a>. It is not as potent as the Venom, but it will feature a naturally aspirated V8 engine making 800 to 850 horsepower. Hennessey is targeting a curb weight of less than 3,000 pounds and a zero-to-60-mph time of 2.5 seconds. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Motor1\u2019s Take:<\/strong> If there is any evidence that money talks, it\u2019s Porsche\u2019s confirmation that GT3 buyers selecting the manual helped result in the manual for the Carrera S. Enthusiasts can make demands all they want, but they have to put action behind those words before automakers will listen, and that means spending money.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"comfort-title-large flex gap-spacing-sm-base items-center\">\n<p>\t\tWe want your opinion!\n\t<\/p>\n<p>What would you like to see on Motor1.com?<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/survey\/2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tTake our 3 minute survey.\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"compact-body-medium\">&#8211; The Motor1.com Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eighty percent of Porsche 911 GT3 buyers opted for the manual transmission.\u00a0 This high take rate helped the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":637596,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[74],"tags":[86356,54337,36445,18,269469,269471,86355,19,17,42784,12808,267186,268571,269470,2336,21095,154116,268570,269468,195046,195051,157417,99145,82,42769],"class_list":["post-637595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-b2c","tag-bentley","tag-coupe","tag-eire","tag-ferrari-12cilindri-manuale","tag-hennessey-blackbird","tag-high-performance","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-lamborghini","tag-luxury","tag-manual-transmission","tag-manufacturing-production","tag-mclaren-6gt","tag-opinion","tag-porsche","tag-porsche-911","tag-porsche-911-carrera-s","tag-porsche-911-carrera-s-mt","tag-porsche-911-gt3","tag-racing-oriented","tag-sporty","tag-supercar","tag-technology","tag-volkswagen-group"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117096127557455140","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/637596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=637595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=637595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}