---
title: "2020 Porsche 911 Carrera Models Finally Gain No-Cost Manual Transmission Option"
description: "Porsche's terrific eight-speed auto will be standard equipment on the new 911 but now, you can swing for the seven-speed stick."
date: "2019-10-31"
modified: "2019-10-31"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/30761/2020-porsche-911-carrera-models-gain-no-cost-manual-transmission-option"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Porsche News"
tags:
  - "911"
  - "Coupe"
  - "luxury"
  - "porsche"
  - "sports car"
---

# 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera Models Finally Gain No-Cost Manual Transmission Option

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Porsche has confirmed that it will continue to offer manual transmissions as no-cost options for its [new generation of 911 Carrera](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/26102/2020-porsche-911-carrera-s-first-drive-992-generation-brings-more-of-the-same-old-excellence>) (known to its fans as the 992).

By default, most 2020 911 Carrera S models will be built with [eight-speed PDK automatics](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/30044/heres-how-to-clutch-kick-a-pdk-automatic-equipped-porsche-911-gt3-rs>), though customers can substitute the three-pedal, seven-speed option for nary a cent. This transmission will be available on the rear-drive S and all-wheel-drive 4S, in both coupe and cabriolet forms, though it'll be available on the Carrera S and no less according to [*Road & Track*](<https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/a29642850/2020-porsche-911-992-carrera-s-manual-specs-cost/>), which reports that the base Carrera will be automatic-only.

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Despite this manual transmission shrinking the Carrera S's weight by a reported 84 pounds, its fewer gear ratios, longer shift times, and lack of automated launch control means the manual 992's zero-to-60 time swells from 3.3 seconds to around four. Top speed seems to slip as well; PDK 992s have been recorded cracking an indicated 200 miles per hour, whereas manual-equipped cars are only promised to be capable of "over 190 mph."

This isn't to say the manual Carrera S is by any means slow—it isn't—and until the inevitably [faster members of the 992 family](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/27138/porsche-planning-on-plenty-of-992-gen-911-gt-variants-report>) come along, this'll be the most engaging version available, thanks in part to the Sport Chrono Package. This adds active engine mounts, auto rev-match, and multiple driving modes, including Normal, Sport, Sport Plus, and a customizable Individual setting. Manual 992s will also forego the PDK's electronic limited-slip differential (LSD) for a mechanical LSD with Porsche Torque Vectoring.

As the manual is a zero-cost option, pricing schemes remain the same across both cars. Manual 2020 911s will range from $113,300 for a Carrera S Coupe to $133,400 for the Carrera 4S Cabriolet, prior to the $1,350 in delivery fees. Stick 992s will hit United States dealerships in the spring of 2020.

## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
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