Ever since we dumped the clutch at 4000 rpm in the latest, 997-based, 480-hp 911 Turbo, we've been keeping the Tiptronic (Porsche-speak for automatic) version in the back of our mind. That's because ...

The tuners at Switzer Performance recently announced the introduction of the P800 kit for the Porsche 911 Turbo with Tiptronic transmission. Switzer disassembled, upgraded, and rebuilt the Tiptronic ...

As a company, Porsche consistently finds itself caught in a tug-of-war between honoring its heritage and placing its sports cars at the bleeding edge of progress. Take the 911: Its engine is still in ...

You wouldn't think much of a Peugeot 607 looking at it. You probably wouldn't think much sitting in it, either. But right beside you would be one thing interesting: a Tiptronic transmission, developed ...

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Beside several other concepts launched by Volkswagen at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, the German carmaker also debuted the CC “Gold Coast”, a special new ...

It adds self-shifting to the stunning German sports car for the first time, with six speeds in the automatic gearbox and a semi-manual shift mode - complete with buttons on the steering wheel - that ...

It's been a long-standing tradition that true sports cars are equipped with manual transmissions, putting the driver in full control and enabling him to extract the utmost from his machine. Things ...