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Adrian Padeanu

Porsche Says EVs Are Worse With Fake Gear Changes

With the proliferation of EVs, changing gears is becoming a lost art. But it doesn't necessarily have to be this way. Hyundai lets you simulate gear changes in the Ioniq 5 N with a so-called "N e-Shift" function miming an eight-speed, dual-clutch transmission akin to a Veloster N's. Aftermarket shops have gone a step further by engineering EVs with manual gearboxes. Porsche, on the other hand, will have none of that.

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