718 over 911

If I had the option, I would prefer the Porsche 718 GT4 RS over even the Porsche 911 GT3.

Why?

More gangsta?

I really love the new proportions and the color-scheme of the new 718 GT4 RS: The cement grey with the magnesium-blue wheels.

The 911 is a bit boring. Also, I prefer the smaller size of the 718 over the 911. Everyone has a 911 as well; better to have something a bit smaller, more different and distinct.

Are manual shifters overrated?

I’ve always been a purist with manual shifting cars over automatic ones. But … why?

If you look at *real* motorsport racers nowadays, it is all automatic and paddle shifting. Manual transmissions are a thing of the past, and a more romantic notion of the past. Also when watching films like racing ones, ford vs Ferrari — it looks better on camera to shift a manual car than just use an automatic car, same with fast and the furious.

But … perhaps automatic is superior to manual. For example with my camera, I shoot in P (program mode), which is more or less fully automatic (auto ISO, auto focus, auto aperture and shutter speed), and I focus on what is really important: composition, framing, capturing the decisive and personally significant moment. This is why RICOH GR III is superior to even the newest Leica M digital camera; autofocus is superior to manual focus.

Even with all the new electric cars … there is no shifter, no stalk, no paddles necessary. It is all one integrated gear. Thus even with gas/hybrid cars, the ideal is to get rid of the stalk all-together, something that new Genesis cars do very well. No gas/hybrid car needs a shifter stalk. It should be an elegant, integrated design.

The best iPhone

Assuming you prefer road trips, hiking and working from your phone and being off the grid, etc, iPhone Pro (silver, the smaller size) with medium-storage capacity seems ideal (256GB).