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ThomasM
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Dealers are saying Porsche has CONFIRMED, UNEQUIVOCABLY, that even the 991 GT3RS

won't offer a three pedal MT, so it looks like truly the end of an era...but wait, the Carrera still offers a 7 speed option?!?

Ah, the wild and wonderful world of marketing and product positioning...

So is the GT3 (and RS) the PUREST expression of the Porsche lineup, or the FASTEST and TECHNOLOGICALLY the most efficient?!?

Seems like a flip flop to me...

On the demand side, the best of both worlds -

Hard to imagine traditional purists getting a better EPI-tome of the "old school" (ABS, yes, some traction and stability control, but also that famous steering "live" feel, some "real skill" required to wring the best out of the car) than the GT3RS 3.8 and 4.0...

And the rest of the world gets to move on with progress (torque vectoring, rear wheel steering, electric PS, DFI, etc etc etc)

" Blame the traffic, blame the smartphones, blame the reflected glamour of Formula 1’s carbon-fiber paddle shifters, but don’t kid yourself. Given the choice, drivers are abandoning the traditional “standard shift” en masse. " 

"When I push too far, the nose lets go progressively, allowing me to cover each mistake as if I’d meant to do it. Couldn’t be any easier. Anybody can go fast in this car, and the mildly talented can go very fast. "

". Lift-throttle oversteer, once the last sensation some 911 pilots experienced, has been tamed into a party trick. The next generation will probably have a button that does it for you so you can take a call from your broker while your passengers cower under the body-color-matched seatbelts"

(Jack Baruth, R&T)

(sigh)

ps: tell your wife she is very welcome, and assure her I'll KEEP REMINDING YOU everytime we hang out!