More floppy paddles. Just what we needed.
I blame the Europeans. Their cars have fewer and fewer console mounted gear selectors.
Did an install on a Gallardo. No stick. A couple of buttons and floppy paddles
Before that, BMW did away with the console gear selector on the 7-series. Gave it this little "retardo-stub". It wasn't a real column gear selector. It was a leftover Mitsubishi cruise control
Mercedes Benz liked the "retardo-stub" so much that they adopted in in spite of the fact that the 7-ers went back to a console mounted selector
Jaguar has a knob which sometimes doesn't respond to anything you select. But in the knob's defense, you have to start the car and wait for the knob to rise. That idiot proofs those that push the starter button and immediately select a gear and begin to mash on the accelerator while the starter motor is still turning. why isn't it going???? something's wrong with the gas pedal
I actually think the Autostick was well executed...if a little slow to respond to inputs.
It solved the problem of which way is upshift and which way is downshift. (ie: my Mazda upshift is towards me, Hyundai it's away Mazda is like 1-2 on a manual. Hyundai is up for upshift-down for downshift)
In my Chrysler downshift is in the direction of 1st gear on a manual, upshift is in the direction of 4th. Makes sense to everybody