Can you shift it from park to reverse to drive without looking at it?
Nope.
But you can do that with a column or console shifter.
Nope.
But you can do that with a column or console shifter.
Transmission Controls. The Dial a Matic seems to be the next trend.
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You can count the clicks on a knob as easily as a lever.
Yes you can. You feel the clicks and it ends at D like a normal shifter.
My mom has one in her fusion. I didn't think I'd like it but I got used to it fast and enjoyed the extra room without a giant shifter in the way. Everything is electronically controlled anyways so there's no point of putting a big ole shifter in the middle and taking up that extra space.
And even more simple is the Voith/ZF bus shifters. It’s just a basic row of buttons with RND321 or DNR321 with those.
I'd imagine that the majority of automatics today are shift-by-wire so automakers definitely have more latitude with design (push button vs dial vs lever). I'm indifferent since I no longer have the opportunity to manually shift.
All this stuff is more than 60 years old. Granted they were mechanical but worked okay and saved a lot of space. Chrysler products used this from 1956 IIRC.
This is a nice set up!
Yeah, having to push down on the R is a little weird but it also makes you consciously aware that you're putting it into R instead of another push gear. I've come to not mind it after time.
Makes it too hard to rock the vehicle, when stuck in snow. Which is probably a good thing in the OEM’s mind. ”Shame on you for not getting AWD in the first place!”
I prefer column shift for my automatics. Seems like a waste of space for a console shifter. In something like a race car, ok, something that I’m going to slap up/down. But I really liked my Tundra with its rocker switch on the column shifter. If I really wanted to interact, it had the precision of a button (as opposed to counting notches).
But with transmissions being largely electronically controlled it makes sense to make a button or knob somewhere. Not a fan but time does march on.
I prefer column shift for my automatics. Seems like a waste of space for a console shifter. In something like a race car, ok, something that I’m going to slap up/down. But I really liked my Tundra with its rocker switch on the column shifter. If I really wanted to interact, it had the precision of a button (as opposed to counting notches).
But with transmissions being largely electronically controlled it makes sense to make a button or knob somewhere. Not a fan but time does march on.
Mercedes stalk is a pretty nice solution - up for reverse and down for drive (or vice versa) then a button on the end for park. Very intuitive and can be operated with your hand on the wheel.
I have both the Shift Lever and the circular (shift by wire) shifter. Much prefer the Shift Lever.
As for Push Button selector, I had it on my 2017 Continental. HATED IT. (Just one of many things I hated in that POS).
As for Push Button selector, I had it on my 2017 Continental. HATED IT. (Just one of many things I hated in that POS).
