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Automotive News & Views Gated Shifters (Automatic Transmissions)
43 messages, Last post on Aug 15, 2008 at 5:18 PM
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Replying to: louiswei (Feb 29, 2008 10:59 am) |
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Wasn't it Mercedes that introduced this concept? I remember my folks having a '72 220D with an automatic (gawd, what a dog-slow car that was!) having the gated shifter on the floor. Ultimately, I think it became an issue of "imitation being the sincerest form of flattery" that other manufacturers started to offer this. Lexus and Infiniti both did this on their early cars in the '90's. Now, with the manu-matics being all the rage, there are probably less gated shifters - everybody has the extra slot for the + / - for up and down shifts (my wife's '08 VUE has this on the 6-speed auto).
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Replying to: michaell (Aug 15, 2008 12:08 pm)  My Lexus has the gated shifter with the manumatic tranny. |
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Replying to: michaell (Aug 15, 2008 12:08 pm) I might have this a little off, but in my column shift auto fintail (I think fintails might have been the last column shift automatic MB) to put it into drive from park, you pull the lever towards you, then down, then back a little, then down a little more and it hits the drive notch...or something to that effect. Next time I drive it I will try to remember exactly how it works. People who have never drove one are always thrown off when they try to get going. |
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