An electronic device forces the gear
shifter lever into fourth gear when the car is going between 15 and 19 mph.
The pre-selector gearbox is like a foreshadowing of a dual - clutch automatic with shift paddles; simply move
the shifter lever into the gear you'll be needing next, and when you press and release the clutch pedal, hey presto, you've got it.
In the split second before the Maserati could hurtle, brakeless, out of control, Moss coolly jammed
the shift lever into low gear, bringing the compression of his eight cylinders against the speed of the car.
It doesn't help that the eight - speed automatic transmission is occasionally lazy to downshift, although this can be mitigated by switching
the shift lever into Sport.
Slip
the shift lever into Sport mode — when the gas engine becomes fully engaged, maximum thrust is available from the electric motor and brake regen is at its highest — and BMW claims the i8 will sprint to 100 km / h in 4.4 seconds.
Shifting the lever into S mode just liberates a few more revs, with the shifts happening at a shade under 4,000 rpm.
Instead of manually sliding
the shift lever into Park, Neutral, Reverse or Drive, the 2013 MKZ will use five buttons to switch among transmission modes.
Or choose Full Manual function that lets you pull
the shift lever into M for manual mode and use the same toggle switch to select the gear desired.
Acceleration through the 8 - speed Geartronic automatic is smooth and linear, although you can take control of gearshifts by moving
the shift lever into the manual mode.
Slap
the shift lever into the manual position and twist the Drive Mode Selector to Sport and things get a little livelier, but not much.
Not exact matches
The six - grand redline jumps up fast and you're crashing
into the 6250 rpm fuel cut long before you're ready to yank the Hurst - like
shift lever through its half - inch stroke to second.
You can move the gearshift
lever into M for manual mode and
shift for yourself, but you'll seldom bother when you have a gearbox this good.
Click the
shift lever of the eight - speed automatic
into Drive, and the driveshaft thunks as it winds up with the massive torque of the supercharged V - 8.
Yes, you can shove the gearshift
lever to the right,
into a plus - or - minus gate, and
shift for yourself that way, but such efforts seem largely superfluous.
That way it would engage when the
shift lever was pushed
into the reverse position and wouldn't be a manual switch.
You most likely are not going to accidentally move the
shift lever down from reverse
into drive.
The large
shift knob fits perfectly in hand and we slot the metal gear
lever down
into second with a precise «clink» before letting the revs rise again.
To
shift manually, either nudge the gearshift
lever into its left gate and pull it back for upshifts and shove it forward for downshifts.
The handful of polished aluminum that tops the
shift lever demands a strong wrist and a sensitive touch with just enough force to find the first - gear gate, but not so much that you bumble
into reverse.
A six - speed automatic transmission returns to handle the
shifting duties; a plus / minus button on the column
shifter allows for manual
shifts, but unfortunately the driver must first move the
lever out of D and
into M.
In standard mass - production automobiles today, the gear
lever appears similar to manual
shifts, except that the gear stick only moves forward and backward to
shift into higher and lower gears, instead of the traditional H - pattern.
Check the
shift cable and in particular check to see if the manual
lever on the transmission case actually moves
into the...
Tapping the
shift lever to the left puts the i8
into Sport mode that transforms its personality; the gas and electric power sources are put on high alert.
It's there, when you're referring to the wonderfully precise
shift lever, the well weighted clutch and direct steering, that the old car really comes
into focus.
To
shift into four - wheel drive, you must move a
lever next to the regular
shifter.
Slip
into «sport» mode by pulling the
shift lever to the left and the Ioniq jumps away nicely from stops, winding up to nearly 6,000 rpm and hitting 60 mph in a respectable 8.9 seconds, according to Car and Driver.
The cable used to
shift its six - speed automatic transmission is mounted in dampers that prevent vibrations and noise from traveling along the cable and
into the interior through the
shift lever.
Pull the
shift lever, toe
into the throttle and things start to get interesting.
It could allow the driver to
shift the transmission
lever into Park and remove the key without the parking gear being selected, which might result in the vehicle rolling away.
The squared model makes the same sound, its eight - cylinder engine emits the same fierce growl, and the process of
shifting it
into gear with a quick flick of the
lever is identical in the two cars.
Slip the
lever into sequential mode, up the
shift speed, hit that sport button and the shackles are broken.
The
shift lever is a stubby little unit with blue trim and the parking brake is recessed
into its, erm, head.
A quick scan of the cockpit noted a fairly traditional layout with a PRNDM
shift lever, and a 10.2 - inch touchscreen integrated
into the centre stack (with the option of controlling it indirectly through a touch - pad on the centre console.
Dropping the
shift lever for the ZF eight - speed automatic transmission
into Sport mode kept the engine speed high, making the throttle more responsive, and the electric power steering made for easy, precise turn - in.
For the driver, this has reduced gear
shift travel and also delivered a more connected feel, allowing the
shift lever to snap easily
into position with a minimum of effort.
The manual transmission has very short
shift travel and utterly precise guiding of the
shifter into the open gear
lever gate.
For a more engaging driving experience, the driver can
shift the four - speed automatic manually by moving the
shift lever to the left from its «D» position
into the «S» position, then pushing forward for upshifts and back for downshifts.
Linked with the standard - equipment five - speed - manual gearbox, this motor makes for a lively package, although the
shift lever requires precise handling to avoid
shifting from second
into fifth when you really want third.
Shifting is a smooth and easy task because the
lever clicks easily
into each gear.
To engage four - wheel drive you must stop,
shift into park or neutral and then move the
lever.
If the driver changes gears using the gear selector
lever or the paddles behind the steering wheel, the transmission goes
into a particularly sporty mode in which it allows the engine to rev up to the limit without
shifting up.
The
lever to
shift between 4H and 4L modes is quite hard to operate, you really have to push hard to change modes, more so getting
into low mode requires a definite shove of the
lever to the front (probably done to prevent accidentally
shifting to low mode).
The default programming
shifts a little too early for my taste — better for fuel economy, natch — but a quick tug on the gear
lever throws the transmission
into a sport setting.
The dashboard is divided
into two distinct zones: an upper, Display Zone, with an eight - inch, LCD multi-display screen located at an ideal distance for at - a-glance viewing, and a lower, Operation Zone, which allows access to the uniquely designed
shift lever and system controls such as the optional Remote Touch.
Based on the Future Lexus Interior concept, the dashboard is split
into an upper Display Zone, with an eight - inch LCD multi-display screen; and a lower Operation Zone, with the
shift lever and other controls such as Lexus's Remote Touch multi-function controller.
Second, with the
shift lever moved over
into the gate closest to the driver, the transmission will hold the engine RPM longer before
shifting into the next gear, giving extra oomph whenever required.
Getting
into four - wheel drive required
shifting a
lever atop a transfer case, which could be done while the XL - 7 was moving in a straight line at speeds under 60 mph.
The pedals are well spaced for easy heel - and - toe downshifting and the wheel and
shift lever fell
into my hands as if the car were tailored to my frame.
The driver
shifts into manual mode by moving the
lever to the right
into the second gate.
There's another, smaller
shifter near the gear
lever that allows you to
shift into four - wheel drive.