Shift Lever
#11
Re: Shift Lever
The Toyota shifter is oft compared to a videogame joystick - a sensible comparison. No good game I've played uses up for reverse. The shifter is backwards to me, no matter what backwards convention you can find historically ;o)
#12
Re: Shift Lever
Exactly! If you put the shifter horizontal up would be forward and down would be backward. So it stands to reason a person would push the shifter in the direction they want to go. Unlike standard automatic shifters.
#13
Re: Shift Lever
Saw this on another forum, it makes more sense for the shifter:
Make the gear shifting more instinctive. Have a **** you push to go forward, pull to reverse, push down to go to neutral.
Make the gear shifting more instinctive. Have a **** you push to go forward, pull to reverse, push down to go to neutral.
#14
Re: Shift Lever
Personally, I've never had any problem with the shifter. I've driven manual transmissions before, but had only automatics for the past 10 years. Pushing "up" for reverse and "down" for drive is very natural. I never even thought about it.
Having park as a button and not on the shift took some getting used to, though.
Having park as a button and not on the shift took some getting used to, though.
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