I realized there was something different about my newly rented Ford Edge when, while blocking traffic in Manhattan, I reached for the console shifter—and caught nothing but air. There was no console ...

Getting into a car for the first time, the first place you’ll reach for a shifter is the center console. That’s how almost all cars have been built for decades now, with dash and column shifters ...

The biggest change to Chevy's recently-announced 2022 Silverado 1500 is a major update to the interior, which includes the introduction of a console-mounted gear selector - a first for the Silverado ...

With the 1500 TRX, the Ram brand has proven that its half-ton pickups don’t necessarily need a rotary shifter. Someone in Michigan appears to like the console shifter of the TRX a lot because the ...

The first column shifter in America was introduced in 1938, with the goal of freeing up space in the center console for a larger front bench seat. During that time, manual transmissions usually had ...

Since the death of Anton Yelchin, car companies have been worried about unintentional rollaway accidents. Modern electronic shifters can be confusing and, if you're not sure what gear you're in, it's ...

View post: You Shouldn’t Miss Out on These January Lease Deals for 2026 Toyota 4Runner Transmission shifters have come in all shapes, sizes and locations since the beginning of time. Even manual ...

There are some pretty weird shifters and gear selectors in cars these days. With designs that feature everything from push-and-pull systems to a joystick, car manufacturers seem to be getting out of ...

Tough Shift? A Car Without a Console Shifter Is a Handful. Carmakers continue to experiment with rotary dials and other alternatives to the console shifter, but American drivers seem to prefer the ...