As Backlash Against Oddball Shifters Grows, Fiat Chrysler Mulls a Return to Tradition

Once upon a time, a three-on-the-tree shifter or a floor-mounted unit with a lever the length of a ski pole was the norm for rowing through the gears. Then GM graced us with the automatic transmission, and the world soon grew used to a column-mounted shifter with a selector gauge mounted atop the steering shaft, […] The post As Backlash Against Oddball Shifters Grows, Fiat Chrysler Mulls a Return to Tradition appeared first on The Truth About Cars. from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA