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WSJ: Changing Gears: Cars Ditch Familiar Shift Levers

Discussion in 'Other Cars' started by cwerdna, Apr 18, 2013.

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Changing Gears: Auto Makers Ditch Familiar Shift Levers - WSJ.com

The 2013 Ram 1500 SLT is a beefy pickup with a 305-horsepower engine, a cab that stands more than 6 feet tall and a bed that can carry more than 1,400 pounds of stuff.
To put this big rig into the first of its eight forward gears, you don't grab some industrial-strength steel shift lever. You use two fingers to twist a plastic knob on the dashboard clockwise, from P to D....
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There's a video on the page as well. Not sure if you can see the whole article and video. If not, try Googling for the article title and clicking thru from Google.

#1 cwerdna, Apr 18, 2013

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