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The significance of the Teletouch systems lies in its conception, design and symbolism for American automobiles produced in the 1950s, and the gadgets designed into them. The main distinguishing feature of the system was its use of push buttons on the steering wheel to shift gears as opposed to a gear stick.
Floor-mounted shifters are often connected directly to the transmission. FF (front-engined, front-wheel drive) vehicles, RR (rear-engined, rear-wheel drive) vehicles and front-engined vehicles with rear-mounted gearboxes often require a mechanical linkage to connect the shifter to the transmission.
Steering wheel with column-mounted gear lever in a W 120-series Mercedes-Benz 180 Column shifter for an automatic transmission in a Ford Crown Victoria. Gear sticks are most commonly found between the front seats of the vehicle, either on the center console (sometimes even quite far up on the dashboard), the transmission tunnel (erroneously called a console shifter when the floor shifter ...
[1] Transfer cases also perform other functions. Some are common to all types, others vary by type: The transfer case may contain one or more sets of low range gears for off-road use. Low range gears are engaged with a shifter or electronic switch. In many transfer cases, this shifter is the same as the one that selects 2WD or 4WD operation.
5 4.9363 1.4906 1.6495 S 3 3 4 Torque Converter w/ Lockup Electronic 5HP 19: 325 N⋅m (240 lb⋅ft) 1997 – 2002 Longitudinal: 3.6648 0.7424 5 4.9363 1.4906 1.6495 S 3 3 4 Torque Converter w/ Lockup Electronic 5HP 30: 560 N⋅m (413 lb⋅ft) 1992 – 2000 Longitudinal: 3.5526 0.7865 5 4.5169 1.4578 1.6716 S 3 3 3 Torque Converter w/ Lockup ...
A direct-shift gearbox (DSG, German: Direktschaltgetriebe [1]) [2] [3] is an electronically controlled, dual-clutch, [2] multiple-shaft, automatic gearbox, in either a transaxle or traditional transmission layout (depending on engine/drive configuration), with automated clutch operation, and with fully-automatic [2] or semi-manual gear selection.
The High Output 5.0 L V8 in the 1985 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS remained at 180 horsepower. 10.5-inch front disc brakes were standard, with drum brakes on the rear. [28] A/C was $730. [ 31 ] The V6 and base V8 were available with either a three- or four-speed automatic transmission, but the H.O. V8 in the SS came only with a four-speed automatic ...
By the early 1960s, Hurst transmission shifters and other products had become legendary in auto racing, particularly in drag racing, and among custom car makers. Many automobile enthusiasts replaced basic factory floor and column-mounted gear shifts with custom Hurst floor shifters to obtain better control of gear selection, particularly for ...