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[quote=BobR]The common name for that configuration is "paddle shifter".... it's what most Formula One style cars use these days.
It's one adaptation of the "slap shifter" setup.[/quote]

Oh, cool
I drove a camaro with a paddle shifter, but it was my dad's company car and it could also be driven automatic. Since I was still learning, I didn't use the shifters
Another one I drove was a stick though. The clutch was really difficult, but eventually I got the hang of it

[quote=RisingSunX9]It's called "Slap Stick" also.

There's a + or - sign on the shifter, which basically upshifts to the next gear or vice versa. No clutch needed too (obviously).[/quote]

It still needs a clutch, it's just electronically actuated.

[quote=DrHye]What's the name for a type of shift with panels behind the steering wheel? You press them toward you to shift[/quote]

The common name for that configuration is "paddle shifter".... it's what most Formula One style cars use these days.
It's one adaptation of the "slap shifter" setup.

What's the name for a type of shift with panels behind the steering wheel? You press them toward you to shift

It's called "Slap Stick" also.

There's a + or - sign on the shifter, which basically upshifts to the next gear or vice versa. No clutch needed too (obviously).

@BobR: Oh. I've never heard it referred to as "slap shift" before.

[quote=BobR]It's where you have a lever and just "slap" it (push it) to shift up or down.
(It's like a motorcycle transmission, if you're familiar with that.)
There's no "H" pattern to memorize, it's just shift up every time you hit it one way, and down when you "slap" it the other.

Race cars have had that kind of setup for a while now.
.[/quote]

I believe it's called semi-automatic transmission.

[quote=ClementZ]Slap shift?
Haven't heard that one before..[/quote]

It's where you have a lever and just "slap" it (push it) to shift up or down.
(It's like a motorcycle transmission, if you're familiar with that.)
There's no "H" pattern to memorize, it's just shift up every time you hit it one way, and down when you "slap" it the other.

Race cars have had that kind of setup for a while now.

@iSmellKC Make sure to point your plugs and advance your dwell.

[quote=easyrolling]research the difference in between rwd, fwd, and awd
manual and automatic tranmission, and the new dual clutch and slap shift options
boxer, rotary, inline, and "v" engine types and the significance of cylinders to each of those types[/quote]

Slap shift?
Haven't heard that one before.

OT: You don't "need" to know about cars, lol.

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@primalfurey: I approve of that also because it kills life. Less life = less suffering.

research the difference in between rwd, fwd, and awd
manual and automatic tranmission, and the new dual clutch and slap shift options
boxer, rotary, inline, and "v" engine types and the significance of cylinders to each of those types

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