Wonkiest auto gearstick gate?

[mrmr96]

Just seen this on another thread.

It's from a 2007 Nissan Murano. Do you know of a "wonkier" gear gate from an auto, past or present?

[Classic Grad 98]

Jaguar 'J' gate?

[mrmr96]

^ good shout.

However this photo is so glossy, it kind of hides how odd that is!

Weren't there also some old Mercs/Jags from years and years ago that had some odd arrangements?

[mrmr96]

Subaru S-GT

[mrmr96]

Dare I say it, the Mazda MX-5??

[TonyHetherington]

Great thread (satisfies the geek in me!).

Wasn't there a Honda Accord of about 7yrs ago that had a mega wonky one?

[slinky]

The Hyundai Genesis seems to have a good go..



This Google search seems to indicate that Mahindra are quite capable of making something horrible too, and BMW win the award for most broken looking lever..

[mrmr96]

How about this beauty from the P38 Range Rover?

[slinky]

mrmr96 said:

How about this beauty from the P38 Range Rover?

That appears to be perfectly logical

[Zerotonine]

Year 2000 Honda Accord is a bit on the wonky side, EDIT For replacement of picture of mine...

Edited by Zerotonine on Wednesday 21st December 12:45

[mrmr96]

slinky said:

That appears to be perfectly logical

Not so much "wonky" I guess, but it's got a LOT of options on there for a single lever!
(Have I just trolled my own thread?! lol)

[TonyHetherington]

Zerotonine said:

Year 2000 Honda Accord is a bit on the wonky side, I would take a picture of mine but I am too lazy to go outside.

Well done - that's the one I was thinking of!


( slinky )

[slinky]

mrmr96 said:

slinky said:

That appears to be perfectly logical

Not so much "wonky" I guess, but it's got a LOT of options on there for a single lever!
(Have I just trolled my own thread?! lol)

Trolling, yup!

On the lever front, I think I'd rather one lever with more options than two levers.. I think.

[mrmr96]

Holy crapola, this is a Mk4 Supra:

EDIT TO ADD: Bonus points for "use of colour" and also that little "tip" right at the bottom. It seems to serve no purpose, other than perhaps being a "resting place" before you try to struggle your way back up to the top again!

[Classic Grad 98]

mrmr96 said:

How about this beauty from the P38 Range Rover?

Oh so that's what they mean by an 'H-pattern'!

[TonyHetherington]

Anyone remember that weird Mercedes box which was an automated manual but had a refugular H pattern box and no clutch? I recall it in an A-Class that I once moved for someone, it was very weird. Does that count as a left-field suggestion of wonkiest auto gearstick gate?

[Dave Hedgehog]

mrmr96 said:

How about this beauty from the P38 Range Rover?

ahh the old duel zone auto box so the passenger can have a different engine speed to the driver for perfect comfort

[mrmr96]

TonyHetherington said:

Anyone remember that weird Mercedes box which was an automated manual but had a refugular H pattern box and no clutch? I recall it in an A-Class that I once moved for someone, it was very weird. Does that count as a left-field suggestion of wonkiest auto gearstick gate?

Didn't renault do a clio with a clutchless system like this?

[TonyHetherington]

Ah perhaps Mercedes weren't the only ones then. (Could have been sold to other companies).

Off to do some googling...

[fourwheelsteer]

mrmr96 said:

Holy crapola, this is a Mk4 Supra:

EDIT TO ADD: Bonus points for "use of colour" and also that little "tip" right at the bottom. It seems to serve no purpose, other than perhaps being a "resting place" before you try to struggle your way back up to the top again!

At a guess, that "resting place" allows you to push the lever forward from 1 to 2 without accidentally ending up in neutral. It is nice to see Toyota has also arranged the slot so that you can't accidentally go from D to N. Too many automatic transmissions lack this refinement.