CeeDub wrote:
haha! good stuff, but my original point was why even do the side action and not the standard back n forth
P R N D pattern like most every other automatic on the road. And you can't look at the shifter to see where the
gear selector is. Folks already feel uneasy in new cars, let alone an electric, so why add to it with a shifter you gotta learn? What benefit is there to making the shifter "different" and "odd"?
Why not? There's a diagram behind it. There's a light that shows you which is position is selected. It also shows you on the dash. Zoom in on the shifter at
http://www.nissanusa.com/electric-cars/ ... #_interior" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
As for "different" and "odd", more than 3 million Priuses have been sold worldwide (
http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/wo ... illion.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;), most of which use a similar shifter and pattern.
As for the above vs. P R N D, well, if you're in Drive, you push forward to go in Reverse. When in Reverse, you pull back to go into Drive.
I'll repeat what I said earlier. Leave the shifter the way it is.