Does anybody find it weird shifting down by pushing the shifter forward and up by pulling it back? Does anybody find it more intuitive to do the opposite like in BMWs? Just wondering on what people have found during their use.


--Alex

 

Huh? I think something's wrong with your shifter then.

The gear indicator should go up (i.e. from 1->2, 2->3, 3->4, 4->5) when you push forward, and vice versa when you pull back.

Maybe you should take it to your dealer to get that checked out.

 

Oh Wow! I really should have re-read that thread before posting it. Sorry!! I meant the exact opposite! I think its more intuitive to pull back to shift up and push to shift down. Is this just me? This is the way they do it in BMWs, maybe I've just gotten used it to it...

--Alex

 

On the regular gate, you pull back to shift from D to L (downshift) and push forward to upshift. I find the fact that the SS gate works the same way to be more intuitive.

As a long-time manual transmission driver, I find it very unintuitive to shift manually (a) by always moving the lever in the same direction to upshift or downshift, and (b) without doing anything with my left foot.

Mike

 

I'm guess they were aiming for ease of use over similarity to manual shifting.

I don't find it counterintuitive. In fact, don't you think up would be more related to shifting up and down to down shifting?

Wouldn't a relation between pressing up and shifting down be counterintuitive? (same goes with pressing down with shifting up)

Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

I think the main reason this seems more intuitive to me is because of manual gearboxes. Forward for a lower gear, back for a higher when in the same slot, aka, 1-2; 3-4; 5-6. I guess its just everyone's personal preference. Back in the day when i was thinking of buying a 5 series, I read on a forum about a "conversion" to switch it around. Anybody heard of anything like this or if it is possible to do something like this, to switch the direction you have to move the lever to change gears?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

--Alex

 

Volvo SS is exactly like the Acura. I'm used to it, it makes sense to me.

 

Actually, I like the reverse way to shift it. It makes sense. Shift down means 1-2-3-4-5.

 

This is my second Acura SS and I'm used to it. It makes sense to me!