Gearshift

Example shift pattern.

A gearshift (US English), gearstick, or gear lever (both UK English) is a metal rod connected with the manual transmission of an automobile that is used to choose the gear. In an automatic transmission, the same rod is usually called a gear selector.

Gearshift Media

A standard 5-speed shift pattern (on a Peugeot 206 knob)
Column shifter for an automatic transmission in a Ford Crown Victoria
Gear shifter for a 10-speed Eaton-Fuller Roadranger non-synchronous transmission
6-speed gear shifter in a 2015 Volkswagen Passat Estate
Gear stick of Rolls-Royce Phantom I Open Tourer Windovers (1926)
Dog-leg gear lever in a Porsche-Diesel 218 tractor (1959)
6-speed manual gear shift in a Fiat 500L
Diagram of a Manual gear layout (Alternative 5-speed found in some German cars).
Diagram of a Manual gear layout (Dogleg).

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