The BMW i3 was a funky little car that was ahead of its time. From the unusual styling and the half-size rear-hinged rear doors to its then-strange gear selector, the i3 did most things a little ...

Don't bother looking for a shift lever on the console of Mercedes' new R-Class luxury vehicle: Thanks to the latest in technology, a small stalk on the side of the steering column does the job.

Transmission shifters have come in all shapes, sizes and locations since the beginning of time. Even manual transmissions could be had with shifters on the steering column (“three on the tree”) in ...

Mercedes-Benz is one of the last brands to have a column shift automatic gear selector. You'll also find this on Rolls-Royces still to this day, though. Other than that, it's only electric cars such ...

We all know how cramped the engine compartment in a hot rod can get. First you stuff a big V-8 into a space originally designed to hold an inliner, then you add headers and a steering box to the ...

Andy recently spent a week in a $40,000 Ford Maverick, and as much as he enjoyed the truck, there was one thing he couldn't get past — the shift knob. It wasn't the end of the world, but he did find ...

A shifter doesn't need to be interesting or beautiful to accomplish its task. So when an automaker puts in the effort to design a cool gear selector, we have to recognize it. These are some the ...

To this writer's mind, nothing quite spoils the look of a period interior more than a modern column where there was once a "three-on-the-tree". Modern-day period rods and customs have long used solid ...