Answer: The manual gearbox lever — as it lives today in most automobiles — has evolved over decades into the H-pattern. It’s not going away any time soon.

These transmissions are called dog boxes for a reason that's kind of silly. But they've been used in some of the best, and most expensive, cars ever built.

For those who want to reverse the pattern of your shifter, you can. Simply undo the six bolts and spin the top 180 degrees, and bolt it back down. You now have the reverse pattern.

Last summer, as TikTok explainers on how to reverse engineer the Harry Styles cardigan proliferated, Mr. Anderson knew he had to jump into the fray with his original pattern.

Sticking your manual car in reverse leaves it sounding high-pitched and whiney regardless of how great the engine sounds when it’s going forwards By Owen Bellwood August 23, 2024 10:25 am EST ...