gear selection
Picking a speed
Gear selection is the process of choosing which gear a vehicle operates in, whether manually through a stick shift or automatically by the transmission.
The term applies to the act itself gear selection happens smoothly in this model and to the mechanism or interface that enables it the gear selection on the center console.
In racing and performance contexts, proper gear selection affects acceleration and fuel efficiency.
- shifterDevice for changing gears
- transmissionSending of information
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- stick shiftHand-operated gear selector
lever · shift pattern · reverse · drive · manual · automatic · stick · knob · downshift · upshift · heel toe · ratio · synchro · grinding · engage · disengage · sequential · paddle
gear selectionneutral
Not favoring any side
disengagement · coasting · freewheeling · out of gear · idle
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