The Column Shift (Automatic) is Dead. (F150, 2015, sedan, SUV)

[unit731]

Except for some pickup trucks.

The column shifter is dead.


The Chevrolet Impala was the last sedan to offer column shift automatic transmission.

[dkf747]

Why is it dead? Is there a reason for it, or is it just changing times?

[NHDave]

Originally Posted by unit731

Except for some pickup trucks.

The column shifter is dead.


The Chevrolet Impala was the last sedan to offer column shift automatic transmission.

Unless you buy a police package vehicle, the Charger is still available in a column shift.

[Me007gold]

Originally Posted by dkf747

Why is it dead? Is there a reason for it, or is it just changing times?

big center consoles, and loss of bench seats.

[wamer27]

Mercedes just went to it around 2009, I was talking to the service manager about it on Thursday. It's almost hidden, took me a long time to find it on a ML63 I was looking at online. Here's a 2015 S600

[Magnatomicflux]

^^^ So...judging by that picture, it seems like a really good reason these have gone away, along with no bench seats, is because everything is shift by wire now.

[need4speed2012]

Texting took over !!

Can't drive, shift and text at the same time.

[texdav]

As stated there still are some. I prefer them on column for automatic as other wise they take up console space. They as pictured have not gone away for shift by wire.

[Mandalorian]

I prefer the column shift automatics myself. Frees up a lot of space and gets the job done.

They're still on the majority of Pickups and a lot of SUVs.

Others are coming out with things like rotary and dashboard shifters. Not as good, but still frees up space.

[marlinfshr]

Personally, I've never seen the purpose of a console shifter for an automatic. It just takes up a lot of space and is in the way.

My tiny fiesta has two levers on the steering wheel plus a shifter between the seats which takes up a lot of hip and knee room in what is already a small compartment. My Ram has 2 levers as well on the column but one doubles as a shift lever as well. An already roomy area is even more roomy because there is no shifter between the seats, plenty of hip room, knee room and space for a giant fold down console. Makes perfect sense. My brother has an F150 with the fixed center console/shifter in that as well and the interior seems more closed in then my Ram, though both are the same size vehicle.

I hate center shifters as they make absolutely no sence whatsoever!