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Old 10-16-2011, 04:42 AM   #152 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
Not knowing about others except for the lil Plymouth Champ of the '80's with the "Twin Stick" (IIRC that's what it was called) but you had to shift the final drive with a second shift lever.
I really like the idea of having two final drive ratios. Each final drive ratio could ideally be paired with all of the forward gears. It's common on big trucks. This makes a lot more sense than the "ECO mode" that pushes back on the gas pedal when you try to accelerate quickly.

I don't know of any currently-produced cars that have this feature.

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