Why doesn't Ford make the rotary transmission found in the Shelby GT 500 available to all Mustangs?

[LouG]

I'd take a rotary switch over push buttons any day.

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[Q6543]

I could see it being in a new gen or refresh, have a dial in my new maverick and the 1st thing my buddy said was along the lines of “GT500 shifter HELL YEAH!”

 

[robvas]

2015 Chrysler 200M shifter. Had it in a stupid rental.

also they have the stupid parking brake button in those

 

[Upacurb]

I kind of like how Lamborghini does it… you pull the right paddle shifter to go into drive … then buttons for park and reverse

 

[Alex381]

2015 Chrysler 200M shifter. Had it in a stupid rental.

also they have the stupid parking brake button in those

Yep that’s the one. I hated it then and still do now. I’ll keep my stick shift as long as I can.

 

[Ewheels]

It goes against a lifetime of driving history

So because it's new and different, that makes it terrible?

 

[robvas]

So because it's new and different, that makes it terrible?

Basically.

I had an Expedition loaner with it for like 3 weeks as well.

 

[Thomas]

The rotary dial selector actually started in the Ford GT. Not the GT500. It's been around for a while.

 

[Alex381]

The rotary dial selector actually started in the Ford GT. Not the GT500. It's been around for a while.

It was the Chrysler 300 back in 2012 that started it. The GT500 didn‘t swap to a dial shifter until 2019.

 

[Thomas]

It was the Chrysler 300 back in 2012 that started it. The GT500 didn‘t swap to a dial shifter until 2019.

Fair enough. If we expand this beyond Ford then yes things go back further.

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