Shifter Is a Benchmark - 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Convertible Long-Term Road Test


The shifter in our long-term 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is one of the best out there.
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The shifter in our long-term 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is one of the best out there.
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AKA 'The Rock Crusher'
Second, this sort of hearkens back to the old adage about the best buggy whip manufacturer ever. When cars started getting popular, sales of horse-drawn buggies started declining. Eventually, companies that made buggy whips started failing. The last ones to die were either the ones that made the best product, or the ones that made really horrible ones that were cheap to manufacture. This is sort of the deal with manual transmissions. Due to the fact that they're such a declining product (percentage wise, it's very low), its sort of like the manual is reaching it's zenith. It's hard to find a vehicle that offers a manual. Sad to say.
It's unlikely. Direct shift linkage is physically limited as far as shifter placement, i.e. the shifter can only be mounted on the given location of the transmission and where it ends up inside the car is not adjustable. So if the tail of the transmission in the Mustang ends somewhere near your ankles, you're not going to get that shifter to work.