In a right hand drive car, such as the ones found in England, is the fist gear still on the left side or is it also switched to the right??
2007-08-15 06:48:43 · 6 answers · asked by Almost freeee 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Everything is the same. To keep manufacturing costs down for the automobile industry, they use just about all the same parts; instrument cluster, transmission gear-select, emergency brake, steering wheel, etc. The only thing different is the main dash panel, and on some cars even that is the same.
The new Saturn ION, the old Toyota Echo, and the Nissan Quest minivan all have center-mounted instrument clusters for this reason! In a right-hand drive, they just rotate the cluster to face the right. So next time the salesman tries to convince you that a center-mounted instrument cluster is somehow better for the driver or "cool," just remember that it's only that way to save the manufacturer a few extra dollars.
2007-08-15 06:59:11 · answer #1 · answered by hallmanjj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, everything is identical to the left hand side drive except the controls are on the other side.
The manual shift uses the same pattern, the clutch, brake and gas peddles are oriented the same way.
2007-08-15 13:55:55 · answer #2 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gear patterns are the same.
2007-08-15 13:54:25 · answer #3 · answered by Jody D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only thing different is the location of the steering wheel. Everything else is the same.
2007-08-15 13:54:13 · answer #4 · answered by oklatom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the gears are in same position
2007-08-15 13:55:51 · answer #5 · answered by GoodGuy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same left to right
2007-08-15 13:55:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋