You can move a car using only the clutch, and that’s Step #1. That’s the “bite point,” your new BFF.
As is the emergency brake when parking, manual cars don’t have a “park gear” like automatics.
Read in online at Autonet.
Lastly, don’t be intimidated. Europe is the opposite of North America in that the majority of cars there are manual; so there’s no way an entire continent is better than you, you got this!
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Back to ‘Keri on Driving’ – Index
I love shifting gears, you know this.
Most press cars are automatic. So this week was real refreshing.
Shift, rev, peel, skip from 4th to 2nd, lots of superfluous revving just because I can.
See the pink arrow above? Note the positioning, the clear path from wheel to engaging the alert system? That’s how you know this is a drivers car – Honda Civic SI.
Shifting gears is easy, don’t be intimidated.
It’s like learning a little dance routine: depress clutch, shift with arm, release clutch. See? Easy.
Even in 5″ heels.
Had to give it back Monday to Honda Canada.
This week’s car, an Acura MDX.
Acura is the fancy, higher-end line of Honda.
It’s making me drive slower, like the Navigator did. I guess that’s good.
