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Originally Posted by R8
Most cars now. Hondas used to use rods, then changed to cables I believe. My Eclipse had cables too.
Forgive my newbiness, but I actually kinda thought RWD cars typically had neither? I thought cables and rods were for FWD cars where the transmission was up front and needed a "remote" way to shift it... and RWD cars typically had a shifter more or less IN the transmission itself (mounted below you)?
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Depends on the transmission and the driving position. The T-56 in the 4th generation Firebird/Camaro was long enough that the shifter bolted to the transmission casing itself. Subaru transmissions tend to be further forward due to the engine having to be in front of the front axles. So they have a linkage. The BRZ/FR-S has a very rear-ward seating position and a smaller transmission, so there is a linkage as well. But both the Subaru transmissions and the one in the BRZ/FR-S have the shifter connected directly to the transmission itself with only a support on the body.