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Originally Posted by nextcar
I strongly suspect they are not referring to the linkage back to the transmission...
On every "on the floor" shifter I have worked on, there is a rather large hole in the floor for the shifter itself to go through usually about 4 inches wide and 5 or 6 inches long...
If the center spine is as they state a major structural element allowing them to have lower door sills, an opening for the shifter assembly (and technically that can be considered linkage) could affect strength.
Not a defender, and I personally love my manual shift car, but I don't think anyone outside of GM knows all the facts and design trade offs.
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No. It takes two special cables which can both push and pull. The entire shift assembly can be compact and mounted anywhere. Virtually every FWD with a manual has used them for decades.
It's a bullshit diversionary lie.