PRNDL shifter

[TEG]

Yeah, if only 1 or 2 things I said influenced the product in a positive way that would be great. Hopefully they didn't waste much time chasing bad blogger ideas.

 

[AGR]

On this board it was mentioned that they needed to start delivering Roadsters ASAP, and to resort to a single speed transmission to gain time.

Must be a coincidence its exactly what they are doing.

 

[doug]

Anybody see this video yet? It's an interview with Zak showing off VP12 in Monaco.

Top Marque Monaco

I just noticed that about 10 seconds into the vid is a close up of the shifter on VP12. I guess this is their 1-speed design. R-N-D

 

[TEG]

Wow! Good find.

R
..N
..D

No 'Park' I guess.

 

[doug]

Well, I guess Park is however they were doing it before, since I've never seen it clearly labeled on the shifter.

 

[malcolm]

Excellent find.

So if you're on a flat road with the car in neutral and no brakes applied the car stays stationary. Flick it into drive (or reverse) and it starts to creep in that direction?

We were originally hoping that L and D would be provided to allow for two levels of regen.

But maybe limited regen options can be swapped through the VDS menus. Or maybe there is only one setting

 

[Alpine Driver]

Photos of shifter VP12





regards

Alpine Driver

 

[Dogtown]

That is the same config that all the cars had in the LA showroom.

 

[doug]

You can see PRND in the center of the instrument cluster.

Sad all those shoe marks on the door sill...yikes!

 

[doug]

This Elise shot is nice for comparison:

< image replaced due to link rot >

 

[doug]

EP6

VP16

Edit: Images gone through link rot.

Here's P4:

 

[vfx]

Here's P4:

I think these are reversed!

I would have the car go in D (drive) by pushing the shifter Forward and R (reverse) by pulling the lever backwards!

Comments?

 

[malcolm]

I agree, but I think it was done this way to simplify the conversion from drivetrain 1. I suspect that the old positions for gear 1 and gear 2 are still there underneath this new faceplate.

But given that this lever is really just a switch I can't see why they didn't just reprogram it. Unless it would have meant having to re-do a whole lot of DOT/homologation paperwork.

 

[doug]

EP3 without shifter face plate