The Rotary Dial Is Great Design (Not Joking)

[801Maverick801]

I seriously question people's intelligence if you don't like the rotary dial. Especially if you have problems operating it. It is incredibly easy to operate.

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[bbhaag]

I also don't mind the rotary shifter although my wife did struggle with it for a few months.

In her defense, before the Mav, she drove a Pontiac Vibe with a 5 speed manual for over 12 years so moving to an automatic with an electronic shift mechanism took her some time to adjust.

 

[inthecabin]

Love the dial, think it's a great design. Spin a bunch to the right, it's in Drive. Spin a bunch to the left, it's in Park. Reverse is the only time I need to pay attention to ensure it's in the right spot, and that's most often leaving my driveway. At that point, I've already gone through a button-pushing spree, anyway (Seatbelt nanny, Ready to drive, Eco mode), so one more thing to look at isn't too big a deal.

Spin it to the left and one click to the right. Now you’re in reverse without looking…

 

[Mikeetch]

I like the rotary shifter. I do miss the place to keep my right hand, especially coming from a manual transmission.

 

[cneth]

The dial is 1000% better than the piano key knobs on the Lincolns:

That design is just plain terrible...

 

[Clock Doc]

I don't hate the rotary shift no issue other than like the e brake it's one more electric part that will break and cost a fortune to fix.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, let's talk about automatic gear selectors that come straight out of the trash bag, steering column mounted shifters. Yep, the old nostalgic guys are gonna love me today. You know those bead and line mazes doctors used to have in their rooms? The ones usually made out of wood, where you had to guide a bead through a series of cutout grooves to make it to the end?

That's what trying to find a gear in a poorly designed column mounted shifter feels like. Except you're doing it blindfolded, and the grooves cut in the board are filled with mashed potatoes, so you can't feel anything, except the seething hatred towards the transmission building within you. "Let's go into drive, nope, that's reverse, nope, that's park, nope that's reverse again".

What cars have you been driving? Every car/ truck I have driven has had a gear selector indicator and all the manuals had a diagram on the knob or dash. I've never had to guess what gear I was in. As for the automatic on the column pull toward you pull down or up watch the little marker on your dash move. Rotary shift is no better or worse just different and more than likely designed to fail after so many years.

 

[1929]

There are days where you wake up, and choose to be a chaotic force in the universe, today is one of those days. The rotary dial in the maverick is great design that clears up space, conveys the modern feeling of the vehicle, and forces the vehicle's operator to make sure they know what gear they're putting their vehicle in, it forces you to pay attention. It's also very precise, click, click, done.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, let's talk about automatic gear selectors that come straight out of the trash bag, steering column mounted shifters. Yep, the old nostalgic guys are gonna love me today. You know those bead and line mazes doctors used to have in their rooms? The ones usually made out of wood, where you had to guide a bead through a series of cutout grooves to make it to the end?

That's what trying to find a gear in a poorly designed column mounted shifter feels like. Except you're doing it blindfolded, and the grooves cut in the board are filled with mashed potatoes, so you can't feel anything, except the seething hatred towards the transmission building within you. "Let's go into drive, nope, that's reverse, nope, that's park, nope that's reverse again".

Edsel
New Coke
Windows ME
Betamax
Ford Rotary Shifter

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[Clock Doc]

The dial is 1000% better than the piano key knobs on the Lincolns:

That design is just plain terrible...

Chrysler came out with those in the late fifties early sixties. So much crap! They did away with them by 64 I think. Leave it to Lincoln to resurrect the dead!

 

[BuddyS]

Edsel
New Coke
Windows ME
Betamax
Ford Rotary Shifter

All great products.

For the record, betamax was far higher image quality than VHS. Beta was the broadcast standard for decades. It's actually unfortunate that VHS won out for home use.

 

[MLA62563]

For the record, betamax was far higher image quality than VHS. Beta was the broadcast standard for decades. It's actually unfortunate that VHS won out for home use.

Damn....you said it before I did.

 

[OneAlienBoi]

Edsel
New Coke
Windows ME
Betamax
Ford Rotary Shifter

All great products.

This challenger rocket thing seems pretty promising.

 

[OneAlienBoi]

The dial is 1000% better than the piano key knobs on the Lincolns:

That design is just plain terrible...

Yeah that is, my God,words can't do justice for how bad that is.

 

[LSchicago]

I prefer a floor shifter, but it works.

 

[Jimmyland]

There are days where you wake up, and choose to be a chaotic force in the universe, today is one of those days. The rotary dial in the maverick is great design that clears up space, conveys the modern feeling of the vehicle, and forces the vehicle's operator to make sure they know what gear they're putting their vehicle in, it forces you to pay attention. It's also very precise, click, click, done.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, let's talk about automatic gear selectors that come straight out of the trash bag, steering column mounted shifters. Yep, the old nostalgic guys are gonna love me today. You know those bead and line mazes doctors used to have in their rooms? The ones usually made out of wood, where you had to guide a bead through a series of cutout grooves to make it to the end?

That's what trying to find a gear in a poorly designed column mounted shifter feels like. Except you're doing it blindfolded, and the grooves cut in the board are filled with mashed potatoes, so you can't feel anything, except the seething hatred towards the transmission building within you. "Let's go into drive, nope, that's reverse, nope, that's park, nope that's reverse again".

I’ve gotten used to the dial. Didn’t think I would but I really like it now. Always know what gear I’m in when shifting.

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