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Nowadays, there is still no ideal solutions on how to transmit torque from the engine to the drive wheels — actually, there’s not even a universal agreement on the best location for the switching mechanism that controls the ratio changes.

While cars equipped with manual transmissions gradually become outdated, many car manufacturer still integrate the feature allowing drivers to shift their own gears. How it can be implemented in automatic cars? The answer is simple – easy-to-use and efficient paddle shifters.

Rapidly growing share of automatic transmissions in modern vehicles made it possible to increase the level of comfort on the road, optimize the process of gear shifting and fuel economy, and to implement some features related to the road safety. All these benefits are particularly important on urban roads with heavy traffic. But why designs of automatic transmissions still include a manual mode of operation?