Ever Wonder Why Your Car’s Shifter Goes P-R-N-D? Here’s the Reason

Welcome to Further Details, a series dedicated to ubiquitous but overlooked elements hidden on your favorite products. This week: something about your car’s automatic transmission you may have never noticed. If your car has an automatic transmission, the different positions you can shift into follow a specific pattern: P-R-N-D, usually followed by either a couple of lower gear options or the chance to shift it into a manual control mode. In case you’ve never driven (or, somehow, only driven

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