Turn Signals – Taking Away Your Manual Engagement

When you’re shopping for a vehicle you might think long and hard about the various features offered for the drive. If you’re considering the difference between an automatic transmission and a manual one, you’re going to think for a long time about whether or not you should drive a vehicle you have to shift yourself. If you’ve never driven a vehicle with a manual transmission, the decision can be a quick and easy one, but for those who know how to use both, the choice can be difficult. Along with the transmission, you need to think about the type of turn signals a car offers as well.

Turn Signals …Really?

While the turn signal of your vehicle is in the same place it’s been for many years, there has been some advancement made in this area. In newer and more luxury-laden vehicles, such as the Lexus GS F, you’ll find automatic turn signals. This means when you make a lane change, the signal is eventually going to turn off after you make your transition into the next lane. This can be one of the best and worst items that you find in the car you drive.
The automatic turn signal is a benefit because you won’t be stuck driving down the road with your signal on. This is helpful to your fellow motorists on the road, who don’t know where you intend to go if you drive for miles with your signal on. The annoying part of automatic turn signals occurs when you try to turn them off. Turning them off will inadvertently activate the signal going in the other direction, which will make your fellow motorists wonder what you’re doing behind the wheel. The right thing to do is to allow these signals to turn themselves off.

Transmission and Signal Comparison

As we’ve seen more modern technology put into cars some of the engagement has been taken away. In the Lexus GS F mentioned, there is a seriously dynamic automatic transmission which is much better than what we can do on our own. This system shifts extremely well and allows you to have the driving feeling you want and it does have paddle shifters for those times you feel like shifting on your own, but this car doesn’t allow you to have the benefit of rowing your own gears and bringing the car down the road in an older and classic manner.
On the other end of the spectrum, the Hyundai Elantra Sport is a car you might want to choose when you want a true manual transmission to enjoy. This car is also about $60,000 less than the Lexus but it can be just as much fun to drive. The ability to use three pedals and row your own gears makes this the car that could be the right choice when you want the engagement and the dynamic drive offered by this car. In addition to a true manual transmission, the Hyundai Elantra Sport also offers you the benefit of manual turn signals.