A gear shift lever mounted on the floor of a vehicle rather than on the steering column.
From 'floor' (Old English 'flor', ground or lower level) + 'shift' (Old English 'sciftan', to divide or change). Automotive terminology for shift position.
Floorshifts revolutionized cars in the 1960s—they enabled bucket seats and console designs that made cars feel sportier, which is why muscle cars popularized them despite them being harder to use!
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