paddle shifter
noun1
Automotive, Transport, Vehicles Either of a pair of paddles, fitted to the steering wheel of a high-performance motor car, allowing the gears to be changed up or down in a single movement, and without using the clutch. It is a form of sequential shifter.
- Related terms
- stick shifter, column shifter, floor shifter, automatic transmission, manual transmission, semi-automatic transmission, semi-manual transmission, stick shift, CVT, shift lever