The phrase "a gearshift" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the mechanism in a vehicle that allows the driver to change gears.
Example: "When driving a manual transmission car, mastering the gearshift is essential for smooth acceleration."
Alternatives: "gear lever" or "gear stick".
He pried open the lid to reveal its contents: a steering wheel, a set of pedals and a gearshift.
As with many new cars, a gearshift indicator shows when a change of ratio might improve economy.
If not properly managed, spills can wreak havoc on a gearshift, said Todd Spaulding, an engineer at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Mich.
"Don't be such a damn child, Jean Louise Henryry sputtered, and forgetting the latest dispensations from General Motors, grabbed for a gearshift and stomped at a clutch.
The racing wheel I used had a gearshift knob, as opposed to most wheels, which have less realistic gear shifters like little flaps behind the wheel.
We used to play a game called Maserati, where I'd grab her long nose like a gearshift and put her through all the gears — first second third fourth — until we were going a hundred miles an hour through town.
In theory, a C.V.T. should do a better job of choosing the most efficient engine speed for a car's given velocity than a conventional automatic (or a gearshift-mangling teenager) would.
In experiments, we apply the proposed virtual manipulation system to emulate an omni-directional wrench and a manual gearshift system, based on using a 2-DOF force-reflection joystick.
Lexus made a strong start on this plan in 2001 with the original IS 300, a rebadged version of the Japanese-market Toyota Altezza that featured a smooth in-line 6-cylinder, rear drive and a sporty interior with a chrome gearshift ball and chronograph-style gauges.
A novel gearshift system which comprises a 2 degree-of-freedom electromagnetic actuator is introduced to simplify the structure of gearshift system of automated manual transmission (AMT), increase transmission efficiency and improve shift quality.
Mounted on the spot ordinarily occupied by a standard gearshift, it can move forward, backward and sideways and be rotated like a knob and depressed like a button.
