stackyFACTSYour car shifts gears using a setup that sounds like a sci-fi cult. A central 'sun' gear is surrounded by orbiting 'planet' gears, held together by a ring, which lock and unlock in complex mechanical ballets so you do not have to learn how to operate a clutch pedal.
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