Left-hand drive? Or right-hand drive? I have considered this from the standpoint of having each AT/MT.

Does my husband like left-hand drive MT?

First, if you're asking me if I prefer the right or the left...Without a doubt, the answer is "left".If you have an AT car, you can still drive on the right, but you definitely want to drive on the left, especially if you have a manual car.

This is the kind of person I was around when the 718 Spyder and the 718 Cayman GT4 came out.I heard that only right hand drive is imported in Japan and that's why I stopped buying it.I know two people who say, "I'm not a fan of this kind of car. (*Porsche Japan, I wish you would let users choose right or left, AT or MT, etc. for these highly hobbyist cars, even if it costs a little more or takes longer to deliver. I don't think this is the place to streamline...)

And why do I think that?

  • It is easier to shift with the right hand, which is the dominant hand.
  • In the case of left-hand drive, frequently used gears such as 1st and 2nd gear are located on the front side, so it should be easier to operate compared to driving a right-hand drive MT.
  • In the case of a left manual transmission in an imported car, the work should be able to be distributed between the left and right hands, with the indicator in the left hand and the shift in the right hand.

is the main reason.

Also.Frequently used switches such as SPORT mode and PASM are located on the left side, making them easier to operate with the left steering wheel.When I drive a right-hand drive Panamera, I sometimes think that the switches are too far away and hard to push.

But there are, of course, disadvantages with left-hand drive.

Toll booths have left-hand-drive ticketing machines and such, and if they don't, you can just get off, so I personally wouldn't worry too much about it.It is difficult to see when merging at highways, etc., because there are many blind spots.Especially when I have the top closed on my Boxster, I can't see anything hopelessly, so I have to lean over to the right side of my body quite a bit and drive carefully.

But other than that, turning right is no problem if you enter the intersection at a slight angle, and overtaking is no problem if you go a little to the right once, check it out, and then overtake.

more ... than thatDriving so close to pedestrians that there is less chance of entrapment, etc.The advantage for me is that it is easier to pass on narrow roads because it is easier to pull over to the left just in time.

Well, but such things are largely a matter of "familiarity," and I know we're only talking about comparisons, but if I were to rank and organize my personal favorite positions and missions...

  1. Left-hand drive (MT)
  2. Left-hand drive (AT)
  3. Right-hand drive (AT)
  4. Right-hand drive (MT)

I think I like them in the order of

The above is an article of consideration from the standpoint of owning a left-hand drive or right-hand drive AT/MT.

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