Driver’s Surprised to Learn What ‘G’ Means on a Manual Stick Shift

the origins of this gear involves looking into a hundred years of truck manufacturing, high-end German engineering, and the development of one of the world’s most sophisticated performance vehicles. Many motorists initially dismiss the marking as an error or an archaic design carryover, but it actually serves a useful function. It does, however, make sense that many drivers today are

unfamiliar with the “G” shift and some may never encounter this gear in their lifetimes.

What the G Actually Stands For

The “G” stands for Gelände, a German word that

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