f ay ette , ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁Spec ifications ▁ ▁Ch ass is ▁types ▁ ▁Eng ines ▁ ▁Trans m issions ▁ ▁The ▁ 4 - speed ▁automatic ▁transmission ▁had ▁a ▁feature ▁where ▁the ▁transmission ▁could ▁be ▁instruct ed ▁to ▁ignore ▁ 1 st ▁g ear ▁from ▁a ▁standing ▁stop ▁to ▁assist ▁driving ▁on ▁tra ction ▁limited ▁situations , ▁such ▁as ▁ice ▁and ▁snow . ▁The ▁system ▁was ▁activ ated ▁by ▁moving ▁the ▁g ear shift ▁from ▁the ▁" D " ▁position ▁down ▁to ▁" 2 nd ". ▁The ▁car ▁would ▁then ▁start ▁in ▁ 2 nd ▁g ear , ▁and ▁not ▁ 1 st . ▁The ▁transmission ▁also ▁spl its ▁the ▁delivered ▁tor que ▁ 5 0 - 5 0 ▁between ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁rear ▁whe els . ▁Once ▁the ▁car ▁stopped , ▁the ▁transmission ▁would ▁start ▁back ▁in ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁not ▁ 1 st , ▁until ▁the ▁system ▁was ▁ups h ift ed ▁to ▁ 4 th . ▁ ▁Japanese ▁models ▁with ▁automatic ▁transmission ▁include ▁a ▁" Power / E cono " ▁button ▁that ▁was ▁previously ▁installed ▁on ▁the ▁g ear ▁selector ▁has ▁been ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁transmission ▁surr ound ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁red es ign ▁of ▁the ▁automatic ▁transmission ▁g ear ▁shift ▁handle . ▁ ▁The ▁automatic ▁transmission ▁also ▁has ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁shift ▁points , ▁and ▁hold ▁the ▁g ears ▁longer ▁when ▁the ▁engine ▁is ▁operating ▁at ▁higher ▁R PM . ▁This ▁is ▁achieved ▁by ▁pressing ▁the ▁acceler ator