Another control item that drew both initial bewilderment and eventually some praise was the transmission shifter.

An automatic transmission shifter is used to select forward and reverse.

The four-wheel-drive system was engaged by operating a three-position shifter adjacent to the transmission shifter.

Manual transmission shifters and all steering wheels were upgraded to leather.

Each comes only with full-time four-wheel-drive; a low range is engaged by shifting a lever next to the transmission shifter.

Mechanical changes included relocation of the manual transmission shifter to the steering column, new ball joints, and a new gear-reduction starter motor.

Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning control graphics changed slightly, the center console offered more storage with new transmission shifter and surround.

The shifter for the manual transmission was replaced with a switch, disguised as an automatic transmission shifter, to control forward and reverse.

Each mode can be selected via a rotary control dial on the center console, aft of the transmission shifter.