Metal Shift Knob

[eriegz]

I have a very rare allergy to the cold (cold-induced urticaria) I developed at age 13. I learned quickly I am fine in air that is 50°F, but water has to be nearly 80°F before I can safely swim for more than 10 minutes (anaphylactic response). It's not as bad now (age 40), but still there.

Wow, I can imagine that really made the lesson crystal clear for you at that moment! Do you have any discomfort touching metal objects like the Lotus shift knobs?

 

[NicolasB]

Wow, I can imagine that really made the lesson crystal clear for you at that moment! Do you have any discomfort touching metal objects like the Lotus shift knobs?

Hopefully I will find out this year 😄

 

[Pegasi]

2018 Evora same knob. Not sure how to explain it but it’s not even warm.

Yes, Russel Carr explained it as a "cold to touch metal."

 

[Golfer1971]

Will there be an option later on for a special a/c system for the gear knob only. 🤔
What about an electrical heating system for the winter season? I don‘t want my hand to get froozen on top of the gear knob in winter time! 🤣😜

 

[Tonyshepp]

Will there be an option later on for a special a/c system for the gear knob only. 🤔
What about an electrical heating system for the winter season? I don‘t want my hand to get froozen on top of the gear knob in winter time! 🤣😜

There was a special design feature in the 2016 Landrover 90 I had. The handbrake lever was next to the floor vent which outputted the hot or cold air. On a cold winters day it would burn your hand releasing or putting the handbrake on

 

[Eagle7]

Will there be an option later on for a special a/c system for the gear knob only. 🤔
What about an electrical heating system for the winter season? I don‘t want my hand to get froozen on top of the gear knob in winter time! 🤣😜

This is what driving gloves are for... so you don't burn your hands on a hot steering wheel and shift knob in the summer, or freeze them in the winter. My Alfa Romeo Giulia has heated seats and steering wheel, and the heated wheel is SO nice in the winter.