Sentences with phrase «big steering wheel buttons»

Big steering wheel buttons beat small buttons, and revolving steering wheel volume controls pioneered by Audi and also used by BMW and Acura are easy to use.

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To sit in a Ferrari's sumptuous driver's seat, savoring the aroma of leather and the voluptuous view over the hood; to press the red starter button on the steering wheel and hear the V - 8 light off with a cannon - fire report through quad exhausts; to flick one of the big shift paddles at redline and feel the 7 - speed dual - clutch transmission crack off an upshift so fast the M80 - like tailpipe explosion that follows seems at least a city block behind you... these are merely a few of the sensations that delight and excite and bedazzle any soul lucky enough conduct a Ferrari with his or her own hands.

Big aluminum paddles on the steering wheel allow easy manual gear selection, though of course fully automated shifting is also available at the touch of a console button.

There's a big chronometer as well, controllable through steering - wheel buttons, to record your lap times around the track.

Let's move over to the Audi, which adopts the racy steering wheel with the big starter button from the R8.

From the driver's seat, the experience is typical of today's Ferraris, which means a big red start button, a Mannetino controller on the steering wheel, and a paddle - shifted transmission.

The big multi-function touchscreen display bang in the middle of the dash isn't, even if its aluminium framing has more or less the same hue and sheen as the steering wheel boss flanges that put the engine start button and simplified manettino (just three drive modes — comfort, sport and stability control off) within easy reach.

Big advances include a redesigned suspension (albeit still the same basic strut - front, multilink - rear setup), electrically - assisted power steering, a push - button handbrake, optional twenty - inch wheels, more powerful engines, and last but not least, a seven - speed manual transmission.

That is obvious from the moment you draw the SLS's gullwing door closed with a big heave from overhead, press the starter button on the center console, draw the paddle shift on the steering wheel forward to select first gear and accelerate hard out of the pit lane, followed by the blare of an angry exhaust.

The 2017 CX - 5 includes several improvements that seem minor, but could make for a big boost in driver satisfaction: the steering wheel and center stack buttons are bigger, adaptive cruise is now full - range, and a head - up display will be offered.

The steering wheel has even bigger buttons this year.

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Thanks to the absence of B - pillar and large windows, visibility even from the low driver seat is fantastic and the thick rimmed steering wheel is unusually big and it is loaded with as many as 18 buttons for music system, Bluetooth, cruise control and voice command system.

Our 2015 EX-L with Navigation is a top of the Fit's line, featuring keyless entry and a big red Start button on the right side of the steering wheel.

A Sports Response button on the new steering wheel - mounted driving mode selector primes the twin - turbo 3.8 - liter engine and 7 - speed automatic transmission for big overtakes, ensuring the right gear is engaged for maximum forward thrust.

The same big red starter button sits on the flat - bottomed steering wheel, while the heater controls are placed below the dash - mounted air vents.

There are only two changes I'd like to see: a bigger gas tank for longer range and backlit cruise control buttons on the steering wheel for night driving.

But jumping into the cabin, we get a thoroughly different perspective, a heavy dose of Acura with the profusion of buttons on the steering wheel and stack, and most noticeably with the big joystick / knob used for controlling navigation and audio functions on the LCD.

Here, the buttons for hands - free calling controls and instrument cluster information display were so big and so spread apart that they were hard to use without taking my hand away from the rim of the wheel, which sort of defeats the purpose of having steering wheel controls.

Many things remain familiar; big and well supported front seats, chunky steering wheels that are just the right diameter, the centre stack with the rectangular sat - nav and the long strip of favourites button and the big iDrive controller sitting on the centre console.

There's a lot to like in the big, round dials and the chunky steering wheel buttons but the carbonfibre - effect trim around the gear shifter and the 1980s - style digital clock do let the side down.

Practical, sure, but what the Quadrifoglio is really about involves a big red «start» button on the steering wheel.

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The start button is big, red, and mounted right there on the steering wheel where it can't be missed when a hasty departure is of the essence.

If you want big, readable steering wheel buttons, buy a Cayenne.

The SL adds bigger alloy wheels, automatic headlights, leather - wrapped steering wheel, CD / MP3 stereo, and an «Intelligent Key» system that lets you keep your keys in your pocket and start the car with the push of a button.