Sentences with phrase «shift gearbox transmissions»

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True, the SMG paddle - shift transmission can be either slow and slurry or fast and thumpy (it's a pity BMW didn't put more effort into developing a better manual gearbox than the one they made available for the US market) but, for # 20K, I'm inclined to conclude that it isn't just that the M5 holds all the cards.

It's hardly a chore with a gearbox as responsive as this one, but stop - and - go traffic reminds us why so few people pick a stick - shift transmission for a commuter car.

Absolutely great styling inside and out, quick shifting gearbox when equipped with the semi-manual f1 paddle shiftier transmission.

Then Chevy gives the gearbox to its calibration team to tune software and mitigate any wandering you might expect from a complex 10 - speed automatic transmission, creating shift - logic systems like «lift - foot gear - hold» mode, which aggressively holds a gear to prevent excessive upshifts and premature downshifts.

The Automobile team might be split on the manual - versus - dual - clutch - gearbox debate, but the Porsche PDK transmission is the benchmark for providing fast, seamless shifts.

Back in the transmission's normal mode the shifts are slurred like a traditional automatic gearbox, but the same mighty performance is always on tap regardless of your driving mode.

The transmission also proves — if the argument wasn't already settled — that today's best torque - converter automatics can shift virtually as well as a top dual - clutch gearbox.

The GR6 six - speed twin - clutch transmission, the only gearbox offered, is operated via steering column - mounted shift paddles and offers three shift modes: A, the fully automatic mode; M, the manual mode; and R, for race mode.

Speaking of keeping it in a lower gear, shifting the RS4 is a blissfully simple task thanks to the wonderfully fluid and straightforward six - speed manual gearbox (the only transmission available) and perfectly tuned clutch.

It can be paired with a six - speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters or a seven - speed manual gearbox.

A six - speed automatic is the sole transmission offered, but as we discovered while flinging the XKR - S Coupe about in Spain, the gearbox is quite good, and happy to «crack off shifts with a hammer - like punch.»

The electric Smart's advantage is its single - speed transmission, which means that it doesn't suffer from the slow and jerky shifts of the standard car's automated - manual gearbox.

A six - speed, Durashift manual gearbox with a revised final drive ratio and low friction transmission oil also helps to reduce fuel consumption along with underbody aerodynamic improvements, an Active Grille Shutter, Ford Auto - Start - Stop, a shift indicator light and low - drag Econetic wheel covers and tyres.

When the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 hits showrooms later this year, it'll be the automaker's first car to get the new ten - speed automatic, a transmission Chevy claims is so dialed in that it shifts faster than Porsche's outstanding PDK dual - clutch gearbox.

Some cars are ruined when their manual gearboxes are swapped for paddle shift transmissions, be it dual - clutch gearboxes or old - school torque converters, but that's certainly not the case with the Giulia.

A CVT with shift paddles is now available, but the transmission you want is the new six - speed manual — a gear - changing jewel that embarrasses the gearboxes in cars costing three times as much.

The auto transmission slings home the shifts ably enough, but disappointingly for a car as apparently driver - oriented as this one, full gearbox control is lacking — more of which later.

Although the DCT gearbox feels off the pace of the latest twin clutch transmissions the shift speeds are far from lazy or ponderous.

Even if you're used to driving these performance - oriented gearboxes that keep first gear out of the way (as it's typically only used for setting off from a stop), shifting this worn - out transmission, with its long throws and sloppy actuation, requires concentration.

The Xtrac - built, single - clutch automated manual gearbox is clunky, yet it shifts quicker than a straight manual transmission with its heavy clutch action.

Haldex IV four - wheel drive transmission, single - clutch paddle shift gearbox, carbonfibre chassis and inboard pushrod suspension.

The transmission is a manual version of the seven - speed paddle - shift gearbox.

However, the decision to ditch a manual gearbox in favour of what Abarth calls a «Competizione» semi-auto transmission with paddle - shift is almost as dubious, though not nearly as funny, as the PR blurb's description of the 595 50th Anniversary as «the world's smallest supercar».

And I love the dual - clutch transmission not only because I can drop it into automatic mode when creeping around in rush - hour traffic, but because in full - bore mode it shifts with a ferocity and swiftness I could never manage with a manual gearbox.

Only a manual gearbox will be offered - apparently DSG wouldn't fit - and the transmission uses the same shift knob as the R8, and has a pleasing weight to it that's missing from the standard A1.

For ultimate involvement there is the option of a six - speed manual gearbox, or if you want to feel closer to the racer within, a seven - speed Sportshift II paddle shift transmission offers incredibly fast gear changes and allows you to focus completely on the road ahead and revel in the V8 howl.

Ferrari's superb seven - speed, dual - clutch paddle - shift transmission remains the one and only gearbox.

The even - faster shifting techniques like powershifting require a heavier gearbox or clutch or even a dual clutch transmission.

The engine is linked to an electronically controlled 6 - speed automatic transmission, which enables you to simulate a manual gearbox feel with its sequential shift mode and steering wheel - mounted paddle shifters.

A dual - clutch automatic gearbox with seven gears has been introduced, replacing the self - shifting six - speed transmission.

Both engines are fitted with automated sequential manual paddle - shift transmissions, or for the purist, six and seven - speed manual gearboxes in the V8 and V12 Vantage AMRs respectively.

A 7 - speed manual gearbox with Active Rev Match technology is standard, and an 8 - speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters and special performance calibration is an option.

Golf GTI is more powerful than before, includes automatic engine stop / start with Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) transmission

The Enzo has a semi-automatic transmission (also known as the F1 gearbox) using paddles to control an automated shifting and clutch mechanism, with LED lights on the steering wheel telling the driver when to change gears.

Transmission BorgWarner four - wheel drive Polestar calibration for more rear torque dynamic distribution Polestar calibrated stability control system 8 - speed Geartronic automatic gearbox with paddle shifters Faster gearshifts Curve - hold functionality Off - throttle functionality Optimized shift precision

There is no manual option (as is the case of the BMW M4), with power sent exclusively to the rear axle via AMG's own seven - speed Speedshift MCT (MultiClutch Transmission) automatic gearbox complete with steering wheel shift paddles for manual operation.

A new 8 - speed, direct - shift automatic transmission is designed to deliver quick gear changes, similar to an automated manual gearbox.

Featuring an all - new cockpit adjustable traction control system, JRi adjustable dampers, and a choice of three transmissions (including a new SADEV 6 - speed sequential race inspired gearbox with paddle shifters), each Ariel Atom 3S is hand built by TMI AutoTech at their facility at Virginia International Raceway.

Entry - level Carrera and Carrera S cars come with seven - speed manual transmission as standard, but Porsche also offers its excellent seven - speed PDK automatic gearbox, with steering wheel - mounted shift paddles, for around # 2,400 extra.

Transmission: 7 - Speed Dual Clutch Automated Manual - inc: Seamless Shift Gearbox (SSG) w / Pre-Cog rocker gearshift controls, Using the Active Dynamics Panel situated in the center console of the 12C's cockpit, the characteristics of the SSG transmission can be switched through three different settings: Normal, Sport and Track modes, Each provide a progressive immediacy of gear shift, operated through finger - tip controls mounted on a rocker behind the 12C steering wheel: upshift by either pulling w / the right hand or pushing w / the left, and vice versa to downshift, «Automatic» mode, «Launch Control» and «Winter» modes can also be selected on the Active Dynamics Panel, the latter changing all electronic functions to suit low grip conditions and delivering maximum driver aidTransmission: 7 - Speed Dual Clutch Automated Manual - inc: Seamless Shift Gearbox (SSG) w / Pre-Cog rocker gearshift controls, Using the Active Dynamics Panel situated in the center console of the 12C's cockpit, the characteristics of the SSG transmission can be switched through three different settings: Normal, Sport and Track modes, Each provide a progressive immediacy of gear shift, operated through finger - tip controls mounted on a rocker behind the 12C steering wheel: upshift by either pulling w / the right hand or pushing w / the left, and vice versa to downshift, «Automatic» mode, «Launch Control» and «Winter» modes can also be selected on the Active Dynamics Panel, the latter changing all electronic functions to suit low grip conditions and delivering maximum driver aid and suShift Gearbox (SSG) w / Pre-Cog rocker gearshift controls, Using the Active Dynamics Panel situated in the center console of the 12C's cockpit, the characteristics of the SSG transmission can be switched through three different settings: Normal, Sport and Track modes, Each provide a progressive immediacy of gear shift, operated through finger - tip controls mounted on a rocker behind the 12C steering wheel: upshift by either pulling w / the right hand or pushing w / the left, and vice versa to downshift, «Automatic» mode, «Launch Control» and «Winter» modes can also be selected on the Active Dynamics Panel, the latter changing all electronic functions to suit low grip conditions and delivering maximum driver aidtransmission can be switched through three different settings: Normal, Sport and Track modes, Each provide a progressive immediacy of gear shift, operated through finger - tip controls mounted on a rocker behind the 12C steering wheel: upshift by either pulling w / the right hand or pushing w / the left, and vice versa to downshift, «Automatic» mode, «Launch Control» and «Winter» modes can also be selected on the Active Dynamics Panel, the latter changing all electronic functions to suit low grip conditions and delivering maximum driver aid and sushift, operated through finger - tip controls mounted on a rocker behind the 12C steering wheel: upshift by either pulling w / the right hand or pushing w / the left, and vice versa to downshift, «Automatic» mode, «Launch Control» and «Winter» modes can also be selected on the Active Dynamics Panel, the latter changing all electronic functions to suit low grip conditions and delivering maximum driver aid and support

The only transmission option is an 8 - speed ZF automatic gearbox with paddle shifters.

The gearbox also features a rev - matching function (that can be switched off) for smoother shifts and less transmission shock.

This week's test Grand Cherokee came outfitted with the automatic transmission, a gearbox that shifts unlike any other I have tested recently.

Wrapped in racy carbonfibre bodywork the TSR - S uses a motorsport - derived automated gearbox that, says Zenvo, is one of the fastest - shifting transmissions in existence.

While there's sadly no increase in power, the outgoing model's seven - speed transmission has been replaced with a nine - speed wet - clutch automatic gearbox delivering sharper shifting response.

The base transmission is a six - speed manual, but an optional six - speed «direct - shift gearbox» automatic is offered for those who don't want to use a clutch.

The 1.5 - liter's CVT differs from the 2.0 - liter's transmission in that it's evolved from the same gearbox found on the Accord, offering a higher final gear for a lower cruising rpm, as well as new G - Design shift logic for better acceleration and less «rubber - band» feel.

The car features a Ford's power shift transmission, which is a six - speed transmission combined with aspects of a manual gearbox with a fully automatic transmission.

In nearly all gearshifts, the transmission opens and closes only one clutch at a time, even when shifting down by more than one gear — a benefit so far provided only by a doubleclutch gearbox.

Six - cylinder Passats have VW's «automated manual transmission» — the DSG, or direct - shift gearbox.