Sentences with phrase «upshifting early»

are you sure that your owners manual doesn't advise UPshifting early to save fuel?

Indeed I am, but yes also UPshifting early when accelerating it's a TDI and I believe the logic is that when the engine is being turned kinetically the fuel consumption is brought to zero by the electronics.

In the D1 setting, the M3 starts out in second gear and upshifts early and slowly.

Natural is for the city, as it sees the box upshift early without feeling numb when the gas pedal is prodded.

We noticed that the program tended to upshift earlier than we would have, for example running all the way up to seventh gear at 45 mph, keeping the tachometer about 1,500 rpm.

In Advanced Efficiency, it upshifts early to use less gas.

In ECO mode, the DCT optimizes gear selection for efficiency, upshifting earlier to achieve its class - leading fuel economy.

For example, it won't tolerate near - redline acceleration, opting to upshift early.

On part throttle, it upshifts early at the meat of the torque band to make quick progress.

Not exact matches

On the rural B - roads leading down to the coast near Rijeka, Sport is seasoning the drivetrain with later upshifts, earlier downshifts, and a more prompt throttle response.

In S +, the black box automatically blips the throttle during downshifts, holds the gear through fast corners, downshifts early, and upshifts late.

There's also a Sport button, which quickens the shifting of the six - speed dual - clutch transmission; it also ensures later upshifts and earlier downshifts, and it speeds up the steering and throttle action.

The default is C, for Controlled Efficiency, which means smooth gear changes and early upshifts, designed to eke out the least embarrassing EPA numbers possible.

Sport Plus is best suited for the racetrack, where you can appreciate high revs, late upshifts, early downshifts, generous slip angles, and lightning - fast throttle response.

Dynamic mode gets your driving party started by permitting full manual upshifts, late upshifts, and early downshifts, and it lets you know where you are with a big, amber shift indicator as you near redline.

The red line comes in a little earlier and with every upshift you wish ever harder that you had the really hot motor behind you.

Drivers seeking earlier downshifts and later upshifts will instead need to use the manual shift mode via the steering - wheel - mounted paddles.

That's overload as in full punch all the way to the cutout speed, accelerating hard in third gear at 100 - plus mph, relishing each and every whiplash upshift, and changing down so early that your head keeps snapping forward in a sequence of wordless nods.

For example, this allows delayed upshifts for increased acceleration, increased engine braking, gear holding in curves, downshifting before passing, or early upshifting for cruising.

With the six - speed automatic transmission in its standard drive mode, upshifts come early and the 2.0 - liter relies on low - rpm boost to serve up easy torque.

It will learn its way around a place like Circuit of the Americas faster than the vast majority of humans will, never confounding with its gear choices or early upshifts.

In «Comfort», it is programmed to upshift at the earliest, maximising fuel efficiency, whereas in «Dynamic», it will stay in the lowest gear possible.

With the transmission in its default D setting, it aims for efficiency with early upshifts that suck out some of the fun.

Normal mode provides a satisfying blend of part - throttle zippiness and appropriate early upshifting to conserve fuel.

The transmission is obviously geared more for fuel efficiency with early upshifts and slow downshifts.

A new centrifugal pendulum - type absorber (in the 2.0 TDI with 100 kW, 120 kW or 130 kW with quattro drive) in the dual - mass flywheel makes engine running even more refined and quieter at low revs, for even earlier upshifting and savings of up to 0.2 liters per 100 km.

The gearbox upshifts very early, and you wouldn't notice any shifts shocks or even lag for that matter.

The upshifts seemed to come a little early, but the manual gear selection made up for that programming.

During normal city and highway driving, using the transmission's Drive mode, we found the upshifts were programmed to occur surprisingly early.

Of course, engaging in this type of behavior sacrifices fuel economy, the reason for the transmission's early upshifting.

Among the Durango SRT's seven drive modes is a valet setting Dodge says mimics the company's 3.6 - litre V6 power ratings, locking out first gear and commanding early upshifts from the transmission — perfect for keeping hotel valet attendants, along with anyone else who might drive your truck, out of trouble.

In this mode, gear changes happen earlier in the rev range, while upshifts aren't made as willingly as in the other modes.

Additionally, the eight - speed transmission bogged shifting into Second on hard acceleration and upshifted aggravatingly early.

The DSG transmission is superb but is programmed to upshift too early, and is not that comfortable to drive.

Speed like this has to be mastered and managed, from throttle feathering to early upshifts, and it's what should set PC2 apart.