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However, automatic transmissions will be slowly displaced by new forms of transmission such as dual clutch gearbox or CVT.

Not exact matches

As on the last Speed3, expect Mazda to offer only a manual transmission; the company has no experience with dual - clutch gearboxes and is unlikely to put a traditional automatic in such a performance - oriented car.

-- With the loss of the PDK gearbox, Porsche PTV Plus electronic limited - slip differential also goes away as the hydraulic pump on the dual - clutch gearbox also runs the eDiff.

As standard the Mini comes with a six - speed manual gearbox but an optional seven speed dual - clutch automatic is available.

When it was launched we were disappointed but the dual - clutch gearbox, the only transmission available, as it was slow and the ratios seemed unsuited to spirited driving on UK roads.

Some of our staff even initially declared the car a bit of a disappointment, relatively speaking, on the street, as the dual - clutch gearbox isn't as slick and smooth as some others on the market.

Plus, the slightly boomy sport exhaust shot off lovely pops and bangs as the dual - clutch gearbox grabbed ratios.

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.

As on other second - generation Panamera models revealed to date, drive is channeled through a new 8 - speed dual - clutch gearbox and multi-plate clutch AWD system.

Pagani has paired their upgraded engine to a new X-Trac developed 7 - speed automated manual gearbox, improving refinement and response, while still undercutting an equivalent dual clutch gearbox in weight by as much as forty percent.

As with its coupe sibling, Quattro all - wheel drive and a seven - speed dual - clutch S - tronic gearbox are standard fit.

As the company proceeded to design the Ferrari California, three transmissions vied for supremacy: a six - speed manual; the 355's fast - acting, single - clutch semi-automatic unit; and a smooth - driving dual - clutch gearbox, then considered incompatible with large - horsepower engines.

Enhanced cooling and a snarling exhaust are exclusive to this car, as is the optional paddleshifted dual - clutch gearbox.

This time we expect Audi will switch to a dual - clutch automatic for snappy and fast shifting, but spy shots of the TT RS coupe reveal a manual gearbox may be offered as an option, at least in Europe.

Buyers will benefit from McLaren's cutting edge 7 speed dual - clutch auto gearbox as well as an impressive 1311 kg dry weight.

All models are available as a hatchback or a saloon and with the choice of either a manual or dual - clutch gearbox.

Shifts are handled by a nine - speed dual - clutch automatic, which has as many gears as the first - generation's launch gearboxes combined (there was a five - speed manual and a four - speed automatic).

As for the Golf R, the top of the line Golf receives a new 7 - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox for those that choose it, revised front and rear styling, a version of Audi's Virtual Cockpit, and does away with trim levels for a single available car that comes with DCC and Navigation.

Both gearboxes are the same as in the previous Boxster which is no bad thing, as the 6 - speed manual is a slick and polished companion, meanwhile the seven - speed PDK is amongst the best dual - clutch units on the market.

With plans to launch the F10 M5 in the USA this summer, BMW has confirmed that it will offer the 552bhp super saloon with a manual gearbox, as well as the standard seven - speed dual - clutch automatic.

A seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox specially designed to handle the massive amount of torque on tap features the largest high - performance clutch ever fitted to a production car, and permanent all - wheel drive remains as the means of putting all that power to the pavement.

The normally aspirated flat six obeys throttle orders as if it were governed by a telemetric mastermind, the seven - speed PDK dual - clutch gearbox hammers through the ratios like a rapid - fire weapon, stability control works reliably in minimum interference mode, the steering does its best not to let the driver feel its electro - mechanical origins, and the brakes snarl at their ABSolute limit whenever optimism challenges the law of physics.

I'm sure the S5 will be a more desirable car once it gets the supercharged 3.0 - liter V - 6 from the new S4 as well as the new 7 - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox, which should offer the same performance but better fuel economy.

Pairing it with the new dual - clutch gearbox may help wring out the last tenth of the engine's performance — there's even a launch - control mode — but it's not as involving as a true manual.

Let's check out the light metallic blue test car, which is equipped with such extras as magnetic dampers, adaptive headlights, and the trick seven - speed F1 dual - clutch gearbox.

Equipped with the same 89 - hp, 100 - lb - ft, 0.9 - liter turbocharged I - 3 as the coupe version, the Fortwo Cabrio will also be available with the same five - speed manual or six - speed dual - clutch gearboxes.

Alas the gearboxes aren't as responsive as the best dual - clutch gearboxes out there.

All Panameras get the company's new eight - speed PDK dual - clutch automatic gearbox, which is a rapid shifter when you're going at it hammer and tong, but is not quite as smooth as a ZF epicyclic around town.

As well as being the first model to adopt the new turbocharged engine, the Carrera S also benefits from changes made to its optional PDK seven - speed dual - clutch automatic gearboAs well as being the first model to adopt the new turbocharged engine, the Carrera S also benefits from changes made to its optional PDK seven - speed dual - clutch automatic gearboas being the first model to adopt the new turbocharged engine, the Carrera S also benefits from changes made to its optional PDK seven - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox.

The development of dual - clutch gearboxes has lead to significant performance and fuel - economy benefits and they're now fitted as standard to most high - end luxury cars and many extremely expensive supercars.

Note that some drivers report dual - clutch gearboxes aren't as smooth during low - speed town driving as their makers claim them to be.

That all goes through a new eight - speed PDK dual clutch gearbox, which is just as good as, or better than, the benchmark ZF eight - speed automatic.

It's not as smooth pulling away from a standstill as a normal automatic gearbox, but then that's the case with most dual - clutch systems.

At that point, 540 horses are sent to all four wheels with ruthless efficiency thanks to all sorts of computer controls as upshifts are fired off automatically by the dual - clutch gearbox.

Some carmakers are moving away from manuals, offering an automatic as standard on some of their models or with some of their engines; this is often for reasons of economy, as the latest dual - clutch gearboxes can help cars use less fuel and produce less CO2 than those with a manual transmission.

Ford and Volvo call their dual - clutch system Powershift, while if you're lucky enough to be buying a Porsche, remember its dual - clutch gearbox is referred to as PDK.

Dual - clutch gearboxes also usually manage to be more economical than either a traditional automatic or a manual, while frequently achieving improved performance as well.

The dual - clutch gearbox automatically picks up first, second and then third as we run up the hill from Zuffenhausen to some more suitable country roads.

Alfa Romeo's Giulietta and MiTo hatchbacks will get an all - new, in house dual clutch gearbox, known as the TCT, which will be unveiled at this month's Paris Auto Show.

Shorn of its centre and front differentials, as well as the front driveshafts, the RWS weighs 50 kg less than the standard car, while it uses the same 533bhp naturally aspirated 5.2 - litre V10 and seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox.

And while the ZF - built dual - clutch sequential manual gearbox is better than ever, it's still nowhere as involving as an old fashion manual gearbox.

It stands out to be a historic convertible vehicle as it was the first one with a folding metal roof and the first ever Ferrari to use the dual - clutch gearbox.

For something that enables a 0 - 60 time of just 3 seconds, the small - displacement V8 feels surprisingly docile around town, it never comes across as hair - trigger nervous, thanks in part to its well - mannered partner, a seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox that works well whether left to its own devices or grabbed by its cantilevered paddle shifters.

Even in base trim the Macan feels like a larger sports sedan rather than a high - riding SUV and as before all models come standard with a dual - clutch 7 - speed PDK gearbox, automatic stop - start and all - wheel drive.

Even so, unlike some of its rivals, you do get all - wheel drive as an option and even a dual - clutch gearbox (also optional).

- * SQ3 will get a turbo 2.0 - liter four - cylinder - * RS Q3 will get a turbo 2.5 - liter five - cylinder - * 340 horsepower for the SQ3 - * Upwards of 400 horsepower for the RS Q3 - * Quattro AWD as standard across the line - * Seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox - * Large brakes - * Six - pot calipers, ceramic discs - * MQB platform under the skin

Best of all, you can forget the old SMG, as the M - DCT is a transformation: it's the best dual - clutch gearbox in my experience (though I've not driven the new 911, and the VW Group's new seven - speeder runs it close).

The Bentley Continental GT First Edition comes with the same 6.0 litre TSI W12 delivering 626bhp and 664lb / ft of torque, new eight - speed dual - clutch gearbox and 4WD as the regular Continental, but Bentley has thrown a chunk of their optional toys in to the mix.

With an estimated average consumption of 3.5 kg / 100 km (CNG) in the current Golf featuring dual clutch gearbox (DSG), the turbocharged engine will be as efficient as it will be cost - effective to run.

The Boxster Spyder came with a 6 - speed manual transmission as standard and had Porsche's 7 - speed PDK dual - clutch gearbox available as an option.