Sentences with phrase «as the clutch pedal»

Come to think of it, convertibles themselves are getting as scarce as clutch pedals now.

Your hand feels good on the 5 - speed lever, because the shifting is light and precise, but your left foot feels awkward, as the clutch pedal has a long stroke and travels a bit before it grabs.

As much as the clutch pedal and the gear lever can be used in accelerating the car, it can also be used for stopping.

Not exact matches

As Porsche and everybody else phase out the sticks and have gone to F1 - style, double - clutch transmissions, which are a joy to drive, there's still a certain segment that misses the three pedals and running the Ferrari through the gates.

Project Car has provided sensitivity settings for the clutch, brake, and gas pedals but not one for any gear sensitivity, also known as gear debouncer, settings.

(It has no clutch pedal and operates as an automatic from the driver's perspective.)

I took it back to them with around 900 miles on and less than a month old with the problem as the clutch had twice stuck down and the Rev counter maxes out and car goes no where until pedal comes back up!

Sitting in this 1911 Mercer 35R Raceabout, you immediately notice something about the nearly 100 - year - old vehicle: the clutch, brake, and throttle pedals are in the same arrangement as those in modern cars.

I press the clutch pedal, slowly pull the car out of gear and as I go to put it into the next gear, I'll kind of hold it there, and it will get pulled in by itself (not fully by itself but I'll gently give it some force).

Fully in gear as in the clutch pedal is all the way out.

If the clutch pedal is released too quickly, the stationary load stalls the engine as it does not accelerate quickly enough.

With abundant torque on a wide band, there's no need to work the clutch pedal and gearbox as much as in the days of the peaky E30 M3, but we do it for fun — a rev - match feature helps execute perfect shifts, down and up.

In the UK, any vehicle without a clutch pedal is registered as automatic.

In other words, the broad selection of E90 / E92 / E93 sedan / coupe / convertible M3s, with their manual and dual - clutch automatic transmissions, might not sell as well as the coupe - only, manual - only — technically, the SMG was an automatic, given its lack of clutch pedal, but it did a lousy job of appealing to automatic - transmission buyers — E46 did.

A silky clutch take - up segues perfectly to the linear movement of the gas pedal, and I'm effortlessly moving the gearshifter through the first few gears as I head to the 580 freeway.

You almost have to shift out of first gear as soon as you fully release the clutch pedal, in order not hit the rev limiter.

The driver sits relatively high, but there's no high - chair feeling as in the Vibe and Matrix, in which the clutch pedal is pressed down as much as forward.

The effort level of the clutch pedal is perfectly weighted, the engagement take - up is smooth and predictable, and the shift linkage itself is improbably light to manipulate, despite the chunky shift knob that serves as its crown.

It also happened with the reverse gear (as well as first) on my old car, but I would need to lift the clutch just a little from the pedal down position in order to move the gear stick fully in to the reverse gear.

You get into the M roadster and sink your left foot into the clutch, and the pedal has the same smooth fluidity and lightness as the M3.

I also tried venting the slave cylinder but, as I was pumping the clutch pedal, nothing was coming out of there after some initial emulsified spray.

Dab the brake pedal, pull back on the right - hand paddle and we're away, chuntering slightly as the e-gear software shuffles the clutch and engine revs, and the V10's torque fights against the all - wheel - drive viscous differentials as we peel away from our parking space.

Purists can breathe a sigh of relief, as they will still be able to get a clutch pedal and a six - speed manual.

So, if switch becomes faulty, engine brake doesn't work as Truck control unit senses clutch pedal pressed condition.

Clicking a carbon - fiber paddle to downshift for a bend and upshift as the revs mount on exit is also notably easier than rowing a shifter, pumping a clutch pedal, and nudging the throttle.

However, in below sequence 1) activate engine brake — > Vehicle drives engine — > rpm reduces slowly 2) clutch pedal pressed — > nothing drives engine 3) gear shift done 4) clutch pedal released.Here my guess is, based on the various factors such as a) duration of clutch press, b) previous gear and current gear, c) based on vehicle momentum, d) due to sudden loading, engine might stall and this may not be recovered with governor.

Actual interest in owning a car with a manual transmission is on the decline, as well, especially as American drivers spend more time sitting in heavy traffic, where constantly feathering a clutch pedal can get tiresome.

Also known as a clutchless manual transmission or an automatic manual transmission, the semi-automatic transmission differs from a fully automatic transmission in that gears do not change automatically but rather it allows you to manually change gears without the need of engaging and disengaging the clutch pedal yourself.

For the 1968 model year, the Volkswagen Beetle offered an optional transmission marketed as Automatic Stickshift which was essentially a three - speed manual without a clutch pedal.

As with all standard automateds, the Easytronic car has only two pedals (accelerator pedal and brake pedal) but it does have a clutch, though this is inbuilt into the car and is electrohydraulic.

An AMT is similar to a manual transmission and behaves as one except for the fact that there is no clutch pedal.

The «Sensonic» clutch variant, (available on Turbo models only) provided a manual gear lever as in a standard manual transmission car, but omitted the clutch pedal in favor of electronics which could control the clutch faster than an average driver.

Audi's dual - clutch transmission snaps off gear changes as quick as ever, and left - foot braking — if you're into that sort of thing — is a snap thanks to a well - placed pedal.

As soon as you release the clutch or depress the accelerator pedal, the.As soon as you release the clutch or depress the accelerator pedal, the.as you release the clutch or depress the accelerator pedal, the...

As the sensors detect clutch pedal movement, the SRC system is primed, coming into operation when the gear lever is moved.

It's a driver's car, with an honest - to - God clutch pedal and a naturally aspirated engine that loves to rev. Neither as fast as the Z06 nor as tossable as the Z51, the Grand Sport combines the best aspects of both with serious style and desirability.

Although they have two clutches, there's no clutch pedal, as it would be too complicated for a driver to operate both.

Vestiges of the short - legged, long - arm wheel / seat / floor pedal relationship remain, as do the too - tight grouping of clutch, brake and accelerator — even if your feet / shoes aren't particularly large.

All engines feature intelligent Stop / Start technology that automatically shuts down the engine at rest and starts it again as soon as the brake pedal is released or the clutch pedal is fully pressed on manual transmissions.

Sonett V4s also sported a few oddities compared to standard American sports cars like e.g. Corvette, such as front wheel drive; a freewheeling clutch that disengaged automatically whenever the accelerator pedal was no longer pressed, and a column - mounted shifter, rather than a typical floor - mounted shifter.

Details: On cars equipped with the double clutch transmission, the actuation lock inside the gearshift lever module may not function as designed, allowing the gearshift lever to move out of «PARK» without the usual requirements of having to step on the brake pedal and the ignition being in the «ON» position.

The 5 - speed manual has a light shift action and clutch pedal; however, it's not as slick as we would like.

As in the Focus RS, the driver simply engages launch control, engages first gear, stomps on the throttle and then side - steps the clutch pedal.

As long as Andy Palmer gets his way, you'll be able to buy a V8 Vantage with a clutch pedal and a gear leveAs long as Andy Palmer gets his way, you'll be able to buy a V8 Vantage with a clutch pedal and a gear leveas Andy Palmer gets his way, you'll be able to buy a V8 Vantage with a clutch pedal and a gear lever.

When you leave from a standstill, the dual clutches in a DCT transmission engage, just as if you had pushed your foot to the floor on the clutch pedal in a manual transmission.

Improvements include a larger diffuser for more efficient aero, double wishbone front suspension adopted from the RSR, a shim system allowing setup changes without new alignment, larger front tyres, an electro - hydraulically actuated clutch allowing the removal of the clutch pedal, a fuel cell that can be configured to be refilled from left or right of the vehicle depending on circuit layout, a rear - view camera and collision avoidance system, a fixed seat with movable pedal - box and energy - absorbing impact elements placed in the doors for improved safety as well as air conditioning.

As you depress the clutch pedal and press the Power switch, the engine instantly comes to life and is ready to lunge forward.

But, it's helpful to think of a DCT as a manual transmission without a clutch pedal on the floor.

As a result, to get going, you have to gun the engine and gingerly slip the clutch pedal of the five - speed transmission out so as not to stall iAs a result, to get going, you have to gun the engine and gingerly slip the clutch pedal of the five - speed transmission out so as not to stall ias not to stall it.

The shifter felt bulky and heavy, and the pressure of the clutch pedal felt inconsistent as I pressed down on it.