Nonetheless, Land Rover now assembles the Evoque in India, giving it a major price drop and has also added a new 9 - speed
autobox in the concoction.
The all - wheel drive T5 continues with last year's 2.5 - liter turbocharged five - cylinder (23 mpg overall) but it misses getting Drive - E's eight - speed
autobox in favor of the familiar six - speed.
I like the quick - shifting automatic transmission, which reminds me of the impressive five - speed
autobox in all V -8-powered LX cars.
Fours and more Velar capitalises on Jaguar Land Rover's most up to date range of engines — all coupled to arguably one of the most refined
autoboxes in the world today, ZF's 8HP eight - speeder.
Not exact matches
The
autobox version is not only 0.1 second quicker than the manual to 60 mph (6.4 seconds), it's also more economical (
in the European cycle, at least).
Surely my next car
in the 1.2 turbo petrol with the
autobox edition.
I already mentioned the seats and leisurely eight - speed
autobox, and I'm going to add to the list the mildly irritating front end pitch through very fast corners, the not exactly superfast tip -
in, the generous measure of brake dive and acceleration squat, the somewhat messy ergonomics, and the puerile exhaust note
in Corsa mode.
If the RS4 and the E63 bring their own unique talents to the table
in the form of four - wheel drive (Audi) and a slick
autobox (Mercedes), then the M5 wagon sits somewhere
in between.
Without question, I would choose it over the pricey DSG
autobox and put the $ 1100 I saved toward the heated seats — an absolute necessity
in a diesel if you live where it's cold — and the bi-xenon headlights.
The 6 speed manual «box
in my model is well geared and responsive enough to never be an issue - but
in a straight sprint, the
autobox will beat the manual and
in the future I would go for the S tronic - it's that good!
Honda also offers a new nine - speed
autobox whose additional cogs provide greater engine flexibility
in a wide range of driving environments.
There's big news
in the transmission department as well, where Honda replaced the Pilot's five - speed automatic with a six - speed
autobox.
Equipped with the
autobox, the car can hit 100 km / h from a standstill
in a claimed 4.3 seconds, before hitting its limited top speed of 250 km / h.
Owners have reported delayed gear changes and very harsh downshifts
in the automatic transmission; some
autoboxes have been replaced.
With the optional PDK i.e. Porsche's «Doppelkupplung» double - clutch
autobox and the Sport Chrono Package, the Boxster 718 does the 0 - 100 kph run
in a claimed 4.7 seconds.
The
autobox BRZ is quite slow compared with the manual, at least when the boxer engine is fresh and not fully run
in.
Horsepower fluctuated between 252 and 290 ponies, depending on model year and engine size (both 3.0 - liter and 3.2 - liter V - 6s made an appearance
in the NSX), and transmission choices included five - and six - speed manuals as well as a four - speed
autobox.
Drivetrain differences between the two models include the availability of front - wheel drive and a continuously variable automatic transmission, with an eight - speed
autobox stepping
in for the quattro edition of the car.
The AWD
autobox cars still post a respectable 31 mpg on the highway and 25 mpg
in the city.
Only 150 examples are to be made (
in both 90 and 110 wheelbases) and all will come with the V8 hooked up to an eight - speed ZF
autobox, uprated brakes, uprated springs, dampers and roll bars) as well as 18 - inch alloy rims wearing 265/65 R18 all terrain tires.