Designed and engineered to exploit the full sporting potential of the V12 engine, the new Sportshift ™ III hydraulically actuated
automated manual transmission provides motorsport - style paddle shift changes for optimum performance delivery and efficiency.
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Automating a manual transmission provides several benefits over a conventional automatic transmission found in most vehicles today,» explains Greg Jankard, one of the team members dedicated to working on the transmission.
A downspeed axle configuration using advanced engine controls and
automated manual transmission provides improved efficiency as well as good pulling power.
Designed and engineered to exploit the full sporting potential of the V12 engine, the new Sportshift ™ III hydraulically - actuated
automated manual transmission provides motorsport - style paddle shift changes for optimum performance delivery and efficiency.
Not exact matches
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 aid
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 aid
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 support
* The Twin Clutch SST is a 6 - speed
automated manual transmission incorporating a dual
automated clutch system to deliver lightning - fast, slick shifting for feel - good acceleration; while it also
provides high - efficiency power
transmission for outstanding fuel economy.
After a year hiatus, the 2014 Audi R8 returns with revised model nomenclature, a mild face - lift, weight - saving measures and, best of all, a new
automated manual transmission that
provides a more legitimate automatic -
transmission option for customers who want it.
Driver - selected shifts via the paddle shifters, however, lack the responsiveness and precision
provided by rival performance coupes with the latest
automated manual transmissions.