Sentences with phrase «automatic gearbox driving»

Sitting behind the driver is a twin - turbocharged 3.5 - litre V6 that's paired with a nine - speed automatic gearbox driving the rear wheels.

The A3 35 TDI is powered by one of the most popular diesel engines around — a 2.0 - litre, four - cylinder TDI unit that makes 141bhp and 320Nm of torque mated to a six - speed automatic gearbox driving the front wheels.

The other petrol offering is the range - topping 256bhp 2.0 - litre turbo, which comes with an eight - speed automatic gearbox driving an all - wheel - drive system.

Not exact matches

Although four - wheel drive, rear - wheel steering and even off - road vehicles are nothing new for Lamborghini, turbocharged engines and automatic gearboxes are.

All models send drive through either a six - speed manual or six - speed automatic gearbox.

Since then, the M5 has evolved into the latest F90 generation saloon — the first with all - wheel - drive and a torque converter automatic gearbox.

As in many other cars, these driving modes control the steering, throttle and gearbox (in automatics).

The ZF - sourced nine - speed automatic used in many of FCA's front - drive based crossovers could possibly be the only gearbox available.

Like the Merc, the BMW has a twin - turbo hot - V V8, an automatic gearbox and four - wheel drive that can be switched to rear - wheel drive at will, just like the E63 S. Despite having 0.4 - litres extra engine capacity, the BMW doesn't quite match the E63 S's 604bhp, but sits ahead of the non-S with 592bhp.

However, unlike the Enzo, the GT - R's twin - clutch paddleshift gearbox can be adjusted to change gear less harshly, or even driven in full automatic mode.

This model, and a possible M340d, are likely to be the only six - cylinder 3 - series variants available (aside from the upcoming M3), and paired exclusively with eight - speed automatic gearboxes and all - wheel drive.

Back in the transmission's normal mode the shifts are slurred like a traditional automatic gearbox, but the same mighty performance is always on tap regardless of your driving mode.

> Engine and gearbox — Petrol engines of three, four and six cylinders and four - and six - pot diesels, manual and automatic, and rear - or all - wheel drive.

The S4 and C43 both having a turbocharged 3 - litre V6, four - wheel drive and automatic gearbox, plus a very similar attitude, the Audi is going to give the AMG a run for its money.

Drive remains via Mercedes» nine - speed Speedshift 9G automatic gearbox and the company's rear - biased 4MATIC four - wheel system, which splits drive 31/69 front - to - Drive remains via Mercedes» nine - speed Speedshift 9G automatic gearbox and the company's rear - biased 4MATIC four - wheel system, which splits drive 31/69 front - to - drive 31/69 front - to - rear.

There's a choice of either a manual or a nine - speed automatic gearbox, and two - or four - wheel drive.

Irrespective of the power output, drive is sent through an eight - speed automatic gearbox.

Its key rivals come at higher prices, the # 39,020, 328bhp Audi S4 getting an twin - clutch paddleshift automatic gearbox as standard and the # 37,885, 302bhp BMW 335i M Sport possessing rear - wheel drive and sharper dynamics.

Our T6 tester also comes with all - wheel drive (standard for T6, optional for T5) and an eight - speed automatic transmission, the sole S90 gearbox.

A six - speed automatic transmission is the only gearbox available and the crossover can be had in front - or all - wheel - drive configurations.

It is, foremost, a lot of fun to drive, with accurate steering, a firm chassis, and an available six - speed manual gearbox (in addition to a quick - shifting six - speed automatic).

Volkswagen's DSG gearbox — an electronically controlled, twin - clutch device — is simply the best automatic - type transmission we've ever driven, and it posts better performance and around - town fuel - economy numbers than the manual.

Performance figures are not quite as strong as the more powerful W12 variant reaching 60mph in 4.4 sec (0.4 sec slower), with drive reaching all four wheels via an eight - speed ZF automatic gearbox.

Mercedes 9G automatic gearbox is the only transmission offered with the SLC43 (only the 184hp, 2 - litre four - cylinder engine can be had with a six - speed manual gearbox), but it does mean you get Dynamic Select as standard, which offers five distinct driving modes (Comfort, Sport, Sport +, Eco and Individual) that provide variations in engine, transmission, steering and damper settings.

■ Engine V8, 4244cc ■ Max power 399bhp @ 7100rpm ■ Max torque 339 lb ft @ 4750rpm ■ Transmission Six - speed automatic gearbox, rear - wheel drive ■ Tyres 245 / 40x19 front, 285 / 40x19 rear ■ Weight (kerb) 1880 kg ■ Power - to - weight 216bhp / ton ■ 0 - 60mph 5.5 sec ■ Top speed 177mph (claimed) ■ Price when new # 78,950 (2007)

New engine options include a torquey 3.0 - liter, twin - turbo V - 6 mated to a nine - speed automatic gearbox for the GLE400, as well a smooth - driving GLE550e plug - in hybrid with about 30 miles of all - electric range.

Both of these not - quite - the - full - fat performance versions of Audi and Mercedes» small saloons are four - wheel drive with automatic gearboxes.

The DSG gearbox works extremely well, giving a decent impression of a conventional automatic under gentle use while seamlessly swapping between its seven ratios, but offering near - instant changes when driven a bit more keenly — or when over-ridden with wither the push - pull gear selector or (optional) steering wheel paddles.

The hybrid drives comfortably thanks to a six - speed automatic gearbox instead of the CVT more commonly paired with a hybrid system.

Think of Alfa Romeo's new Stelvio Quadrifoglio instead as a taller, all - wheel - drive Giulia Quadrifoglio sport sedan — that's pretty much what it is, being based on the same chassis and suspension design, and featuring the same 505 - horsepower, twin - turbocharged, 2.9 - liter V - 6 engine and eight - speed paddle - shift automatic gearbox.

It's mated to an eight - speed automatic gearbox and a faster - reacting four - wheel - drive system.

Predictably, the engine is more about torque than power, and although the motor spools up quickly, the standard eight - speed automatic gearbox delays things in Drive while it tries to decide how many ratios it needs to shed.

A seven - speed automatic remains the lone gearbox on either model, and all - wheel - drive is once again optional on only the E350 coupe.

The standard 2018 Audi S5 is powered by a twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine making 354 hp and 369 lb - ft of torque coupled to an eight - speed automatic gearbox and the company's signature Quattro all - wheel drive.

This is then combined to either a six - speed manual or six - speed torque converter automatic gearbox, driving the rear wheels through a Torsen limited - slip diff (manual only).

With Suzuki's SHVS hybrid system (detailed below) you get a five - speed manual gearbox with this particular engine, and front - wheel drive, though automatic transmissions and all - wheel drive are also available depending on spec.

There was and is nothing revolutionary about the six - speed ZF (in fact, most of the aforementioned competitors have moved on to more sophisticated gearboxes), but it does what it needs to do, which is to provide smooth, relatively seamless shifts when the Quattroporte's driver wants only to drive in automatic mode.

The XKR's combination of a 503bhp supercharged 5 - litre V8 engine and a six - speed automatic gearbox is described by Brown as one of his «all - time favourites», and while the numerous versions of the XK — from the naturally aspirated base model to the wild XKR - S GT — offer the chance for Brown's customers to choose something different, he is keen that his vision for the car isn't too heavily altered: «I wanted a lazy drive and lots of torque and grunt — discretionary performance.

Generally reliable, including the four - wheel - drive componentry, but the automatic gearbox's valve block can fail.

Of course, the Z4 driver is also highly likely to simply slap the lever into Drive, in which case the dual - clutch gearbox commendably emulates the smoothness of a conventional, torque - converter automatic, particularly in stop - start - and - reverse maneuvering.

I had driven a manual - transmission CTS - V coupe just days prior to getting in this automatic - equipped sedan, so my attention was immediately focused on the gearbox.

The Easytronic can be driven in «manual mode» simply by using the paddle shifter selector to change gears if the driver wishes to do so, or alternatively it can be driven in exactly the same way as a fully conventional automatic — however, many Easytronic owners have complained that gear shifts in «automatic mode» are jerky; a common complaint with semi-autos based on a conventional manual gearbox.

The automatic gearbox features leggier final drive ratios and an efficiency boosting satnav shift strategy, which can make informed decisions to select the most appropriate gear for the road ahead.

All the BMW X4's engines will be mated to an eight - speed automatic gearbox, while BMW's Xdrive all - wheel - drive system will probably be optional.

The new 2.0 - litre will only be available with SEAT's 4Drive four - wheel drive system and a DSG automatic gearbox, while other engines will get more choice.

This type of drive technology offers the comfort and convenience of an automatic transmission, with the fuel efficiency and sporty feel of a manual gearbox.

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In the 2 Series Active Tourer, drive is channelled from the combustion engine to the front wheels through a six - speed automatic gearbox.

Base models get a 101 - horsepower, 1.4 L MultiAir 4 - cylinder engine, and a choice between a 5 - speed manual and a 6 - speed automatic transmission on the base model; Turbo (135 - hp) and Abarth (160 - hp) models come only with the manual gearbox, and all Fiat 500 models are front - wheel drive.

Powered by the same engine as the Flying Spur that makes 500 hp and 660 Nm, the Continental GT also gets an all - wheel drive system and an 8 - speed automatic gearbox.