Currently its just the Verna diesel which is available with
an automatic gearbox in the C - segment.
In its smoothness, the automatic transmission ranks second only to
the automatic gearbox in General Motors» Saturn cars.
Power is sent to all wheels via an 8 - speed tiptronic
automatic gearbox in the diesel and a 7 - speed S tronic automatic transmission in the petrol.
Ditching
the automatic gearbox in favor of one you shift yourself further closes that gap, but we'll come back to that in a moment.
Volkswagen will also bring
an automatic gearbox in the Polo petrol, details of which are still not known.
The petrol options for the Megane estate are a 1.2 - litre three - cylinder unit with 128bhp or a 1.6 - litre four - cylinder with 202bhp, the latter only available with
an automatic gearbox in GT trim.
Land Rover will be showcasing a new 9 - speed
automatic gearbox in the Range Rover Evoque and an fully electric - powered version of the Land Rover Defender at the Geneva International Motor Show this week.
BMW is the first carmaker to offer an eight - speed
automatic gearbox in the premium mid-size segment.
The new 1.0 - litre EcoFLEX engine available in the higher - specced ADAMs finds its way into even the most basic Corsa (the Essentia), with the only other engine available being a 1.4 - litre engine combined with
an automatic gearbox in a single variant for those who couldn't care for anything more than getting from A to B.
British models will feature the same super-smooth six - speed
automatic gearbox in the petrol 2.4 we drove or a six - speed manual.
Later this year the new Civic will also become the first front - wheel drive model from the Japanese manufacturer to receive a nine - speed
automatic gearbox in Europe.
Under the hood, Mercedes will debut its newly developed six - cylinder diesel engine which displaces 2.9 litres and generates 286bhp of power and a whopping 600Nm of torque and will come mated to a seven - speed
automatic gearbox in the S350d.
It is available with a conventional six - speed
automatic gearbox in place of the standard six - speed manual.
Kia facelifts its Cee'd and drops its six - speed torque converter in favour of a new seven - speed dual - clutch
automatic gearbox in the process.
There's no option of a dual - clutch or
automatic gearbox in the Up GTI, a simple manual is all you need.
Abarth offers
an automatic gearbox in the 124 Spider.
The Volkswagen Group intends to phase out the use of traditional
automatic gearboxes in their product range entirely, replacing them with it's advanced Direct Shift Gearbox, or DSG.
Now, with an extensive standard equipment list, advanced safety systems, fuel - efficient engines and one of the best
automatic gearboxes in the business, it's on track for more success.
Not exact matches
Chinese dealerships already offer the 2017 Cadillac XT5 with that same engine, good for 258 hp, mated to the same eight - speed
automatic gearbox as
in the six - cylinder version.
This matches the new 10 - speed
automatic gearbox featured
in the LC 500.
It teams the 302bhp / 295 lb ft twin - turbo, 3.0 - litre straight - six petrol engine with a small, supplementary electric motor housed
in its eight - speed ZF
automatic gearbox.
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.
Although a six - speed manual and a seven - speed dual - clutch
automatic transmission are currently offered
in some M cars, the next M5 may be the first non-crossover to wear an M badge and be available exclusively with an
automatic gearbox.
A seven - speed twin - clutch
automatic transmission is the only
gearbox available
in the California T.
Utilising a 3.5 - litre V6 and electric motor combination, the LC500h eschews Lexus» habit of equipping its hybrid models with a CVT, instead employing a complex
automatic gearbox which has 4 physical gears, with the first 3 each having a further 3 «stepped» gears to create a total of 10 just as
in the V8.
As
in many other cars, these driving modes control the steering, throttle and
gearbox (
in automatics).
The facelifted Mustang is yet to arrive
in the UK, but should the new performance pack become available, it'll likely be exclusive to the 5 - litre GT specification mated to a six - speed manual
gearbox as opposed to the ten - speed
automatic.
Three driver modes adjust steering assist, throttle, traction, the magnetic suspension, and GM's
in - house eight - speed, paddle - shifted
automatic gearbox, also bequeathed from the Z06.
The ZF - sourced nine - speed
automatic used
in many of FCA's front - drive based crossovers could possibly be the only
gearbox available.
The
gearbox, meanwhile, works without fuss
in automatic mode and the sound of the engine is well subdued.
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.
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 - A 5.2 - litre, naturally - aspirated V10
in two power outputs, with a standard seven - speed dual - clutch
automatic.
Despite offering manual
gearboxes elsewhere
in Europe, Alfa Romeo has kept the Giulia an
automatic only proposition
in the UK.
A six - speed manual
gearbox is standard
in all cars, with Mercedes - Benz offering the option of its seven - speed DCT twin - clutch
automatic.
The V8 model features the same 467bhp naturally aspirated 5 - litre V8 engine as found
in the RC F and GS - F, only this time mated to an all new 10 speed
automatic gearbox.
It will be available with two
gearboxes, a six - speed ZF
automatic or a six - speed electro - actuated «box, with dry twin - plate clutch (Although this won't be available
in North America).
There's a six - speed manual
gearbox — no mention of a paddleshift
automatic just yet — while the brushed aluminium interior is said to be very driver focused, possessing Peugeot's smallest steering wheel
in years.
The announcement of the RF also brings with it the option of a six - speed
automatic gearbox (exclusive to the RF), as well as the standard six - speed manual found
in the soft - top car.
In manual mode the nine - speed
automatic gearbox provides snappy shifts on the way up the ratios, but doesn't feel quite so responsive on the way back down.
A six - speed
automatic transmission is the only
gearbox available and the crossover can be had
in front - or all - wheel - drive configurations.
The 2.0 ltrs both use Audi's twin clutch S Tronic automated manual
gearbox, however the big diesel uses the 8 speed ZF
automatic gearbox that's found
in, well, almost everything.
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).
A six - speed
automatic is the sole transmission offered, but as we discovered while flinging the XKR - S Coupe about
in Spain, the
gearbox is quite good, and happy to «crack off shifts with a hammer - like punch.»
The LFA's powertrain weakness lied
in its single - clutch semi
automatic gearbox.
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.
In addition to the base 1.8 T, the same 280 - hp, 3.6 - liter VR6 six - cylinder engine will continue to be available on upper trim levels, paired with a six - speed dual - clutch
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.
Audi calls the ZF it's Tiptronic
gearbox and it's a very competent
automatic in the Allroad.
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.