Sentences with phrase «automatic gearbox instead»

An increase in capacity to 6,750 cc in 1979 was coupled with the introduction of a 3 - speed automatic gearbox instead of the previously employed 4 - speed automatic gearbox.

Those figures are less than what the T5 offers (245 hp and 350 Nm), and the T4 gets a Geartronic six - speed automatic gearbox instead of the T5's eight - speed unit.

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

Not exact matches

The only way we could get a rise out of it was slapping off some rev - matched downshifts with the seven - speed S - Tronic dual - clutch gearbox, but U.S. - market cars won't have that transmission; instead our 3.0 T will use an eight - speed automatic.

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.

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.

Previous rumors suggested that Toyota will no longer make available four - and five - speed automatic transmissions for the Tacoma, sticking instead with six - speed automatic and six - speed manual gearboxes.

Many carmakers these days offer a dual - clutch gearbox instead of a traditional automatic.

Those who want to extract the maximum amount of performance from Alfa's spirited V - 6 will want this gearbox instead of the optional four - speed automatic.

A six - speed manual gearbox is standard with the GT, (but you can also order a six - speed automatic if you would prefer to cruise instead of time - attack), and track fans will appreciate the GT Performance package, which adds a limited - slip rear differential along with bigger brakes and a stiffer suspension system

Discovery Sport completed the impressive pull without the aid of a low - range gearbox, instead using its state - of - the - art nine - speed automatic gearbox and Terrain Response technology to generate the necessary traction.

Buyers will be able to pick automatic instead of a manual gearbox.

Each engine is typically joined with a 6 - speed manual transmission on the Cooper and Cooper S. However, if you go with the Cooper S, you can choose a 6 - speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters instead; this gearbox is standard on the John Cooper Works trim.

A new «Grade Logic» electronic control system for the automatic transmission prevented the gearbox from «hunting» (the annoying tendency for some automatics to cycle back and forth between two gears while ascending a hill) and instead would keep the car in the lower gear until the grade leveled off.

In contrast to a conventional automatic gearbox, the MCT transmission operates without a torque converter, using instead a compact, wet start - up clutch.

It's really nice that Hyundai decided to not plonk in the 4 - speed gearbox and instead got this one, which makes the Creta petrol automatic one of the most smooth and refined cars in its segment.

This week's test car is an LE coupe with the same 3.1 - liter V - 6, but instead of the three - speed automatic, it sported a five - speed manual transmission.With Pontiac's trademark snarling exhaust sound, mag wheels, a slick - shifting gearbox, excellent handling, snappy acceleration and a full gauge package, the sporty Sunbird LE offers a lot of fun, performance and even a bit of luxury for the price.

There's unfortunately no manual transmission available; shifts instead being handled by a 6 - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox.

Instead BMW will continue to offer the current range of engines on the X1 in India, with some minor tweaks and an 8 - speed automatic gearbox.

Well, maybe if it had a manual gearbox instead of the seven - speed, dual - clutch automatic transmission, but the days of the manual R8 (and its beautiful gated shifter) are long gone.

If the decision is made to offer diesel power in the U.S., a Mazda official said it would be the next generation diesel (called Sky - D) which would be quieter, more powerful than the 2.2 - liter unit and most likely would offer the company's new dry twin - clutch automated gearbox instead of an automatic.

This gearbox operates mostly like a conventional automatic transmission but uses a wet startup clutch instead of a torque converter for improved performance and efficiency.

Buyers of the most powerful model, the BMW Z4 sDrive35i, can opt for a seven - speed sports automatic transmission complete with double clutch gearbox instead of the standard six - speed manual transmission.

We upgraded to the turbocharged 1.4 - liter Multiair I4 engine but kept the six - speed manual gearbox, instead of opting for the available six - speed automatic or dual - clutch gearbox.