A five - speed manual transmission is standard, but Ford expects most buyers to opt for the six - speed Powershift dual - clutch transmission, available with push -
button manual gear selection.
Not exact matches
Big aluminum paddles on the steering wheel allow easy
manual gear selection, though of course fully automated shifting is also available at the touch of a console
button.
Next you'll find the switches for the windows and the outside mirrors, and then Alfa's DNA (driving mode) control knob accompanied by
buttons to make the transmission electronically select reverse, automatic or
manual gear selection, neutral, and first.
Manual transmission models have a fairly conventional control layout but the automatic versions have a neat party trick, including an aircraft throttle - style low - mounted handbrake and dash - mounted
gear selection buttons, both of which clear space for the front seat to become a bench.
The six - speed transmission with adaptive transmission control for
manual gear selection via steering wheel - mounted
buttons puts power to the ground effectively, scooting the 750Li to 60mph in 5.8 seconds.
As such, it does not include a
manual gear selection mode, merely a single low range and a hill mode, the latter being activated by a
button on the side of the shifter.
That power goes to the wheels through a new nine - speed automatic transmission with a push -
button drive selector and steering wheel paddles for
manual gear selection.