Sentences with phrase «conventional manual gearbox»

Note that PDK is standard — this is the first Porsche 911 GT3 not offered with a conventional manual gearbox.

Then, three years after being first announced, the V12 Vantage S was eventually offered with a seven speed conventional manual gearbox.

It has functions such as declutching by «paddle neutral» — which is comparable to pressing the clutch with a conventional manual gearbox and a «Pit Speed» button, which has been customised for pit lane cruising.

Functions such as declutching by «paddle neutral» - which is comparable to pressing the clutch with a conventional manual gearbox - and speed limiting via the Pit Speed button have been adapted from motorsport use.

To summarize the principle — in a conventional manual gearbox, be it automated or fully manual, the gear wheels for, say, second and third gears are located side by side.

Both will be based on a development of the proven Aero Supersport's aluminum chassis with the 4.8 - liter BMW V8 replaced by a new derivative of Zytek's high power - density electric powertrain driving through a conventional manual gearbox.

In principle, the PDK consists of a conventional manual gearbox and a hydraulic control system divided into two separate transmission units.

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.

Not exact matches

The new, Getrag - developed, six - speed twin - clutch transmission — similar in function and layout to Volks - wagen's DSG gearbox, and the only trans - mission available on the MR (the GSR offers only a conventional five - speed manual)-- works well enough, being neither obtrusively rough nor drastically uninvolving.

These are as efficient as manual gearboxes but also have the same testing advantage as a conventional automatic.

I felt more involved, mostly because of its clutch pedal and perfectly weighted six - speed manual gearbox, and the conventional mechanical LSD.

Dual - clutch gearboxes seem to offer the best of all possible worlds to the modern driver: they provide the convenience and ease of a conventional automatic plus the control and engagement of a manual, should you want it.

Gearbox choices with the gasoline model are likely to include a conventional six - speed manual and new seven - speed dual - clutch automatic.

Dual clutch gearboxes can operate like a conventional automatic, shifting through the gears seamlessly with no direct driver input, but they can also be used in «manual» mode.

The T - GDI petrol engine will be available with a new 7 - speed dual clutch transmission from Hyundai, whilst other models will make do with either a 6 - speed manual or conventional 6 - speed automatic gearbox.

[2][9][10] When used in the latest Golf with the 90 kilowatts (122 PS; 121 hp) engine, this new seven - speed DSG uses roughly 6 % (5.9 l / 100 km for the seven - speed DSG compared to 6.3 l / 100 km with the six - speed manual gearbox) less fuel than the same engine with a manual transmission [9] and up to 20 % less than a conventional automatic transmission.

The Komfort trim level offers your choice of either a six - speed manual gearbox or a six - speed dual clutch automated manual, which functions similarly to a conventional automatic with quicker and more efficient shifting.

It's great for fuel economy, but doesn't deliver the thrills of a manual gearbox or even a shiftable conventional automatic.

It is available with a conventional six - speed automatic gearbox in place of the standard six - speed manual.

The DCT offers up to a 17 % improvement in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions performance compared with that of a conventional automatic transmission — i.e., performance comparable to that of a manual gearbox.

Ford's PowerShift six - speed automatic transmission combines the efficiency and driving dynamics of a manual gearbox with the convenience of a conventional automatic transmission.

As with all CVT gearboxes, there is an awful lot of noise, without any corresponding jolt of acceleration that a conventional manual or automatic gearbox will offer.

You're better off either sticking with the manual or — if an automatic gearbox is a non-negotiable for you — waiting for the 2.2 - litre diesel to arrive in 2018, as this should come with a conventional automatic.

In addition to the premium hybrid and electric vehicle (HEV) applications of its gearbox technology, Evolute Drives recognizes that there is a lot of interest in better and more efficient automated manual transmission (AMT) solutions for conventional powertrains particularly in developing markets such as India.

In terms of performance, the new gearbox shares all of the benefits of the dual - clutch PowerShift concept, combining the efficiency, optimized gear ratios and driving enjoyment of a manual gearbox with the smoothness and ease - of - use of a conventional automatic.

This gearbox has all the benefits of a manual transmission in that it blends sporty manners with excellent fuel economy, the latter reported to be 5 to 6 percent better than with a conventional automatic.

Offered as standard is the fast - shifting, six - speed Graziano conventional stick - shift manual gearbox, with ratios perfectly matched to the performance of the V8 engine.

The V12 Vantage became available in the third quarter of 2009 with a basic price in the UK of # 135,000 and only with the conventional six speed manual gearbox as it wasn't possible to fit the Touchtronic 2.

The petrol engine comes mated to the conventional five - speed manual gearbox.

We're evaluating dual - clutch gearboxes, conventional manuals, torque - converter automatics and continuously variable transmissions, and most of them have been tweaked to improve both fuel economy and shift quality.

Both are available with six - speed manual gearboxes, but confusingly, the automatic options are different - the 2.0 - litre gets a conventional six - speeder auto, and the 1.6 has a fancier seven - speed dual - clutch unit.

A six - speed manual gearbox is standard, but a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission can be fitted to the 1.6 - litre turbo petrol and a conventional six - speed automatic is available with the 2.0 - litre diesels.

Compared with a dual - clutch transmission, not only is the ISR gearbox much lighter, it also has smaller dimensions than a conventional manual unit — both key elements in the field of lightweight engineering for super sports cars.

A direct - shift gearbox (German: Direkt - Schalt - Getriebe [1]-RRB-, commonly abbreviated to DSG, [2][3] is an electronically controlled dual - clutch [2] multiple - shaft manual gearbox in a transaxle design, without a conventional clutch pedal [4] and with fully automatic [2] or semi-manual control.

There's no Tiptronic for the back - to - the - roots GTI, although Volkswagen will offer its automatic direct - shift gearbox (DSG) as well as the conventional six - speed manual that we drove.

It gives 8 percent better fuel economy than is possible with a conventional four - speed automatic, and it is considerably smaller, about the size of a manual gearbox.

You can get it with either a Tremec manual gearbox or a more conventional slushbox, though both transmissions have six forward ratios.

As the actuators are required only during gear changes, the Easy - R suffers far fewer energy losses than a conventional automatic transmission, and the automaker believes that the new technology is a much better alternative to automatic and manual gearboxes alike.

This capability is underpinned by the DCT design principle, which effectively combines two gearboxes in - one housing — yet with virtually no size or weight penalty over a conventional manual transmission.

The new BMW 530d and the BMW 528i and BMW 523i likewise come with new versions of the six - speed manual gearbox optimized for efficiency with conventional oil supply.

Featuring an innovative start - up clutch that replaces a conventional torque converter, the seven - speed MCT (for multi-clutch technology) transmission combines the direct connection of a manual gearbox with the lightning - quick automatic gear shifts of a Formula 1 race car.

Either model can be had with a six - speed manual gearbox, while the uplevel Sport is the only model to offer an $ 1,100 seven - speed dual - clutch transmission with paddles (if you don't want to shift the base Elantra GT for yourself, you'll get a conventional six - speed automatic as a $ 1,000 option).

Buyers will have their choice between a conventional six - speed manual or an optional six - speed Steptronic sport gearbox.