Sentences with phrase «converter automatic gearbox»

This drives through an eight - speed torque - converter automatic gearbox, to all four wheels, in a body given a bit more chunkiness and cooling and 30mm - wider wheel arches.

Under the hood, the Indonesia - spec Suzuki Ertiga is powered by a new 1.5 - litre K15B, DOHC, VVT petrol engine that churns out a max power of 104 bhp and peak torque of 138 Nm, coupled to a 5 - speed manual transmission and a 4 - speed torque converter automatic gearbox.

Given that it's supposed to be the sportier brother to the DB11, you'd be forgiven for wondering why the new Aston Martin Vantage has a regular torque converter automatic gearbox from ZF.

Both the engines are mated to a six - speed torque converter automatic gearbox that powers the front wheels.

Thankfully, the eight - speed torque converter automatic gearbox had a gear (sometimes more than one) for every occasion.

These engines are mated to the 8 - speed ZF - sourced torque converter automatic gearbox.

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).

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

Both of these engines come as standard with Mercedes» latest nine - speed torque converter automatic gearbox, which is as smooth as you'd hope and presents a good mix of ratios for both strong performance and economical cruising.

All models use 8HP - series eight - speed torque converter automatic gearboxes from ZF and are only available with rear - wheel drive in the home market.

Not exact matches

The transmission also proves — if the argument wasn't already settled — that today's best torque - converter automatics can shift virtually as well as a top dual - clutch gearbox.

Of the three gearboxes across the range - seven - and nine - speed torque converter autos and the SL 63's multi-plate wet clutch automatic - it's the SL 63 with the fastest shifts, but it still doesn't quite match the latest generation of twin - clutch autos for snappy changes.

The automatic gearbox is a six - speed torque converter — so not the ultra-modern twin - clutch type transmission that most of the VXR8's German counterparts use.

It's still a better option than the automatics though: badged ETG (Efficient Tronic Gearbox), it's an automated manual rather than a dual - clutch or torque converter automatic, and like most non-sporting automated manuals it delivers fairly jerky, slow shifts.

Nevermind that it weighs 1950 kg to the SL63's 1845 kg, that the V8 version uses the punchy MCT wet - clutch 7 - speed automatic gearbox and the 65 has to make do with the more conventional torque - converter 7G - Tronic... And don't mention that the SLS weighs 1620 kg and uses a dual - clutch transmission.

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.

Like the seven - speed item it replaces, the new unit remains an automatic gearbox with a wet clutch arrangement rather than a traditional torque - converter, or a more sophisticated double - clutch unit prefered by some rivals.

In yesterday's installment of Trans Wars we explored the benefits and downsides of conventional automatic gearboxes, ones that feature fluid - filled torque converters.

Mounted transversely behind the cabin, the aluminum block three - cylinder delivers 228 hp and 236 lb - ft of torque to the rear wheels via a six - speed automatic gearbox and conventional torque converter.

Paired with a six - speed manual gearbox as standard, this engine can also be specified with a six - speed automatic (torque converter) gearbox.

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.

This four - cylinder i - VTEC mill comes mated to a five - speed manual gearbox, while Honda is also offering an option of a torque converter automatic transmission.

Making the cog swaps is an eight - speed automatic transmission with an electro - hydraulically controlled planetary gearbox, slip - controlled converter lock - up clutch, and a unique torque converter to help sharpen overall engine response.

It is paired with a 4 - speed automatic gearbox (torque converter) as standard.

It's also genuinely hard to drive the SVR slowly because the quick - shifting, ZF eight - speed gearbox (the best torque converter - driven automatic transmission in the world) and the instant punch at any point in the powerband, yanks you, without you realising, to seriously illegal speeds.

This is clubbed with a 10 - speed automatic torque - converter transmission gearbox.

The 5L40E unit's centerpiece is an automatic overdrive which supersedes the French - made 4L30E four - speed automatic light - duty gearboxes, and like them features a torque converter clutch to eliminate slipping losses in select forward ranges.

The engine can be had with a 6 - speed manual gearbox, or a 6 - speed torque converter automatic.

A conventional six - speed torque - converter automatic comes on lower - end 2.0 - liter models, but the 1.7 - liter turbo engine is paired with a 7 - speed dual - clutch gearbox.

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

While the former will get the option of only a 5 - speed manual gearbox, both the 1.6 - litre engines will come with the option of either a 6 - speed manual of a 6 - speed torque converter automatic transmission.

Power is applied to the road through a six - speed automatic gearbox, with the transmission - mounted 50 kW electric motor replacing the traditional torque converter.

Technical Data: 8 cylinder 90 degree V - configuration aluminium - silicon alloy cylinder block with cast iron wet cylinder liners, bore x stroke 104.14 x 99.06 mm (4.1 x 3.9 in), capacity 6,750 cc, aluminium alloy cylinder heads, Solex 4 - barrel downdraught carburettor, Garrett AiResearch turbocharger; 3 - speed automatic gearbox with uprated torque converter); independent suspension with coil springs front and rear, Girling hydraulic self - levelling ride control rear; ventilated disc brakes front, plain discs rear; wheelbase 3,061 mm or 3,161 mm (120.5 in or 124.5 in); tyre size 235 / 70VR15

Technical Data: 8 cylinder 90 degree V - configuration, aluminium - silicon alloy cylinder block with cast iron wet cylinder liners, bore x stroke 104.14 x 91.44 mm (4.1 x 3.6 in), capacity 6,230 cc (from 1979 bore x stroke 104.14 x 99.6 mm (4.1 x 3.9 in), capacity 6,750 cc; from 1982 equipped with Rolls - Royce Silver Spirit engine); aluminium alloy cylinder heads; twin SU - carburettors (from 1975 single Solex carburettor, twin SU carburettors only remained on export models for Canada, Japan and Australia); 4 - speed automatic gearbox (from 1979 3 - speed automatic gearbox with torque converter standard); independent front suspension with coil springs, semi-elliptic springs rear; drum brakes servo - assisted; wheelbase 3,683 mm (145 in); tyre size 8.90 x 15 (armoured versions tyre size 7.50 x 16)

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.

Of course, this doesn't matter to us, as we only get Cooper models and above, but there's also the adoption of a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission (DCT) as the optional gearbox on all variants of the MINI bar the Cooper SD (which, again, we don't get in Australia, save for in the Countryman range which isn't part of these updates as it's a newer car), which retains its eight - speed torque - converter automatic.

The other big change here is the gearbox: gone is the seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox, replaced by a conventional eight - speed, torque - converter - based automatic.

For the most part, the torque converter touting automatic gearbox matches the high standards of the new engine, providing smooth and mostly rapid shifts, which goes some way to justifying the decision to axe the earlier dual clutch unit owing to its apparent inability to handle the added torque load provided by the new engine.

Audi has also replaced the outgoing S4's seven - speed dual clutch S tronic gearbox with an eight - speed torque converter automatic in a bid to improve step - off acceleration.

The engine, motor, and gearbox are all connected with a wet clutch, which ideally is more efficient than the more common automatic transmission torque converter.

The advanced ZF 6HP26 six - speed automatic gearbox has the ability to lock up its torque converter during normal driving conditions replicating the immediacy of a manual transmission while maintaining the smoothness of an automatic.

A 4.0 - liter biturbo V8 animates the beast, providing a total of 650 hp and 627 lb - ft (850 Nm) of torque, coupled with an eight - speed ZF automatic gearbox with torque converter.

As in the S8, the new performance SUV channels its reserves through an eight - speed torque converter equipped automatic gearbox and Audi's traditional Torsen torque sensing quattro four - wheel drive system, with a torque vectoring function integrated into a so - called Sport Differential to provide individual apportioning of drive to each of the rear wheels.

The DSG provides more economical fuel consumption than a standard automatic gearbox and a pleasant ride without losing torque or acceleration power thanks to the lack of a torque converter.

Combined with the unchanged 228bhp delivered by the turbocharged 1.5 - litre three - cylinder petrol engine mounted transversely up back in a mid-rear position, this provides the roadster with an overall 374bhp and a theoretical maximum torque loading of 420 lb ft, although the latter is continually regulated depending on grip and traction levels, with drive delivered to the rear wheels via a six - speed torque converter - equipped automatic gearbox.

There's also now an eight - speed automatic gearbox option as well as the six - speed manual, but nowhere can we find details of whether it's a new twin - clutch unit or an interesting decision to return to a torque converter.

The engine in the petrol A7 is broadly the same as the one in the S4, with a crucial difference: it's hooked up to Audi's «S Tronic» seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox, not the ZF - derived eight - speed torque converter automatic.

It is mated to a 4 - speed torque converter, making it the only hatchback in its segment to offer the conventional automatic gearbox.

The new engines will be mated to a standard six - speed manual or new nine - speed torque converter - equipped automatic gearbox — the latter of which replaces the seven - speed automatic offered on today's C - Class.

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.