Sentences with phrase «drive mode shifter»

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In Sport — a medium - aggressive (paddle - shifting) option among its four drive modes — it jolts and jerks from first to second and from second to third gear.

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There are three driving modes to choose from — Normal, Dynamic, and Individual — and they affect throttle mapping, shift strategy, steering feel, and damper setting.

Inside, the GranTurismo features an updated center console with a new button arrangement that sees the drive mode settings moved lower and closer to the shifter.

FlexRide adaptive dampers should also allow a degree of adjustability to the Grand Sport's chassis, along with the steering, throttle response and (on automatic models) shift points, via Standard, Sport or Tour driving modes.

Sport models and up feature Audi Drive Select, allowing you to alter the steering's power assistance, as well as accelerator and, on autos, gear shift response, though the incremental changes are very small, the Comfort setting the best all - round choice for everything, Dynamic mode doing little to improve the steering's response.

Turning the rotary knob on the center console, we changed the driving mode to Sport, number four of five settings, and caressed the paddle shifters.

Bentley's rotary drive mode selector offers three different calibrations of power assistance, throttle response, shift strategy, and ride quality: Comfort, Sport, and Bentley's own preferred setting.

I soon found myself running the Volvo's Drive - E powertrain in Eco-plus mode, letting the eager stop / start system and early - shifting eight - speed automatic help save the Earth.

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This mode sharpens accelerator response and allows you to shift using the paddles, but reverts to the regular Drive setting if you fail to shift repeatedly.

I, however, preferred pushing the shifter down from Drive into S, for the automatic sport mode.

Additional attitude can be summoned by shifting the drive mode into Sport at the touch of a button.

As we found out on the twisty roads of Angeles Crest Highway, the updated sedan offers an enjoyable and sporty driving experience despite the lack of a stick — especially when you set it in Sport mode and use its paddle shifters aggressively.

You can also manually shift when just in Drive, but the characteristics of Sport mode are not in place.

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The most efficient method of driving seems to be to accelerate up to speed in town using both power sources and then lift off the gas pedal to shift it into EV mode, which is able to maintain speeds of up to about 40 mph on its own, sort of a takeoff on hypermilers» «pulse and glide» approach.

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.

A dynamic mode in the Terrain Response System tunes the steering effort, damper firmness, and throttle and shift mapping for spirited driving.

The center - mounted shift knob is surrounded by a large space that houses the HVAC controls, as well as switches for the spoiler and the rotary dial that selects the drive mode, while the center vents now sit below instead of above the 12.3 - inch screen.

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Finally, «Track» mode is meant to deliver the fastest lap times and changes the brake response, gear shifts, and all - wheel - drive system accordingly, while the stability and traction control programs allow the driver more freedom.

More controls, possibly for the car's driving modes or parking sensors, surround the shifter.

This allows the sharpest shifts during high speed driving without compromising refinement when using the gearbox's auto mode.

The Macan has an optional off - road mode that adjusts shift points and vehicle speed on the fly, and its all - wheel - drive system works with Porsche Traction Management to move power to the wheel or wheels with the most grip.

The driver determines the stiffness through the various driving modes, ranging from Normal to «Sport +,» which conceivably adjusts the throttle mapping, transmission shift points, and stiffness of the suspension.

Rotate the dial to select drive modes: Normal, Sport, Sport Plus and a new Individual setting that calls up driver pre-programmed tuning of things like dynamic engine mounts, shift maps, throttle response, exhaust, and PASM adjustable suspension.

The car is in full fighting mode now: shift times are down to 50 milliseconds, 275 electric horses are ready to boost for up to 30 seconds, gear changes are conducted at high rpm in Drive, the ESP / ASR threshold is even lower, the tail rudder is in runway position, and the nasal air intakes are wide open.

Dynamic mode gets your driving party started by permitting full manual upshifts, late upshifts, and early downshifts, and it lets you know where you are with a big, amber shift indicator as you near redline.

We'd rather select our own shift points rather than program in a dynamic drive mode to do it for us.

Press the drive - mode button near the shifter (which is different from the suspension / AWD / steering adjustability via the multimedia system), and that Sport mode squeezes quite a bit more respon - siveness and power from the 3.3 - liter twin - turbo V - 6, utilizing its full 365 hp and 376 lb - ft of torque.

Rotate the selector one notch to S, and the automatic mode becomes more responsive, with adaptive shifting to more aggressive driving.

Using a steering - wheel - mounted shift paddle cleverly co-opted from DSG - equipped Golfs, a driver can select one of three drive modes.

Sand, Trail, and Rock modes tailor the vehicle's throttle, shift, and steering systems to the terrain, while also managing the vehicle's four - wheel drive system, made possible by a new clutch - based center differential specific to the G 63.

Shift paddles let you select four different driving modes: (1) automatic for unobtrusive performance; (2) minimal brake regeneration for highway cruising; (3) maximum brake regeneration for optimal off - throttle deceleration in traffic and during sporting driving; and (4) an automated mode with radar - optimized cruise control to apply the brakes when slow traffic is sensed ahead.

To give myself a fighting chance for traction, I've also tweaked the car's driving mode settings to give me «only» 500 hp, with the adaptive suspension set to full soft and the paddle shifters enabled in case I need to pre-emptively upshift and dilute the V - 8's onrush of power.

A driving - mode selector located just behind the shifter signals the Corvette's arrival to the electronic age.

There are three shift modes, the first being the everyday Drive automatic setting.

A six - speed automatic is the only transmission offered with M - tuned Drive, Sport and Manual modes, the latter of which is activated with the console shifter or aluminum steering - wheel paddles.

Shifts during mellow driving can be a tad jerky (even in milder driving modes) but become paradoxically more comfortable when the going gets faster.

2WD mode shifts power to the front wheels for fuel - efficient city driving.

When you drive the Performante as Lamborghini intended the shifts become increasingly brutal: in Corsa mode they are quick but about as subtle as a punch in the face.

Even when you set the driving mode selector to the sportiest, GS setting (heavy - effort steering, quicker shifts at higher rpm, and firmer suspension damping), this car remains a traditional Buick — quiet, composed, and tame.

There are Normal, Sport, and Sport + modes with shifter paddles to tailor your driving experience the way you like it.

There was and is nothing revolutionary about the six - speed ZF (in fact, most of the aforementioned competitors have moved on to more sophisticated gearboxes), but it does what it needs to do, which is to provide smooth, relatively seamless shifts when the Quattroporte's driver wants only to drive in automatic mode.

Inside, the Mercedes - Benz AMG GT will include all the trappings of other modern Mercedes products, including a bevy of circular air vents, a tablet - like infotainment screen perched atop the dashboard, and a fat, rising center console replete with an electronic transmission shifter and several button for switching the car's driving modes.

Even with a widened and lengthened version of SGP, the Ascent design has not been «protected» to accommodate an H - 6 engine — just the H - 4, in this case a 2.4 - liter turbo one rated at 260 horsepower and 277 pound - feet, and of course hooked up to a Lineartronic CVT with Hill Descent Control and selectable eight - speed manual shift mode (with paddle shifters) feeding the standard Symmetrical All - Wheel - Drive.

Thanks to AMG's software, the transmission shifts faster than pop culture trends and will even skip gears during downshifts when the driving mode chosen is Sport or Sport Plus (which uses a higher idle speed for faster launches).

drive modes, which adjusts six vehicle settings — transmission, shift paddles, stability control, all - wheel - drive system, suspension, and steering.

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.