Sentences with phrase «drive ratio from»

He wants to add a sixth speed to the transmission, quicken acceleration by shortening the final - drive ratio from 3.13 to 3.73, elevate the redline to 8,200 rpm, and do some fine tuning to the ECU.

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Thompson hopes it will drive more people into the restaurant, bringing the U.S. counter / drive - thru customer ratio closer to fifty - fifty, up from the current 30 to 70.

The sell - off in equities drove the 12 - month forward PE ratios down from over 19.0 x to about 16.8 x, making valuations somewhat more attractive.

«The driving force behind the refinancing (of NanoFab East) is the debt coverage ratio, which was not met last year and is projected not to be met this year,» the minutes from Fuller Road Management's Aug. 5, 2015 board meeting state.

As a result, methane emissions have distinct isotopic values: Methane emitted from any microbially driven source such as wetlands or agriculture have values of about -60 ‰ (signifying a relatively low ratio of carbon - 13 to carbon - 12); oil, gas, and coal emissions have an average carbon isotopic value of -37 ‰; and tree and crop burning averages about -22 ‰.

A second study just published from Sweden drives home the same point: a high P / a ratio is an easy, reliable tool to help you judge a diet.

Meanwhile, despite these huge new investments in technology (see Figure 1), massive increases in the workforce of teachers drove the student - teacher ratio from 22 students per teacher to 16 students per teacher between 1970 and 2001.

A tall final - drive ratio of 3.31:1 enables the car to reach 60 mph without grabbing for second gear and brings a very high top speed within reach, but it makes the car difficult to launch from a stop.

-- an aluminum powertrain frame, such as Porsche uses, that connects the 116 - horsepower, DOHC sixteen - valve 1.6 - liter four (borrowed from the non-turbo 323) and the close - ratio five - speed transmission to the final drive.

Despite higher final - drive ratios for zestier acceleration, the eight - speed also boosts top speeds to brag - worthy heights: 201 mph for Vanquish and 203 mph in the Rapide S, up from the low 190s.

The gear ratios and final drive have been shortened by around 15 per cent on this model to give punchier acceleration, which helps to drop the 0 - 62mph figure to 6.7 second, down from 6.9.

Switching into off - road mode on the center - mounted rotary dial proves a good decision, optimizing the all - wheel drive Tiguan SEL Premium we were driving for the terrain with a flatter acceleration curve, unique ABS setting, later meddling from the stability control and traction control systems, and greater locking ratio for the center electronic differential lock.

The final drive ratio in manual - equipped BRZs has been changed to 4.3 from 4.1 for improved acceleration.

While the V - 10 beams us effortlessly past slower traffic, four - wheel drive is redistributing the torque with surgical precision, the variable - ratio steering keeps carving out the most pragmatic flight path, the suspension successfully deals with deep craters and sharp ridges, and the brakes reel us in from the brink time after time.

Our drive a pre-production 2013 Sonic RS was limited to one equipped with the six - speed manual transmission, and we found that the slightly more aggressive ratios do help get the most from the 1.4 - liter.

The way in which it changes ratio and adds and removes assistance depending on speeds and drive modes is irritating and it prevents you from steering the car intuitively and instinctively.

With a shorter final drive ratio, it accelerates from 0 - 62mph in a claimed 6.1 sec, some 0.5 sec faster than the S.

There's a bit more oomph off of the line, and if you're really working hard, Subaru says that in concert with the new final drive ratio (from 4.1 in the old car to 4.3 in the new), acceleration from 0 - 60 mph is somewhat swifter.

From the catalog of parts used to create the Chevrolet Camaro Z / 28, this concept car gets a free - flowing intake and exhaust for the V - 8 engine, a helical limited - slip differential with racier 3.91:1 final - drive ratio and a differential cooler, Multimatic's expensive DSSV (Dynamic Suspension Spool Valve) dampers, brake - cooling air ducts, and an aero package claimed to produce downforce.

This seems like a bad deal on paper, yet we liked this 2.0 T engine's notably quicker, quieter response while accelerating away from stoplights in metro driving, and the engine made great use of the 2.0 T's six - speed automatic with its shift paddles on the steering wheel and a set up of shorter ratios in first through fourth gears for quicker acceleration.

The 305 - hp car has a sporty exhaust note, and its shorter final drive ratio helps it sprint from 0 to 60 mph about one - half - second quicker than the base car, according to Honda.

The V6S has a shorter diff ratio than the V8S too, meaning the engine is always spinning faster for any given speed and I sense from the way Mike is driving that you need to keep the V6 more on the boil to make the sort of progress that came so effortlessly in the V8S.

Among its benefits are compact size and light weight - even compared to the 7 - speed automatic it replaces - and enough ratios from the four planetary gearsets to cover the demands of both performance and economical driving.

Drive was directed to the rear wheels through a close - ratio sequential six - speed» box made from magnesium and carbonfibre.

To continuously vary its gear ratios, the CVT simultaneously adjusts the diameter of the «drive pulley» that transmits torque from the engine and the «driven pulley» that transfers torque to the wheels.

If you've ever driven any American vehicles from the dawn of time to nearly present day, shifting away from the dash lowers the gear ratio, as in the standard PRNDL designation.

The rear suspension geometry was revised for better handling, and the final - drive - gear ratio on manual transmission cars was shortened from 4.444 to 4.777 for improved off - the - line performance.

After that, the direct drive system channels power from the engine to the driven wheels through a 2.85 final drive ratio.

The final drive ratio was also updated from 4.1 to 4.3.

There are also various final drive ratios (from 3.08 to 3.73).

The rest of the powertrain is carryover: an updated six - speed automatic, fulltime or on - demand all - wheel - drive, and four different axle ratios ranging from 3.15 to 3.73.

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But it doesn't offer the control over drive ratios that you can get from a manual or dual - clutch transmission.

The Tiguan 162TSI Highline uses the same engine as the Volkswagen Golf GTI, and, assisted by different gear ratios (seven - speed DSG to the Golf's six - speed DSG) and all - wheel drive, the heavier mid-size SUV actually matches the hot - hatch from zero to 100km / h (6.5 seconds).

It's the same basic gearbox that's optional in a Dodge Dart, it turns out, but with new first - gear and final - drive ratios and, chiefly, completely revised programming that transforms it from a miserable slur - o - matic into a Formula 1 - fast sequential «box.

Its wider spread of ratios from lowest to highest gear enhances acceleration and response across the range of driving speeds.

Gear changes are light and precise requiring minimum effort from the driver and a longer final drive ratio extracts the most from the power and torque available to improve driveability.

In particular the S - Models represent the most attractive offer in the competitive segment and score decisive points with a significant improvement in their price - performance ratio: The most power and the highest torque in the segment, the new performance - oriented AMG all wheel - drive system, the new design and a significantly more extensive standard - equipment package are among the outstanding strengths of the new high - performance automobiles from Affalterbach.

The pulleys expand and contract in opposite directions, causing the belt to ride closer or farther from the center, varying the drive ratio over a wide range.

Dynamic Steering varies the steering ratio depending on how you're driving, which means it's ruthlessly fast when you're pressing on, but you never know quite how much lock you're going to get from your input.

Even though the final drive ratio for vehicles equipped with the 7 - speed automatic has been (numerically) reduced from 3.69 to 3.36, the new 7 - speed automatic has much lower first through fourth gear overall ratios than the old 5 - speed automatic and the 6 - speed manual in the 6MT cars (which retain the old 3.69 final drive ratio).

Standard variable ratio Rack - mounted Motor Driven Power Steering (R - MDPS) offers razor - sharp feedback through direct mounting of the electric motor on the steering rack, enhancing steering response and reducing unwanted vibration from transmitting through the column.

A run through the specifications reveals the degree of engineering that goes into these products, from the slightly different final drive ratios for each engine to the fact the diesel has bigger ventilated brakes front and rear than the others.

The suspension was by the traditional Ford transverse leaf springs front and rear and the engine drove the rear wheels through a three - speed gearbox which, right from the start, featured synchromesh between the top two ratios.

The 7 - speed Sportshift III automated manual transmission is also retained from the coupé but with a lower final drive ratio, reducing the top speed to 180 mph (290 km / h).

Power from the gas engine and front electric drive motor (MG2) is distributed to the drive wheels via a planetary gear - type continuously variable transmission, which eliminates specific gear ratios.

Power comes from the 305 - horsepower 3.6 - litre V - 6 with four - wheel drive and a 3.92 gear ratio; the 395 - horse 5.7 - litre HEMI V - 8 is available in either rear - or four - wheel drive.

The $ 3,500 package begins with an exclusive manual transmission that has higher final drive (3.91 vs. 3.45), closer - ratio gearing and an air - to - liquid cooling system lifted from the ZL1.

When abruptly applying power from a steady - state cruising speed, the CR - V CVT immediately sends power to the drive wheels while simultaneously adjusting the gear ratio (seamlessly and progressively downshifting) to smoothly bring the engine to its horsepower peak in a linear way.