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Turbocharged direct injection 2 - liter four cylinder engine, six - speed dual clutch automated manual transmission

The R8 is available with a six - speed manual gearbox or the new seven - speed dual clutch automated manual transmission, known as the S - Tronic.

Power reaches the front wheels via a six - speed dual clutch automated transmission — which Audi calls S tronic.

Porsche's seven - speed Doppelkupplung (PDK) dual clutch automated manual transmission routes power to all four wheels.

A six - speed dual clutch automated manual feeds the front wheels.

of torque to the rear wheels by way of a seven - speed dual clutch automated manual transmission.

Transmission choices are either a six - speed manual or a seven - speed dual clutch automated manual with a launch control function.

That mechanical fury is transmitted to the rear wheels by way of a seven - speed dual clutch automated manual transmission.

All versions of the Porsche 911 Turbo come with standard all - wheel drive - Cabriolet included - and they also feature a seven - speed dual clutch automated manual transmission.

The Fiesta comes standard with a five - speed manual transmission, but CNET's car was optioned up to a six - speed dual clutch automated manual.

Now gear is interesting in this car because there's no shifter on the console, so we're gonna assume it has some kind of dual clutch automated manual or just a regular automatic transmission — there's paddle shifters on the steering wheel.

A seven - speed dual clutch automated manual transmission routes power to the rear wheels.

The GT - R rockets from 0 to 60mph in a shocking 3.1 - seconds, using a twin - turbocharged 3.8 - liter V6, which makes 545hp, a six - speed dual clutch automated manual transmission, and all - wheel drivetrain.

The Scirocco R benefits from VW's Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG), a six speed dual clutch automated manual transmission.

All the automakers are erecting factories to produce 6 speed dual clutch automated manual transmissions.

The Lamborghini Huracan comes with a rear mid-engine and an all - wheel drive transmission, the power being sent to the wheels trough a 7 - speed dual clutch automated manual.

The Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid relies on the same 550 horsepower twin turbocharged 4.0 - liter V8 as the Panamera Turbo, but adds a 101 - kilowatt electric motor, integrated into the eight - speed dual clutch automated manual 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.

because of course ferrari and porsche and mclaren do nt do dual clutch automated manuals because they do nt give the driver proper involvement.

do Honda even have a dual clutch automated manual?

Not exact matches

Rapid changes in velocity are no longer accompanied by headache - inducing blows to your equilibrium, thanks to a smooth dual - clutch automatic transmission that replaces the miserable SMG automated manual.

Its dual - clutch gearbox is much more refined, whether it's being shifted by the wheel - mounted paddles or left to its own automated devices, and its optional dynamic suspension makes for a broader range of ride comfort.

The old car's great atrocity, the five - speed automated - manual transmission, is replaced by a six - speed dual - clutch automatic or five - speed manual gearbox.

VW and Suzuki are expected to share parts, including three - cylinder engines, small - displacement diesels, automated - manual gearboxes, dual - clutch transmissions, and still - to - be specified alternative drivetrains.

The rise and rise of the automated dual - clutch manual gearbox is upon us.

Where the old unit made its 384 lb ft at 6100rpm, the new one had 501 lb ft all the way from 1500 to 5750rpm, delivered in near - seamless fashion thanks to a dual - clutch gearbox in place of the previous automated single - clutch manual.

A six - speed dual - clutch S - Tronic automated gearbox with a striking ball - topped lever also had us envisioning a frolicsome good time, despite the absence of a manual option.

On one hand you have a carbon - fiber structure, composite body panels, a high - pressure - turbocharged four - banger and a dual - clutch automated manual transmission.

Lamborghini deliberately chose a seven - speed automated manual over a dual - clutch automatic transmission for the sharper, racier feel of the torque drop - off during shifts.

Pagani has paired their upgraded engine to a new X-Trac developed 7 - speed automated manual gearbox, improving refinement and response, while still undercutting an equivalent dual clutch gearbox in weight by as much as forty percent.

Until recently, the single - clutch automated manual was preferred to the dual - clutch design for high - performance cars because it shifted quicker and coped with greater torque loads, plus it offered the same manual gear selection with shift paddles and the same mode for automatic shifting.

The VW Jetta TDI diesel is also pretty wonderful on the highway, but when you're driving in stop and go traffic, its dual - clutch automated manual transmission gets on your nerves.

Paddles Prevail Much like the engine, the verdict on the dual - clutch automated transmission is respect, not enthusiasm.

The old car's greatest atrocity, the five - speed automated - manual transmission, is replaced by a six - speed dual - clutch automatic or a five - speed manual gearbox.

As an automated manual it had neither the interaction of the proper manual nor the slick shifting of the modern dual - clutch S - tronic.

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.

The California is full of firsts: it's the first - ever front - mounted V -8-engined Ferrari, it's the first use of direct injection in a Ferrari, and it's Ferrari's first dual - clutch automated manual transmission.

This is a high - efficiency automatic, not a dual - clutch automated manual.

Unlike the Twingo, and unlike the old automated manual that left you in the lurch between shifts, the new Brabus uses a six - speed dual - clutch gearbox.

The ForTwo is available with either a six - speed dual - clutch transmission or a five - speed manual — given the lackluster performance of the previous car's single - clutch automated manual, we're hoping that the manual will be offered for sale in the U.S. this time around.

The transmission is a six - speed version of Audi's dual - clutch automated manual transmission with its slow but smooth shifting action.

This eighth - generation Turbo includes two Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG) turbochargers, a three point eight liter, six - cylinder engine, an automated dual - clutch gearbox, and a wider body.

Although not available for testing at the time of this writing, a 6 - speed dual - dry - clutch automated manual transmission is going to be an option alongside the conventional 6 - speed automatic.

The addition of a seven - speed transmission for the Corvette comes on the heals of the announcement from Porsche earlier this month that it will offer a seven - speed manual gearbox and a seven - speed dual - clutch automated manual transmission on the 2012 911.

If you've read our previous Tech - Talk article on types of transmissions, you'll know that dual - clutch systems are actually derived automated manual transmissions.

The automatic transmission and the automated - manual dual - clutch gearbox might be faster and more efficient, but there's something nicely primal about slotting that lever into gear yourself.

The Continental GT is currently only available with a new 6.0 W12 engine that's a further development of the unit launched in the Bentayga, and an eight - speed automated dual - clutch gearbox.

The Focus Titanium's engine is the same 2.0 - liter, four - cylinder mill found with the base model, which means 160 horsepower and 146 lb - ft of torque, and buyers can choose between either a five - speed manual or a six - speed dual - clutch automated manual gearbox.

A dual - clutch transmission (DCT)(sometimes referred to as a twin - clutch transmission or double - clutch transmission) is a type of automatic transmission or automated automotive transmission.

Yet fierce as the M3 is, driving it is a piece of spicy cake, thanks partly to a 7 - speed, dual - clutch automated (pedal-less) transmission that removes any risk — also any lag time — from high - speed gear changes.