Sentences with phrase «dual clutch designs»

Step - by - step dual clutch designs rated up to 250Nm are also available with dry friction clutches, but so far they've been too expensive for the European market where manuals rule in the A - C / D vehicle segments.

Originally developed for racing, the dual clutch design shifts faster, smoother and with greater efficiency than conventional automatic transmissions.

Originally developed for racing, the dual clutch design shifts faster, more smoothly and with greater efficiency than conventional automatic transmissions.

Not exact matches

Unlike the GTI W12 - 650 — the mid-engined, rear - drive 12 - cylinder GTI from 2007 with 650 hp — the GTI Design Vision uses all - wheel drive with a dual - clutch automatic transmission.

Under the Hood The Focus is powered by a 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine that teams with a five - speed manual transmission or a six - speed automatic, which uses a fast - acting dual - clutch design.

It may seem like sacrilege to design an Elise that weighs more than 2000 pounds and offers a dual - clutch transmission, but the automotive landscape has considerably changed since the first Elise rolled off the assembly line in Hethel.

The gearbox is a seven - speed dual clutch that's integrated into the rear suspension, and which is ultra lightweight in design.

The DOHC, 3.8 - liter V - 6 features twin IHI turbos to help pump out the power, and the engine is matched to a special quick - shifting dual - clutch transmission designed to withstand the torque loads.

As the company proceeded to design the Ferrari California, three transmissions vied for supremacy: a six - speed manual; the 355's fast - acting, single - clutch semi-automatic unit; and a smooth - driving dual - clutch gearbox, then considered incompatible with large - horsepower engines.

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.

Now the latest dual - clutch transmissions have caught up with the single - clutch design on the performance side, while they continue to offer smoother clutch engagement while you drive around town.

The new eight - speed automatic transmission has a conventional hydraulic torque converter, so it's smoother at city speed than a dual - clutch design, though this automatic has a surprising propensity to stutter at low speed.

The manual transmission has a dry - sump design to keep oil lubricating the cogs under hard driving, the engine receives an extra radiator compared to the M235i, and the dual - clutch transmission employs its own oil cooler.

In its latest 500 - hp guise, it combines supercar guts with rental - car practicality, unites impeccable active safety with dual - clutch efficiency, matches the strongest brakes in the business with the best steering, boasts a made - to - last body and a chassis that has been designed to deliver.

Built in England by internal - combustion specialists Ricardo to a McLaren design, the engine is blessed with 443 lb - ft of easily accessed torque (all of it available between 3000 and 6500 rpm) effortlessly dispensed via a magical, paddleshifted, seven - speed dual - clutch automatic supplied by Italy's Graziano.

Mazda also claims its automatic is more fuel - efficient than either a dual - clutch design or a CVT.

A seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox specially designed to handle the massive amount of torque on tap features the largest high - performance clutch ever fitted to a production car, and permanent all - wheel drive remains as the means of putting all that power to the pavement.

It has a torque converter, which is why the Mazda 6 can creep through the McDonald's drive - thru without unexpectedly surging forward, which is what usually happens with a dual - clutch design, as the internal clutches tend to engage unpredictably.

The dual - clutch PowerShift transmission is a $ 1,095 option for Ford Focus and Fiesta models which Ford designed and marketed as a more advanced and fuel efficient alternative to a traditional manual or automatic transmission and offered it as the sole «automatic» option for the vehicles.

The latter uses a traditional wet torque converter design, but its software has been engineered to mimic the response of a dual - clutch gearbox.

PERFORMANCE AND TECH SPECS M838T 3.8 - liter V8 twin - turbo engine7 - speed SSG dual - clutch transmissionCarbon fiber MonoCell one - piece molded chassisPassive Roll Over Protection System to maximize occupant safetyeach buttress contains a steel structure designed to absorb impact energy and protect both driver and passenger0 - 60 in 3.2 secondsMaximum speed: 204 mph; 196 mph in convertible modeDelivers 616 hp and 443 ft. lbs.

For its fifth generation, Volkswagen prepared a new design, new TDI and TSI engines, new 7 - speed dual clutch transmission (DSG), but also new technologies and standard equipments.

English specialist consulting engineering company Ricardo plc designed and built the Bugatti Veyron's seven - speed dual wet multiplate dual - clutch transmission, specifically to cope with the 1,250 N ⋅ m (922 lbf ⋅ ft) of torque generated by W16 engine.

ZF Friedrichshafen AG, with Porsche, designed and now build the two different variants [44] of the Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) seven - speed» 7DT» dual wet multiplate clutch transmission.

Featuring a mid-engine design that optimizes balance, the Cayman S can be shifted via either a traditional six - speed manual transmission or a seven - speed dual - clutch automated manual that offers lightning - quick gear changes.

Similarly, satisfactory single - clutch AMTs would eliminate the possibility of increased fuel consumption of cars equipped with manual transmissions, at a much smaller premium than dual - clutch designs.

The initial focus for the collaboration is the design and development of a completely new family of car engines of 0.8 - 2.4 liters displacement, new transmissions featuring technologies such as automated manual transmissions (AMT) and dual - clutch transmissions (DCT), and support in implementing the manufacturing of these products.

The 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 is the most powerful rear - wheel drive car available from the storied automaker, and its track - oriented design includes outrageous - looking aerodynamic add - ons and for the first time the requirement that buyers select its PDK dual - clutch automated manual transmission.

This includes the more powerful, 2 - liter, turbocharged TFSI gasoline four cylinder and the new, seven - speed, dual - clutch automatic transmission that is designed to shift faster and be more responsive than the CVT.

This first motorcycle dual clutch transmission features a light, compact design that allows it to be combined with existing engines without substantial layout modification.

The seven - speed Speedshift transaxle is similar in design and concept to the dual - clutch automatics in other AMG products, packaged in a case for transverse application.

Switch between three modes designed to enhance different levels of driving with the dual - clutch, 6 - speed transmission.

Drivers can choose between the D and S modes for automatic shifting of the dual clutch transmission, or they can shift manually — using the shift paddles on the steering wheel or the selector lever that sports a unique RS design.

With a mid engine design that's very low mounted and connecting a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic.

There are two common types of automatic transmission designs: torque converter and dual - clutch.

«It was designed to enhance the Stingray's driving experience, with performance on par with dual - clutch designs, but without sacrificing refinement.»

2017 Audi Q5 design 2.0 TDI pricing and specifications: Price: $ 65,990 (plus on - road costs) Engine: 2.0 - litre turbo - diesel four - cylinder Output: 140kW / 400Nm Transmission: Seven - speed dual - clutch automatic Fuel: 5.3 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 139g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP

Groupe PSA's main reason for cooperating with Punch Powertrain is to leverage the patented dual clutch transmission design, which allows for fewer components, and hence a lighter and more compact transmission system.

The main functional elements such as dual clutch, gearshift, actuators, control unit and synchronization are designed for various applications as common parts.

The 7 - speed dual clutch transmission was designed as a modular construction, allowing the 7MT to take advantage of many common parts between the two.

This system includes Kinetics» NexDrive EV3 - 850 intelligent 3 - speed dual clutch transmission, designed and developed specifically for medium - and heavy - duty electric vehicles and Kinetics» transmission controls which works harmoniously with UQM's PowerPhase electric motor enabling the system to operate at peak efficiency for extended battery performance and vehicle range.

It's a relatively old - fashioned «torque converter» design that's rather hesitant to respond compared to newer dual - clutch gearboxes of rivals.

The transmission is a dual - clutch direct - shift computer - controlled automatic transmission with seven gear ratios, with magnesium paddles behind the steering wheel and a shift time of less than 150 milliseconds, built by Ricardo of England rather than Borg - Warner, who designed the six speed DSG used in the mainstream Volkswagen Group marques.

Show premiere in Europe for the new BMW X2: Compact Sports Activity Coupe with standalone design combining sporting elegance with the rugged character familiar from BMW X models; efficient engines combine with six - speed manual gearbox, seven - speed dual - clutch Steptronic transmission or eight - speed Steptronic transmission; sporty suspension set - up; latest BMW ConnectedDrive Services, wide range of driver assistance systems and BMW Head - Up Display with projection onto the windscreen available as options.

Though it might sound dull, the automatic is designed to compete with the quickest dual - clutch transmissions.

[21] A rear mounted six - speed BorgWarner designed dual clutch semi-automatic transmission built by Aichi Machine Industry [22] is used in conjunction with the ATTESA E-TS system to provide power to all four wheels and along with Nissan's Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC - R) to aid in stability.

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.

The G6 is available with a choice of two four - cylinder petrol engines: a BYD designed all - aluminum - alloy 1.5 L (1497 cc) turbo (called TID) producing 113 kW (154 PS; 152 bhp) and 240 N ⋅ m (177 lb ⋅ ft) mated with a 6 - speed dual clutch automatic [2] or a Mitsubishi 483QB 2.0 L (1991 cc) producing 103 kW (140 PS; 138 bhp) and 186 N ⋅ m (137 lb ⋅ ft) with a 5 - speed manual.

That transmission has six speeds and a dual - clutch design.

With a 3.5 - liter EcoBoost twin - turbo V - 6 offering up over 600 horsepower, race - derived body design and aerodynamic shaping, and a seven - speed dual - clutch automated manual transmission along for the ride, it's easy to predict that the Ford GT will smash through the three - second barrier on its way to a 200 - mph top speed.