Sentences with phrase «dual clutch gear»

That could be partly because of the expense of tooling up for the new pickup, or because of high warranty costs on MyFord Touch, turbo GDI engines, or dual clutch gear boxes.

The resulting reduction in mechanical drag along with revisions to the existing S - tronic dual clutch gear box are said to provide prototype versions of the A4 2.0 TFSI quattro ultra with fuel savings of up to 0.3 l / 100 km in everyday driving conditions.

For this reason, ZF developed converted shifting actuators for the manual variant of the transmission so the classical H - type shift pattern could also be implemented with the dual clutch gear sets.

They are bringing out «wet» 8 speed dual clutch gear boxes with their new turbo v tec engines.

Not exact matches

Unimpressed by the efficiency and quickness of modern dual - clutch gearboxes, a number of purist Ferrari owners still prefer to engage their gears with a depression of the leftmost pedal and throw of the arm.

It is with other dual - clutch transmissions, like Porsche's PDK unit, which shifts gears so quickly you'll actually want to use this feature.

Firstly the pure adrenaline rush of a dual - clutch system laying down full power * without interruption * through all the gears - the surge is relentless, unlike manual boxes where every time you change gear you disengage the engine and the car * slows down *.

The seven - speed dual - clutch swaps gears faster and more aggressively than the eight - and seven - speed automatics found among the competitive set.

Is it true that, in a dual - clutch transmission, the target gear is stationary when the sleeve is loaded?

Its converter lock - up clutch bites without delay and Alfa is supremely confident in its overall operation, although we suspect a dual - clutch box would shift gears even faster and with more pick - up verve.

As I understand it, a dual - clutch transmission is basically two smaller manual transmissions: one for the odd gears and one for the even gears.

Upshifts from the seven - speed dual - clutch automatic are satisfyingly quick, which highlights how not quick multiple - gear downshifts can be.

The PDK dual - clutch automatic transmission clicks through its seven gears with the speed of a firing pin, and the punch of every shift hits harder as you tap into Sport and Sport Plus modes.

Secondly there's the fact that a dual - clutch auto can and does change gear * on a bend * because there's no interruption of power to throw the car out.

Here it drives all four wheels through a seven - speed S - tronic dual - clutch paddleshift gearbox with a steady - state torque split of 40/60 front to rear, a crown - gear centre differential and Audi's torque - vectoring Sport rear diff.

The LaSpRa comes only with the six - speed dual - clutch transmission that we whined about in our Four Seasons Evo, with slightly taller fifth and sixth gears for quieter and more fuel - efficient cruising.

In addition to a satisfying six - speed manual, Porsche also offers a splendid seven - speed PDK dual - clutch automatic that swaps cogs seamlessly — a good thing because the counterintuitive steering - wheel shift buttons guarantee that frustrated newcomers will find themselves searching for the correct gear.

Press on hard, and the eight - speed dual - clutch transmission will dial in gears with vigor and velocity.

The dual - clutch automatic upshifts without losing momentum, which is supercool, but suffers occasional delays and hiccups caused by a conflict between the need to preselect the next gear and the inability of the black box to predict the unpredictable, such as an aborted passing maneuver.

Clutch pedals are a monumental pain and modern dual - clutch autos can change gear better than any human, in exactly the same way that ABS can brake skid - free better than any human.

The manual transmission is now a seven - speed — top gear is past sixth, a dogleg move to the right — and the awkward thumb switches for the PDK dual - clutch automatic are being dropped in favor of more intuitive paddle shifters.

Dialed to such settings, the transmission — a new eight - speed version of Porsche's dual - clutch PDK automatic — can occasionally ram into gears with unexpected suddenness, but it's an otherwise seamless unit, downshifting two or three gears at once when you hit the gas at cruising speed.

Flat out, though, it is satisfyingly delicious as you work the seven - speed Getrag dual - clutch» box, cracking off 70 - millisecond gear changes as the steering wheel - embedded shift lights illuminate.

Though the multitude of gears and the lack of a secondary clutch makes for slightly clunky operation and noticeable shifts, especially when it jumps across gears, you won't find yourself wishing for a dual - clutch box.

No damage, though, and I continue to follow race driver Giacomo Barri into the braking zone, paddling away at the dual - clutch transmission — ziiing, pop - pop, ziiing pop - pop — through fifth gear, fourth, third, exhaust crackling.

The seven - speed PDK dual - clutch automatic hammers the gears through the gate like a firing pin on steroids, the electric motors howl breathlessly at their ambitious redline, the V - 8 keeps bursting noisily into brief charging spells.

While all the new dual - clutch gearboxes slur their shifts together in an endless flow of silky smoothness, the Lambo changes gears hard enough to trigger the traction control system.

Click the shift paddles if you wish, or let the dual - clutch snap through the gears of its own accord.

The driveline has been fortified with a new dual - plate clutch, closer gear ratios, and a sixth gear that syncs the engine's redline to the car's top speed for the first time.

With a roll on the throttle, we're roaring through the gears of McLaren's seven - speed dual - clutch transmission and onto the highway, eyes wide and palms dampening the cushy, blessedly button - free Alcantara steering wheel.

He can tick off those arguments in about 30 milliseconds, the time it takes the Ferrari 458 Speciale's dual - clutch gearbox to shift gears.

However, you can't fit an Alcantara gear lever gaiter on cars equipped with the dual - clutch «box — the short stubby lever that the semi-auto transmission comes with sprouts from the centre console without any need of a fabric or leather covering.

Shifts come quick enough in manual mode from the paddle - shiftable dual - clutch gearbox (borrowed with some improvements from the Dodge Dart and Alfa Giulietta) when you don't feel like dictating every shift, the auto mode does a reasonable job of predicting when you'd like to drop a cog or shift into top gear.

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.

In its automatic mode, the dual - clutch transmission can get you around a circuit nicely, and you won't have to search for the gear selection readout.

No doubt the GLA45 is a riot in Race mode, foot to the floor, the turbocharged engine riding a torrent of jowl - rippling boost, as the seven - speed dual - clutch runs through its shortened gear ratios with the zeal of a skittish squirrel climbing a tree.

Most importantly, the video mentions the R8's new gearbox, a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic that we recently sampled and fount to be «one brilliantly versatile box, silky when you want it, but ever ready to blip the throttle, hook up four fat tires, and fly through gears like a Vegas sharpie flipping aces.»

Purists would love to see a six - or seven - speed manual gear lever poking out of the center console, but the reality is we're likely to be offered a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic exclusively.

Our tester's optional six - speed dual - clutch automatic can downshift two gears at once when you prod the accelerator, but it waits too long to do just that, and it sometimes lurches getting back into 1st gear as you come to a stop.

The 200 - hp turbo four - cylinder is lively without overwhelming the chassis (which can't be said for Chrysler's 283 - hp V - 6) and while the dual - clutch gearbox can be a bit timid off the line, once the clutch is hooked up in first it will snap off seamless, bullet - quick shifts on your way to sixth gear.

A five - speed manual transmission is standard, but Ford expects most buyers to opt for the six - speed Powershift dual - clutch transmission, available with push - button manual gear selection.

The M3's new twin - turbo 3.0 - liter develops 425 hp and sings up to 7,600 rpm, at which point the seven - speed dual - clutch automatic rifles to the next gear.

A seven - speed dual - clutch automatic is available for quick gear changes.

Even so, it's much more exciting to select gears with my right hand and left foot than simply flicking the dual - clutch transmission's shift paddles.

Porsche's dual - clutch transmission is gentle when swapping gears, but a friction disc doesn't leave the line as gracefully as a torque - converter automatic.

The basics statistics are that power from the 6.3 - litre V12 is up to 769bhp at 8500rpm (from 730bhp) and 520 lb ft at 6750rpm (from 509 lb ft), the 7 - speed dual clutch transmission cuts shift time by 30 - percent on upshifts and 40 - percent on downshifts and the gear ratios themselves are shorter by 6 - percent.

Shifts are handled by a nine - speed dual - clutch automatic, which has as many gears as the first - generation's launch gearboxes combined (there was a five - speed manual and a four - speed automatic).

You can opt either for a six - speed manual transmission with no - lift shift — a feature that lets you keep your foot flat on the accelerator between gear changes — or a seriously tantalizing 10 - speed automatic that supposedly shifts faster than Porsche's fantastic PDK dual - clutch transmission.

Per Wayne's advice, we're feverishly upshifting the six - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission in manual mode, trying to reach sixth gear as soon as possible so the engine will stay at minimum revs.

With the F12tdf's 7 - speed dual - clutch transmission now fitted with shorter gear ratios and 30 percent quicker upshifts, Ferrari says the car will rocket to 62 mph in just 2.9 seconds, 124 mph in 7.9 seconds, and on to a top speed «in excess of» 211 mph.