Sentences with phrase «dual clutch gearbox used»

Drive will be channelled to rear wheels through the same seven - speed dual clutch gearbox used by the more powerful 560bhp twin - turbocharged 4.4 - litre V8 powered M5 sedan and M6 coupe, cabriolet and GranCoupe.

Not exact matches

In essence, the transmission is similar to that of dual - clutch gearboxes used for years now in production vehicles.

Still, the Mercedes» gearchanges feel a skosh slower than those of the dual - clutch automatic gearboxes used by every other competitor here.

The only way we could get a rise out of it was slapping off some rev - matched downshifts with the seven - speed S - Tronic dual - clutch gearbox, but U.S. - market cars won't have that transmission; instead our 3.0 T will use an eight - speed automatic.

And speaking of the gearbox, there are no changes to the seven - speed dual - clutch unit, so you get the same slightly lazy shifts in auto mode but much faster changes using the wheel - mounted paddles.

But since Subaru uses in - house transmissions and not off the shelf units from other companies, it might be a while before a dual - clutch gearbox is mounted to a Subaru boxer engine.

A Sportage GT is also likely to use the Optima GT's dual - clutch transmission — while Kia will continue to offer manual gearboxes on cars like the Proceed GT hot hatch, Biermann is a big fan of dual - clutch «boxes.

This particular car uses the same turbocharged four - cylinder petrol engine that powers the inspired Golf R — only stoked from 296bhp to 325bhp — and a dual - clutch DSG gearbox.

Considering that Porsche developed a whole new 8 - speed dual - clutch — or in Porsche terminology, PDK — for the new Panamera, you'd expect the mechanically similar Cayenne to use the same gearbox.

The characteristics of the S - tronic seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox, engine response, steering and exhaust note can also be altered through three modes — Comfort, Auto and Dynamic — using Audi's familiar Drive Select function.

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.

Nevermind that it weighs 1950 kg to the SL63's 1845 kg, that the V8 version uses the punchy MCT wet - clutch 7 - speed automatic gearbox and the 65 has to make do with the more conventional torque - converter 7G - Tronic... And don't mention that the SLS weighs 1620 kg and uses a dual - clutch transmission.

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

It comes with Bilstein DampTronic driver - adjustable damper system, a 6 - speed dual - clutch gearbox, a pair of large - diameter turbochargers used in GT3 competition racing, and more performance add - ons than you didn't know you needed.

Dual clutch gearboxes can operate like a conventional automatic, shifting through the gears seamlessly with no direct driver input, but they can also be used in «manual» mode.

Some carmakers are moving away from manuals, offering an automatic as standard on some of their models or with some of their engines; this is often for reasons of economy, as the latest dual - clutch gearboxes can help cars use less fuel and produce less CO2 than those with a manual transmission.

The Mercedes - Benz CLA 250 [57] and GLA250 [58] both use a seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox developed in - house.

There is no dual clutch transmission option, only a manual racing gearbox, lightly disguised for street use.

Both fours use seven - speed S tronic dual - clutch gearboxes and the fuel - saving quattro ultra all - wheel drive system that only connects the prop shaft when required.

Shorn of its centre and front differentials, as well as the front driveshafts, the RWS weighs 50 kg less than the standard car, while it uses the same 533bhp naturally aspirated 5.2 - litre V10 and seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox.

It uses an ultra wide ratio spread that is double that of other eight - speed transmissions — to integrate a low - range gearbox with dual - clutch and hybrid technology.

Buyers are restricted to a standard dual - clutch unit — the same seven - speed gearbox used in other recent 911 models offering both manual and automatic operation both through a traditional lever on the center console and steering - wheel - mounted paddles.

It stands out to be a historic convertible vehicle as it was the first one with a folding metal roof and the first ever Ferrari to use the dual - clutch gearbox.

VW's fourth SUV sits on the widely - used MQB modular architecture and unlike some of its rivals, it can be had with the 4Motion all - wheel - drive and seven - speed dual - clutch DSG gearbox — but these are optional features, mind you.

The TT RS uses Audi's 7 speed dual clutch gearbox that's nice and quick.

For transmitting power it uses the seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox and power is directed to all four wheels via an AWD system.

The Panamera now uses an eight - speed, dual - clutch PDK automatic gearbox rather than the old - fashioned conventional type of the previous model and it's very quick - shifting for the most part.

The engine features a pair of high - flow, large diameter turbochargers used in GT3 competition, and power is sent to all four wheels via a six - speed dual - clutch paddleshift gearbox.

Where other engines use six - speed automatic gearboxes to transmit power to the front wheels, the 1.6 - liter is mated to a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission, a first for the Kia brand.

Mated to a 6 - speed dual - clutch gearbox, it features a pair of high - flow, large diameter turbochargers used in GT3 competition.

We think that Graziano might be supplying a manual for the Vantage, since Palmer told us last year that no Aston Martin besides the Valkyrie will use a single - or dual - clutch gearbox.

The six - speed manual gearbox is easy to use and there's the option of a 7 - speed automated dual clutch transmission from Connect Plus trim onwards with the diesel engine.

Here is where purists will groan loudest: As with the GT3, these new Turbos are available only with Porsche's dual - clutch gearbox, the same seven - speed device used in other recent 911s.

Engines were mated to a standard six - speed manual transmission or Porsche's PDK seven - speed dual - clutch automated manual gearbox, which can operate in full automatic mode or with manual - gear shift using steering - wheel mounted buttons.

In terms of performance, the new gearbox shares all of the benefits of the dual - clutch PowerShift concept, combining the efficiency, optimized gear ratios and driving enjoyment of a manual gearbox with the smoothness and ease - of - use of a conventional automatic.

The new gearbox uses the same state - of - the - art dual - clutch concept as the PowerShift transmission which is already available in European Ford vehicles with more powerful diesel and EcoBoost gasoline engines.

It uses an ultra-wide ratio spread of 20:1 — double that of other eight - speed transmissions — to integrate a low - range gearbox with dual - clutch and hybrid technology.

A six - speed manual gearbox is standard and a seven - speed dual - clutch PDK is optional, with larger clutches and revised ratios compared with the unit used in other 911s.

The dual - clutch gearbox is another feature specially developed for the 991 GT3, based on sequential manual transmissions used in racing cars.

Unlike other automatic Mondeos, which have a more conventional dual - clutch automatic gearbox, the hybrid uses a CVT unit.

As far as propulsion the RLX Concept uses Acura's Sport Hybrid SH - AWD system which comprises from a 3.5 - litre V6 with direct fuel injection linked to a 7 - speed dual clutch gearbox and three electric motors.

The GTS trim introduces a host of cool features, including adaptive HID headlights, sport seats, and an upgraded suspension system, and it also squeezes a little extra power out of the 3.4 - liter six - cylinder engine used in the Porsche Boxster S. With a total of 330 ponies and 273 lb - ft of torque, the GTS snarls to 60 mph through its sport exhaust system in a brisk 4.7 seconds - or a half second quicker if you swap its six - speed manual transmission for a seven - speed dual - clutch automated manual gearbox.

Putting all the available rev to use is the sole transmission choice, a seven - speed dual - clutch PDK gearbox.

The power of the five - cylinder engine was transmitted via a six - speed gearbox, which even then used the dual - clutch principle — a pioneering feat by Audi — on a quattro driveline equipped with three locking differentials.

If you use the seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox's launch control, it'll sprint from 0 - 62mph in just 3.5 seconds.

Also like the Ioniq, the Niro makes use of a six - speed dual clutch gearbox to send power to the front wheels, rather than the continuously variable transmission that most hybrids use.

Unlike many hybrids that use continuously variable transmissions, the Niro uses a dual - clutch gearbox.

The 335is uses the biturbo N54 engine that used to come with the 335i, while this is the only civilian 3 Series in North America to be given the Getrag - built, seven - speed dual - clutch automated manual gearbox.

An industry first, the Jetta Hybrid uses a seven - speed, DSG dual - clutch automatic gearbox.

Entry - level diesel models come with a six - speed manual gearbox, though all other versions use a seven - speed S tronic dual - clutch setup.