As you'd expect, the new LDF «box sends power to all four wheels with a choice of three modes — Strada, Sport and Corsa — depending on your mood and where you're driving, and sets up mapping for both
the engine and gearbox for optimum performance.
Press this and, regardless of what drive mode you are in, you get 20 seconds of maximum response from
the engine and gearbox for overtaking.
But underneath all that it gets structural upgrades to maintain its top safety status, a new
engine and gearbox for better economy, new suspension bits for a better drive and updated top level Touring trim that includes safety gadgets not often found in this class.
But we already know that it has to be that car's
engine and gearbox for the Kona N, yes.»
Weight a long way from the middle though, is a design problem almost impossible to overcome satisfactorily, and Lotus would much rather have used an in - line
engine and gearbox for the Elise, as they did with the wonderful old Esprit and for similar reasons.
Not exact matches
He started in 16th due to grid penalties
for engine component
and gearbox changes,
and because pretty much half the field had grid drops too.
With less on - track time
for the cars,
engines and gearboxes could be pushed that bit harder — assuming the rules don't get changed to limit teams to even fewer components, that is.
The various
engine and gearbox components have to last
for five or six weekends; in the Ferrari they barely had to last a session.
Typical vibration analysis searches
for anomalies in the vibration of machinery such as
engines and gearboxes.
Both of these
engines come as standard with Mercedes» latest nine - speed torque converter automatic
gearbox, which is as smooth as you'd hope
and presents a good mix of ratios
for both strong performance
and economical cruising.
As in other AMG cars, the SLS offers performance - oriented in - dash readouts
for coolant,
engine - oil,
and gearbox - oil temperatures; the stability control setting;
and the most recent lap
and trip times.
Although four - wheel drive, rear - wheel steering
and even off - road vehicles are nothing new
for Lamborghini, turbocharged
engines and automatic
gearboxes are.
The
gearbox attempts to make up
for it once you get moving, transferring the
engine's generous 160 horsepower with split - second upshifts
and efficient operation.
Audi's Drive Select system is standard, allowing you to select either pre-determined settings — Comfort, Auto or Dynamic —
for the
engine,
gearbox, suspension, steering, differential
and exhaust note or you can pick»n' mix as you please in Individual mode.
With its 3.3 - liter dry - sump V - 12
engine churning out 320 hp, six Weber carburetors,
and five - speed manual transaxle
gearbox, the 275 GTB / C Speciale remains one of three Berlinetta Competizione cars produced
for racing.
Chassis 2124 has spent the years following the 1956 Mille Miglia in various races around Europe
and seems to have remained fairly complete throughout its life, retaining its original
engine and gearbox — a rarity
for period racers which would often have new
engines swapped in after the originals fail.
Switching between the «DNA» modes within the dynamic drive program alters the parameters
for the
gearbox,
engine map, four wheel - drive system, ESP
and so on — in order to sharpen up or smooth out the car's key responses, claims Alfa.
Bearing in mind the
gearbox is built in - house it's a relatively slick performer
and a well - judged match
for the
engine.
The base RSX rolls with a 160 - horsepower, 2.0 - liter four - cylinder
engine and a five - speed manual
gearbox or a five - speed manu - matic, but we chose the hotted - up Type - S model
for our Four Seasons test.
The usual tuning opportunities are there
for steering weight, ride control
and engine and gearbox response but now you can switch from all - wheel drive to rear - drive only.
And there was one more twist: a space - saving shared lubrication system for the engine and gearbox, just like in the contemporary Mi
And there was one more twist: a space - saving shared lubrication system
for the
engine and gearbox, just like in the contemporary Mi
and gearbox, just like in the contemporary Mini.
For the launch event held near Lisbon, M1 kept the car in standard 4WD with steering,
engine mapping,
and dampers in Comfort —
and the
gearbox in its most serene mode.
Therefore a motorcycle
engine / design not only fails to produce the meaningful values of (inertial
and composite) torque where it is needed in order to perform the tasks of heavy vehicles - but the torque it does produce is largely combustion - force dependent,
and as such (even with modern
gearbox design approaches) is still too susceptible to changes in weight
and vehicle ascension / gradient
for the tasks required.
Engine and gearbox > The downsized engine may lack the capacity of the old V12, but the new 5.2 - litre twin - turbo unit monsters the old engine for torque, yet pleasingly still rewards you for taking it to the re
Engine and gearbox > The downsized
engine may lack the capacity of the old V12, but the new 5.2 - litre twin - turbo unit monsters the old engine for torque, yet pleasingly still rewards you for taking it to the re
engine may lack the capacity of the old V12, but the new 5.2 - litre twin - turbo unit monsters the old
engine for torque, yet pleasingly still rewards you for taking it to the re
engine for torque, yet pleasingly still rewards you
for taking it to the redline.
I don't understand why we don't see the MR2 Spyder on these lists more?!? I know the earlier ones were plagued with oil /
engine - eating problems, but the later models are reliable to 100k + miles
and cost similar to the same aged Smart Roadster above... but compared to the Smart,
for your # 2k - # 5k you get a 6 speed manual
gearbox, over 70 % more power (~ 20 % more weight) but this is packaged in a mid-engined, rear wheel drive, normally aspirated car with no traction control
and a LSD as standard:)
Ask
for more than the batteries alone can produce
and the 1.8 - litre petrol
engine joins in, though the CVT
gearbox shatters the electric - only peace, removing the serenity that existed before.
The twin - turbo charging of the four - cylinder
engine makes
for a more immediate
and quicker throttle response across the board
and coupled with the standard nine - speed automatic
gearbox it's rare to be left wanting.
M2 ramped things up to 4WD Sport with MDM mode
for the stability systems, Sport
for steering
and dampers, Sport Plus
for engine mapping,
and tickled the
gearbox tickled up to level two of three.
It also makes
for instant responses when you ask the
gearbox to kick down
and the
engine to get on with it.
For the 2016 model year, the truck gets a new grille, nose
and tail design, as well as a new eight - speed
gearbox mated to the 6.2 - liter V8
engine.
By the time it reaches the final drive it has gone through the
gearbox,
and a low revving
engine needs higher gearing
for the same road speed (use gearing to double the speed
and you halve the torque), hence after the
gearbox a big loss in actual torque.
Barry Hart at Porsche
engine specialist Hartech takes up the story: «If the bearing fails then generally the
engine will need rebuilding, but if the
gearbox is out
for a clutch change then the bearing can be checked
and, if there is play, we can replace it without removing the
engine.
Unsurprisingly, acceleration is pretty lackluster,
and its CVT (the only
gearbox available) often makes
for a droning
engine note that at times can be less - than - pleasant to the ears.
The latter is powered by Mercedes» EQ Boost starter - alternator (this also provides the energy
for the car's 48V electrical system)
and it also powers the electric motor installed between the
engine and the nine - speed automatic
gearbox.
The
gearbox and diff are proving robust, even when the
engine has been tuned, but do look out
for any signs that the clutch is on the way out.
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.
Prices
for the Ateca start at an incredibly low # 18,675, but it doesn't take long before it becomes an over # 30,000 car when you start adding four - wheel drive, a diesel
engine and an auto
gearbox.
A rev - matching system
for the
gearbox ensures the
engine is always at the correct speeds on upshifts
and downshifts in sport mode,
and the exhaust system is electronically controlled
for different noise levels.
The $ 225,820 winning bid
for a 1966 Aston Martin DB6 seemed like a bargain, but an undesirable automatic
gearbox, some non-original
engine modifications,
and a handful of little (but not inexpensive) cosmetic issues explains the sale price.
«I think a lot of reported problems are down to owners being idiots — they don't wait
for the F1
gearbox pump to prime
and they don't wait
for the
engine oil to fully prime before they start the car.
The
gearbox carries the same ratios as other Cayman models
and the 3.8 - liter
engine is straight out of a 911 Carrera S. I'd love to drive a Cayman GT4 with shorter, closer - ratio gearing
and see if the pedestrian -
for - a-Porsche
engine comes alive.
(800 / min — 5,000 / min) Maximum Revs: 9,150 rpm Power output per l: 133 hp / l (V8
engine) Power transmission: Combustion
engine with hybrid module
and transmission bolted together to form a single drive unit; seven - speed dual - clutch transmission; rear - wheel drive; front electric motor with
gearbox for driving the front wheels (decoupled from 146 mph); five pre-selectable operating modes
for optimum coordination of all drive units.
Engine and gearbox > Thumping American V - twin
and slick Japanese Mazda
gearbox combine
for a truly enthralling drivetrain.
Engine and gearbox > A Porsche strong - point
for years now, the 911's straight - six sings even more clearly with the Targa top open.
Volkswagen has revealed its comprehensive package of updates
for the Mk7 Volkswagen Golf, with new
and updated
engines, a new
gearbox, refreshed styling
and an overhaul of the model's infotainment systems.
There will be various other reasons
for the improvement too such as the height of the vehicle will have been reduced, the pre-load on the springs
and dampers will have been increased
and possibly if the gear was in the boot, the weight distribution of the vehicle will have been centralised as you've effectively counteracted the weight of the
engine and gearbox up front.
The XKR's combination of a 503bhp supercharged 5 - litre V8
engine and a six - speed automatic
gearbox is described by Brown as one of his «all - time favourites»,
and while the numerous versions of the XK — from the naturally aspirated base model to the wild XKR - S GT — offer the chance
for Brown's customers to choose something different, he is keen that his vision
for the car isn't too heavily altered: «I wanted a lazy drive
and lots of torque
and grunt — discretionary performance.
Your only
engine choice is a 1.2 - litre turbo petrol mated to a six - speed manual
gearbox,
and prices start at # 15,295
for a three - door.
The suspension dampening is very impressive, the
gearbox is still one of the best in the business,
and the
engine is incredibly tractable
for a normally aspirated four - cylinder hauling this much mass.
Fitted to all three
engines will be a new eight - speed PDK transmission replacing the current seven - speed double - clutch
gearbox,
and from launch all Panameras, including the diesel, will only be offered with four - wheel drive, with rear - wheel drive variants scheduled
for launch later in the year.