Sentences with phrase «entire gear selecting»

Citroën semi-automatic transmission of this era made no use of electronics: the entire gear selecting operation was carried out by simply moving the gear lever from one ratio to the next.

Not exact matches

At least that's the theory; even so, it takes all the steel you can muster to select fifth gear and keep your right foot planted beyond 110 mph for the first few laps (OK, the entire first day), the car weaving and dancing around alarmingly.

So while it's a different motion to select gears, it's still the same basic concept that most automatic drivers have used for their entire motoring careers.