Sentences with phrase «extra cog»

The V8 still comes with a six - speed manual as standard, but the optional six - speed Sportshift gearbox has gone, replaced by a new seven - speed Sportshift II «box - the extra cog helping to mix improved acceleration with all new levels of shift quality and refinement.

Firstly, that gives you an extra cog to play with compared to the Twingo's three - pedal manual, but secondly, it means fairly quick, smooth shifts - an alien concept to previous Fortwo owners.

This could be due to aerodynamics, but just as likely it's the extra cog in the much - maligned (by me) nine - speed automatic in the Holden.

No doubt an extra cog in the gearbox would help up fuel economy, but to be fair I averaged 23 mpg over the weekend on mixed driving which isn't shabby at all for a 4,600 - pound vehicle with the aerodynamic properties that aren't all that great.

It packs more torque with 295 lb - ft compared to the TSX's 254, and it enjoys an extra cog in the automatic gearbox.

While the capable automatic transmission sampled in the Vitara RT - X has an extra cog, the flagship model is also carrying the extra weight of an all - wheel drive system.

Its power comes on smooth and the six - speed automatic with its extra cog performed as it should.

On that front, an extra cog is needed to raise fuel economy some.

An extra cog in the transmission could have let the engine run a bit slower, improving overall fuel economy.

Much better on - road The Isuzu's trusty 3.0 - litre engine is a low - revving, under - stressed unit that works well across different driving tasks thanks to 50Nm more torque and the extra cog for the self - shifting «box (compared to the outgoing model).

Another significant upgrade is that the automatic transmission gains an extra cog to have six gears now instead of five.

Despite having two extra cogs, the eight - speed transmission, which was designed in - house, is lighter than the unit in the outgoing model.