Sentences with phrase «fire dual clutch gearbox»

Thanks to a new five - cylinder 2.5 - litre turbocharged motor directing its power to the ground via a rapid - fire dual clutch gearbox and Audi's quattro 4x4 system, the new model cracks 0 - 62mph in 3.7 seconds — some Audi R8 supercars only manage 3.6 seconds.

Not exact matches

The normally aspirated flat six obeys throttle orders as if it were governed by a telemetric mastermind, the seven - speed PDK dual - clutch gearbox hammers through the ratios like a rapid - fire weapon, stability control works reliably in minimum interference mode, the steering does its best not to let the driver feel its electro - mechanical origins, and the brakes snarl at their ABSolute limit whenever optimism challenges the law of physics.

At that point, 540 horses are sent to all four wheels with ruthless efficiency thanks to all sorts of computer controls as upshifts are fired off automatically by the dual - clutch gearbox.

The Panamera's PDK gearbox is the most advanced dual - clutch transmission on the market, able to execute rapid - fire shifts in its sport settings and behave like a comfortable automatic when needed.

Even without Porsche's costly optional carbon - ceramic binders, the Macan will detach your retinas under full braking as often as you like, and the 7 - speed dual - clutch gearbox fires off shifts as quickly as you can call for them.

The multiclutch gearbox, based on Mercedes - Benz's seven - speed automatic but with an automated clutch in place of the torque converter, lacks the rapid - fire qualities of contemporary dual - clutch units.

On the other hand, the dual - clutch gearbox fires off ultra-fast shifts and works great with the standard paddle shifters pinned to the steering wheel.