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«I am particularly impressed by how well the transmission holds gears during hard acceleration followed by a brief lift off the accelerator,» said senior web editor Phil Floraday.

Enjoy the irresistible midrange acceleration or treat yourself to the full urge of the 503 - hp 4.0 - liter engine by revving it through the gears all the way to the 7,200 - rpm redline as the GT hurtles toward its electronically limited top speed of 193 mph.

With so much torque on - tap it makes effortless progress, be it on the motorway, where a mild squeeze of the throttle in 6th gear brings a satisfying shove of acceleration, or on a fast A or B road, where you can make swift progress by smoothly stroking along in the higher gears.

As such, earlier iterations only squeezed five forward gears into the transmission and off - the - line acceleration was hampered by an all - too - easily triggered traction control system.

The gear ratios and final drive have been shortened by around 15 per cent on this model to give punchier acceleration, which helps to drop the 0 - 62mph figure to 6.7 second, down from 6.9.

Steering, gear selection, acceleration, and braking are all controlled by the car's electronic brain, while you just sit back and relax.

Shove the gear shifter to the right into manual mode, then use the paddles to shift, and you'll get pinned to your seat by the raw, almost violently fast acceleration.

Acceleration is urgent, aided by shortened gears and a redline bumped from a sonorous 8,400 rpm to a resounding 8,900 rpm.

Boasting a 2.0 - litre petrol unit that produces 242bhp, it manages 0 - 62mph in 6.3 seconds, although in reality the car is irritatingly limited by traction issues, making its in - gear acceleration much more impressive.

# 165,007 YEAR: 2015 DRIVE SIDE: Right MILEAGE: 3820 TRANSMISSION: 6 - Speed Touchtronic 2 Automatic POWER: 540 bhp ENGINE SIZE: 6.0 litre V12 EXTERIOR COLOUR: Spectre Silver INTERIOR COLOUR: Obsidian Black ACCELERATION: 4.4 s (0 - 60 mph) MAX SPEED: 183 mph Standard Features • Adaptive Damping System (ADS) • Alarm and immobiliser • AMi II Infotainment System • Aston Martin Tracking by Cobra • Automatic headlights • Automatic wipers • Auxiliary audio input including integrated Apple iPod ® connector • Bluetooth ® telephone preparation • Cruise control • Dual stage driver and passenger front airbags • Dynamic stability control (DSC) • Electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD) • Emergency brake assist (EBA) • Front and rear parking sensors • Full - grain leather interior • Glass switch gear • Heated rear screen • LED rear lamps and side repeaters • Memory seats and exterior mirrors • Powerfold exterior heated mirrors • Remote - control central door locking and boot release • Satellite navigation system • Single bi-xenon headlamps with integrated LED side lights and direction indicators • Sports Exhaust • Traction Control (TC) • Trip computer • Tyre pressure monitoring • Ventilated, carbon ceramic disc brakes with ABS Option

Filed by 28 plaintiffs, the dual - clutch lawsuit alleges the vehicles suffer from a long list of problems including shuddering, slipping, bucking, jerking, hesitation while changing gears, premature internal wear, delays in downshifting and sudden or delayed acceleration.

Flustered by forward momentum, the six - speed automatic transmission is doggedly slow to kick down under acceleration, geared as it is toward fuel economy.

The 4.4 - litre SDV8 diesel engine now produces a total 740 Nm of torque, which the manufacturer claims has improved the in - gear acceleration from fifth to sixth gear by 6.5 percent.

The continuous power delivery of the DCT minimises the loss of torque and forward motion by the powertrain during gear shifts, resulting in more decisive acceleration and a smoother drive.

Typically, when cruising in eighth gear, full acceleration is achieved by dropping straight down to fourth.

With Corolla's new CVTi - S, Toyota's engineers improved the drivability of the new Corolla by adapting discrete stepped «gears» or shift points, into the car's acceleration and deceleration curves.

Incorporating an additional clutch and gear over Kia's existing 6AT, the ratio between the top gear and the lowest gear in the new transmission has been increased by 34 % over the 6AT, resulting in greater fuel economy and improved NVH in higher gears and faster acceleration and climbing performance in low gears.

Available Automatic Parking Assist helps the driver park by automatically steering the LaCrosse into detected parallel and perpendicular parking spaces while the driver selects the gear and does all braking and acceleration.

Turbo diesel power means it is the in gear acceleration provided by the 350Nm of torque on offer that make car's like this a hoot to drive.

A new single - mass flywheel reduces clutch inertia by 25 percent versus the previous (European) Type R and a lower final gear ratio is employed to improve acceleration response.

In gear acceleration clearly indicates the strong mid range, though as you move into 5th gear the weak bottom is highly pronounced, better to overtake by simply shifting down a gear and let the torque surge sweep you past slower traffic.

The added electric power provided by the eAssist system allows for higher gearing to improve steady state efficiency without impacting acceleration performance or driveability.

Integrated as part of the «Sport» setting in the S60's multi-mode driving system, it reduces first - to - second shift time by up to 50 percent for quicker off - the - line acceleration, and further cuts shifting time by 20 to 30 percent moving from third to sixth gears.

The LC 500, powered by a normally aspirated 5.0 - liter V8 engine, also marks a first in the premium car segment with its new Direct Shift 10 - speed automatic transmission, featuring gear ratios spaced to achieve smooth, linear and rhythmical acceleration.

This DS - CVT takes the traditional CVT and adds gears that, Lexus claims, improve starting from a stop by «giving the UX a quicker, more linear acceleration feeling.»

The CVT provides a smooth, uninterrupted power delivery under relaxed, normal acceleration, but then simulates gear ratios during hard acceleration to re-create the feel and sound produced by a car with a traditional automatic.

By increasing the gear span with a more number of gears, the transmission comes with an improved acceleration performance at the low gear range, and enhanced fuel economy and NVH at the high gear range.

The acceleration times from nought to 100 km / h are improved by a tenth of a second to 5.1 seconds with the six - gear manual transmission and to 5.0 seconds with the optional Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) respectively.

The wide spread of gear ratios guarantees brisk acceleration and high - speed refinement, while shift - by - wire (SBW) technology with a joystick control delivers fast, smooth gear changes.

, at 8.67 seconds, whereas in - gear acceleration from 20 - 80kmph is quicker by nearly two seconds (5.62 seconds vs 7.35 seconds).

This can remedied by using the paddle shifters — hold after downshifting two or three gear settings and acceleration quickens.

The continuous power delivery of the DCT minimizes the loss of torque and forward motion by the powertrain during gear shifts, resulting in more decisive acceleration and a smoother drive.

The special Type RZ version of the newest - generation RX - 7 Type R offers improved acceleration by means of reduced weight and a higher final gear ratio, and gets a handling boost with larger dampers and new, lighter tires.

The acceleration provided by the new 16 - valve engine is brisk with the smooth, nicely geared automatic transmission.

The 7DCT provides an improvement in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of up to 20 % compared to a conventional six - gear automated transmission, while acceleration performance could be increased by up to 10 %.

On the freeway, the M35's automatic transmission occasionally hunts for gears, meaning that a depression of the gas pedal results in a half - second delay, followed by a spike in rpm and gusty acceleration.

M LAPTIMER APP This app developed by BMW records the M2's speed, longitudinal and lateral acceleration, rpm, gear, steering angle, accelerator position and fuel consumption.

Racecar - like responsiveness and powerful acceleration are achieved through high - precision balancing of the crankshaft assembly — a measure unheard of in production engines — along with a recalibrated final gear ratio, DBW (Drive By Wire) electronic throttle control, and other specialized tuning.

The incredibly smooth power delivery makes for comfortable acceleration, unmarred by harsh gear changes.

Given that rather strangely acceleration can not be mapped to R1; I found the most competitive yet simultaneously comfortable remote play control scheme to be that of emulating the core control scheme of a PS1 era racing game by re-mapping acceleration to X and braking to square, while moving gear shifting up to triangle and gear shifting down to O for those who prefer to manually shift gears instead of automatic gear shifts, alongside mapping the rear brake to the bottom right of the touch screen and looking behind your rider by tapping the bottom left of the touch screen.