Sentences with phrase «gear engagement»

The six - speed manual is a joy to use, with nice short throws and crisp gear engagement.

As for the six - speed manual, it's easy to work with gear engagement that's only a little bit crunchy.

It's no dual clutch in terms of speed, but its smooth throw and positive gear engagements line up perfectly with the linear and predictable clutch pick - up.

A clutch was provided for manual gear engagements and the driver could use all three speeds as desired.

It's located somewhere between the low - and high - gear engagement points and must be used every time you intend to stop or back up.

It's also the best in the business with slick gear engagement and short throws.

The transmission is itself hardly a joy to operate, compromised by its overly light clutch, vague take - up, unsatisfyingly fat shift knob, and somewhat imprecise gear engagement.

Fluid, with short throws and clear gear engagement, the Accord's gearbox is a treat to operate.

The intelligent management and control technology also results in extremely short shifting and response times, along with direct gear engagement.

But getting back to this five - speed, it shifts smoothly and will downshift quickly when you get on the throttle some, but it suffers from the same violent gear engagement when you're in the process of slowing down and then get back onto the throttle without coming to a complete stop.

Yes, the transmission does have crunchy gear engagement compared to many other manual gearboxes, but trust me; they've come a long way.

It's easy to blip the throttle and quickly downshift before a corner, and the light clutch and smooth gear engagement make this six - speed manual pleasant to use while stop - and - going through downtown San Francisco traffic.

Rowing through the manual gearbox is pleasant, with fairly crisp gear engagement, and the light clutch pedal is easy to work with.

Still, the solid and precise linkage means satisfyingly positive gear engagement.

Sport - AT offers enthusiastic drivers the control of manual gear engagement with the convenience and comfort of a conventional automatic.

The 2012 model's shifter throws are pretty long, but gear engagement is positive and fulfilling; I really enjoyed knowing that I was driving such a rare car, even if the stick doesn't really fit with the SLK's personality.

The result is shifts as quick as 120 milliseconds from torque cut to torque reinstatement (that is the whole shift, not just the gear engagement), down from 200ms.

This eight - speed, ZF - supplied automatic gearbox doesn't do a bad job selecting the appropriate ratio for just about any given situation or driving style, but in manual paddle - shift mode especially, it at times delivers jolting first - gear engagement.

Upgrades to the manual transmission yielded shorter throws, improved feel and more positive gear engagement.

As for the five - speed manual, I'm glad that it's offered and it's a tight gearbox with short shift strokes and crisp gear engagement, but Mac is correct that our particular tester's box did have a rough life before making its way into our hands for our test.

The six - speed gearbox offers short throws and crisp gear engagement, which is typical for a Honda manual transmission.

It's fairly light, but each gear engagement is incredibly crisp.