Sentences with phrase «gearbox changes so»

The all - new C7.R car ran very well for 22.5 hours and paid testament to all the work put in by everyone at Corvette Racing for working flat out to get the gearbox changed so it could finish the race.

Not exact matches

According to Force India he's running a «Friday gearbox» today so he won't get a penalty this year if he needs to change it.

And speaking of the gearbox, there are no changes to the seven - speed dual - clutch unit, so you get the same slightly lazy shifts in auto mode but much faster changes using the wheel - mounted paddles.

Then, when changing up into third, the gearbox's ratios are so far apart that the engine looses all momentum and the turbo lag returns.

The Easytronic can be driven in «manual mode» simply by using the paddle shifter selector to change gears if the driver wishes to do so, or alternatively it can be driven in exactly the same way as a fully conventional automatic — however, many Easytronic owners have complained that gear shifts in «automatic mode» are jerky; a common complaint with semi-autos based on a conventional manual gearbox.

It does this by changing the accelerator mapping so that the same pedal travel delivers less power than in the standard mode; the transmission control strategy for the automatic gearbox is modified to bring forward upshifts and delay downshifts, while intelligent energy and climate management reduces mechanical power consumption and also the energy consumption of electrical systems - such as heated mirrors and seats.

In fact, Nissan's many programming changes to the CVT are so substantial and so mimic a regular gearbox that if you did not know a CVT from a sock drawer, you would never question how the power from the engine is transferred, simply assuming it was like every other transmission you grew up with.

``... Nissan's many programming changes to the CVT are so substantial and so mimic a regular gearbox that if you did not know a CVT from a sock drawer, you would never question how the power from the engine is transferred..»

Both powered by a 16v 1.6 > Six - speed gearbox (from 2012) makes for more relaxed cruising and the first five ratios remain closely stacked; both» boxes benefit from regular oil changes — failures have been reported > Service intervals are short at 9000 miles; make sure they've been met > Tappets are not hydraulic, so require manual adjustment

We'd avoid the Easytronic automatic gearbox, though — it's an automated manual, rather than a full automatic, so while it doesn't have a negative affect on fuel economy, it does make the car less enjoyable to drive, with slow and jerky changes.

The automatic gearbox is slow at changing gears so the car vibrates, there was also very loud drumming noise at speed, i.e. above 40 mph coming from the rear.

However it's important to stress that at the moment absolutely none of this has been officially confirmed by Gearbox, so it could change considerably before it ever sees the light of day.