Sentences with phrase «gearbox feels»

This gearbox feels good while shifting and lets you get the right amount of power for the job at hand.

Feeling direct must have been a priority at Honda as this is exactly what the gearbox feels like.

Admittedly, when it's lined up against the newer double - clutch transmissions fitted to the Ferrari and McLaren, the gearbox feels outdated.

In stop - and - go traffic, the Hyundai's gearbox feels very hesitant to engage, which created a noticeable lag between throttle input and actual motivation.

The gearbox feels better tuned to highway running, shifting decisively and using seventh (top) gear to improve economy at every opportunity.

You can also use the steering mounted paddle shifters and the gearbox feels obedient and alert in manual mode.

Turbolag is less obvious in the Sail and the short throw gearbox feels better than that on the DZire.

The 8 - speed automatic gearbox feels well matched to the characteristics of this V6 motor.

You'll love shifting gears using the dainty lever, but at times, the gearbox feels less crisp than what the previous generation had to offer.

The gearbox feels solid and the shifts are smooth.

The new automatic gearbox feels good too as it is definitely smoother through the shifts, and the new driver assistance aids like head - up display and parking - assist are pretty cool.

The 187bhp version is brisk enough to keep up with rivals, while the 249bhp engine that comes with quattro four - wheel drive and an automatic gearbox feels pretty rapid.

The gearbox feels pretty tidy, and once you get used to being in higher gears all the time (even in city / suburban driving), it's easy enough to live with.

Find yourself on a clear off - ramp and it is possible to work good acceleration out of the Sonic RS with slow careful shifts, but compared with the Honda Fit or the Mazda2, the Chevy's gearbox feels like it came off of a minitruck.

The manual gearbox feels slick and tactile to use and along with the light clutch, many of you won't complain about driving it in traffic.

While the auto gearbox feels sporty on the Ignis and laidback on the Dzire, Maruti seems to have found the right balance between the two for the Swift.

Slotting first into second the five - speed gearbox feels a little tight and the action is stiff but once they are underway the accuracy and speed of the steering impress.

The manual gearbox feels good, too, it's tightened throw making it all but impossible to wrong - slot a gear in the heat of the moment.

The gearbox feels smooth and all Q7 models offer all - wheel drive as standard.

The manual gearbox feels just like my old one, but with one extra gear.

Its gearbox feels two or three generations behind modern semi-auto and dual clutch transmissions and Maserati's Skyhook suspension doesn't have the range of its rivals.

Although the DCT gearbox feels off the pace of the latest twin clutch transmissions the shift speeds are far from lazy or ponderous.

The 1 - series M's steering is fabulous, its gearbox feels great, acceleration is incredibly snappy, and it looks completely badass.

Clutch action is light but easy to feel at the engagement point, and the five - speed manual gearbox feels every bit as sweet and precise as a modern Civic Si.

The gearbox feels so much better than before, certainly in Race mode.

The gearbox feels much, much better than before, though.

Within this archaic layout, which dates back to Ferdinand Porsche and thus almost to the Austro - Hungarian empire, the six - speed manual gearbox feels even older than the environment it works in.

The 915 - series gearbox feels a bit feeble, but everything else is spot - on.

I'd like the Challenger even better, though, if the gearbox felt as nice as the cue - ball - topped units in the newest performance V - 8 Mustangs.

The engine is linked to an electronically controlled 6 - speed automatic transmission, which enables you to simulate a manual gearbox feel with its sequential shift mode and steering wheel - mounted paddle shifters.

Not exact matches

Michael Schumacher had been on course to win the race before he dropped back with a gearbox issue, but he felt no malice towards the guy who'd inherited his win and gave him a ride back.

Still, the Mercedes» gearchanges feel a skosh slower than those of the dual - clutch automatic gearboxes used by every other competitor here.

Priced from # 16,600 in «Feel» trim and # 18,400 in range - topping «Flair» spec, the three - cylinder unit comes with a six - speed manual gearbox, an option also found in the PureTech 110 (from # 16,200), which also has a six - speed auto option.

Additionally, the five - speed manual gearbox has vague feel and first gear seemingly disappeared on more than one occasion during my drive.

Both use a six - speed manual gearbox, though in the Peugeot Sport the ratios are closer for a more urgent feel, and there's a Torsen limited - slip differential at the front axle to the benefit of traction.

It's also graced with the best gearbox, with short throws so direct and decisive you can almost feel the cogs meshing.

I felt that the S4 would be much better with a DSG rather than a manual gearbox, because this car is more about efficient power than it is goofy fun.

The enhanced soundtrack through the stereo speakers isn't especially pleasant nor natural, the gearbox suddenly starts to betray itself with slower shifts and strange moments where the revs hang at a fixed rpm, and the sheer performance on offer feels slightly disappointing.

There is no rushing the gearbox and it needs a calm but firm hand, feeling delicate because of the wand - like gearstick but chunky because of the mechanicals below.

> Engine and gearbox - The combination of a super-fast changing gearbox and racing-esque engine make the high - tech 918 feel like a proper racing car.

For an Aisin — not typically the most involving and intuitive of gearboxes — the six - speed manual we drove felt surprisingly chunky, boltlike, and mechanical.

Our test car also had the M double - clutch gearbox, which feels as good as it should away from the lardy convertible.

Grip and traction feel strong, the ride is pretty supple and the gearbox might not be dual - clutch precise but does a pretty effective job.

Engine and gearbox > Expanded to 4 - litres, the GT3's output swells to 493bhp, but the RS now feels brawnier throughout the rev range.

Both use an uninvolving paddle shift gearbox and both feel big and lazy by comparison to their predecessors.

The smooth 8 - speed gearbox, which makes shifts virtually unknown, ensures the engine never feels anything less than supremely tractable and responsive.

There are already evident threads of continuity in the IV that will run through all of the cars: the sheer breadth of the power band and the way the engine revs out to the limiter with real freedom, the fantastic accuracy of the gearbox and the excellent braking feel, and — the key quality — the malleability of the chassis balance.

The five - speed Getrag - engineered gearbox, another late improvement, feels crisp.

The STi gearbox is excellent in operation and feel in all normal driving conditions.

Great steering feel, great handling, and a smooth manual gearbox make for about three times more fun than you might expect just seeing this car drive past you on the road.»