Not exact matches
This allows the sharpest
shifts during high speed driving
without compromising refinement when using the
gearbox's auto mode.
Other than at - times jerky behavior from the seven - speed, paddle -
shift gearbox, the car delivers to you the full experience
without ever feeling high - strung or intimidating.
Sure, the headline number of 0.2 second to execute a
shift is impressive and, because this is a dual - clutch
gearbox,
shifting doesn't interrupt power delivery, so you can bang off upshifts or downshifts in the middle of a curve
without upsetting the chassis.
The 200 - hp turbo four - cylinder is lively
without overwhelming the chassis (which can't be said for Chrysler's 283 - hp V - 6) and while the dual - clutch
gearbox can be a bit timid off the line, once the clutch is hooked up in first it will snap off seamless, bullet - quick
shifts on your way to sixth gear.
It's a curious technology already seen in the 911 Turbo S, the
gearbox shifting up earlier than it usually could but
without stalling the engine, slipping the clutch to bring the revs up to a workable engine speed.
The improvement in
shift quality is most apparent on part throttle loads at lower speeds, where the updated
gearbox now engages taller ratios
without the customary jerkiness of the old model.
Put it in sport mode and it rockets around like an M car (
without the punishing suspension and track - tuned DCT); the growl of the straight - six is muffled somewhat by the turbo plumbing, but the smoothness isn't — it's all silky torque and brilliant
shift programming from the eight - speed
gearbox.
There's a standard six - speed manual, or there is that six - speed manual, but with a «power
gearbox» that you can
shift without a clutch, or it will
shift for you.
SynchroRev Match revisited I'm a remarkably smooth
shifter without it, but the rev - matching
gearbox helped me to make perfectly blended and quick
shifts at speed.
Shift as brutally and as quickly as you want, the
gearbox slots into gear
without a grumble.
It's also genuinely hard to drive the SVR slowly because the quick -
shifting, ZF eight - speed
gearbox (the best torque converter - driven automatic transmission in the world) and the instant punch at any point in the powerband, yanks you,
without you realising, to seriously illegal speeds.
Dimensions Length
without rear wing: 4,980 mm Width
without mirrors: 2,046 mm Width with mirrors: 2,224 mm Height: 1,212 mm (variable) Wheelbase: 2,880 mm Engine Model: V8 engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology Capacity: 3,981 cc Number of cylinders: 8 V angle: 90 ° Bore: 89 mm Stroke: 80 mm Cylinder spacing: 98 mm Engine speed: approx. 7,000 rpm Body • Composite body with carbon core and DMSB - approved safety roll cage • CFRP outer shell with quick - change concept Chassis • Double wishbones on front and rear axle • Four - way adjustable shock absorbers at front and rear • Anti-roll bars with quick adjustment Power Transmission • Six - speed sequential motorsport
gearbox • Electric paddle
shift system • Limited slip differential • CFRP drive shaft • Sachs carbon - fibre clutch Electronics • BMW Motorsport in - house developed software functions for engine,
gearbox and driver assistance • Steering wheel with 16 buttons and seven dials • Rear - view camera system with object recognition • High - performance headlights with OSRAM LED elements • Live telemetry system for vehicle monitoring Wheels / Tyres • BMW Aero rims: 12.5 x18 inch on the front axle, 13x18 inch on the rear axle • Michelin tyres: 30/68 R18 on the front axle, 31/71 R18 on the rear axle
The 7 - speed
gearbox does a pretty awesome job and gear
shifts are done quickly
without much lag.
Without designing a special F - 1 only transmission, 100ms is just about the limit of
shift times as Ferrari has to adapt this transmission for use as a 6 - speed manual
gearbox as well.
A direct -
shift gearbox (German: Direkt - Schalt - Getriebe [1]-RRB-, commonly abbreviated to DSG, [2][3] is an electronically controlled dual - clutch [2] multiple - shaft manual
gearbox in a transaxle design,
without a conventional clutch pedal [4] and with fully automatic [2] or semi-manual control.
The Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera is an extremely high - performance car: it includes a standard robotized mechanical «e-gear»
gearbox that guarantees
shifting without removing hands from the steering wheel.
Direct Drive Transmission: Direct drive transmission with a single speed
gearbox and sophisticated speed management of the motor allows you to cruise through traffic effortlessly
without shifting gears.
The Equinox's six - speed automatic transmission
shifts smoothly, and while the
gearbox may need a little encouragement to downshift for passing, it does so
without much commotion.
Plucked from the WRX, the gutsy mill manages to work around much of the shortcomings of Subaru's CVT automatic
gearbox, and steering wheel - mounted
shift paddles provide legitimate function for quick overtakes
without the need to wait for the CVT's software to figure out what to do.
All that aside, the turbo inline - six - propelled 3 - series with a nice manual
gearbox, slick
shifter and perfectly weighted clutch, with spot - on steering that provides good road feel
without being nervous, and a chassis that holds and holds and holds the road, there's little to hold against the 3 - series.
The
gearbox is a 5 speed AMT and there are two variants - with and
without paddle
shift.
The transmission options are either a Lamborghini - sourced six - speed manual
gearbox with metal gate for the
shift lever, or an Audi - developed R Tronic [2]
gearbox — which is a semi-automatic,
without a traditional clutch pedal with automatic gears
shifting mode.
The downside is you can't mix and match your own settings, and Race mode automatically deactivates the ESP, so those new (and supposedly non-hardcore) customers attracted to the Clio by the chance to play at being Lewis Hamilton with their paddle -
shift gearboxes can only do so
without an electronic safety net...
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
shifter replaces the stock unit
without taking up additional cabin space or requiring modifications to
gearbox internals.
Cruise control would also be nice, but that is available only if you get the six - speed sequential
gearbox, sort of a cross between a manual and an automatic transmission that you
shift without a clutch.