Sentences with phrase «gearchange speed»

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One of those was an electrically - operated clutch intended to speed up gearchanges - years ahead of its time, but it didn't work, was very heavy, and the drivers hated it.

The engine feels somewhat weak at midrange rpm, so you have to rely on the transmission's notably quick gearchanges triggered by the shift paddles on the steering wheel to keep your speed up.

As acceleration increases so does the speed of gearchanges, so a tougher and slicker gearbox becomes a necessity, as does a more durable race clutch.

A six - speed manual transmission handles gearchanges for the concept, but we wouldn't be surprised to see a sequential, paddleshifted gearbox as an option if the S5S sees production.

It's paired to a 9G - Tronic nine - speed automatic transmission — with obligatory gearchange paddles for manual control — and uses 4Matic permanent all - wheel drive.

The engine wah - wahs impatiently on the approach to redline, the seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission's every gearchange is accompanied by a waste-gate whistle and a deep blat - blat from the flame - spewing trapezoidal exhaust.

Also, as the engine itself was willing to turn at higher revs, gearchanges often weren't required until you reached quite ludicrous speeds.

An extra-tall sixth gear aids the cause of highway fuel economy, and the six - speed automatic was mostly well behaved — Tingwall credited it with «some of the smoothest gearchanges in the mid-size segment» — with one exception.

More controversial is the decision to only offer the GT3 with a clutchless gearchange, with Porsche's seven - speed PDK gearbox coming as standard as the only transmission choice.

Fuel economy is outstanding (I averaged about 25 mpg) but the DCT still exhibits some laggy takeup on light acceleration, and there was an occasional pause / clunk when I inadvertently confused the gearchange logic in low - speed traffic.

It also quickens throttle response and speed of gearchanges, and opens further the already sonorous exhaust.

At typical cruising speeds, the steering feels sterile and remote, the gearchanges smooth and the engine whisks you along on a easy wave of boost — though it is surprisingly noisy at idle and when stretched.

It's also well matched to Volkswagen's seven - speed DSG dual - clutch automatic gearbox, which is very responsive when a gearchange is required.

Our seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox already provides near - instantaneous shifts to the other models in the McLaren Super Series, but the 675LT's revised software strategy slashes response times to make gearchanges in half the time.

The Sport GT benefits of more performant hardware: 20 - inch alloy wheels, drilled brake disks, sport exhaust, a modified six - speed sequential shift gearbox for faster gearchanges, carbon - fiber interior trim and aluminum racing pedals.

Shifting is accomplished by a 5 - speed manual transmission, which by today's standards would appear outdated, however the ratios are very well spaced — 60 mph in top gear only requires 2500 rpm, and the 0 - 60 mph sprint requires only one gearchange, while most cars require two.

The EDC automatic gearbox is smoother when left to its own devices, but if you try to use the manual shift paddles on the steering wheel, the gearchanges can be quite hesitant — it lags behind the VW Group's seven - speed DSG automatic in this area.

The powerful 3.0 TFSI engine produces 245kW and a formidable 440Nm of torque, and is now mated to a seven - speed S tronic for super-fast gearchanges.

The dual - clutch DCT seven - speed automatic gearbox also suits the Cooper D particularly well, providing smooth yet rapid gearchanges — it's just a shame there are no shift paddles behind the steering wheel.

With the launch of the model year 2007 (in September 2006) a major improvement was the substitution of the old 4 - speed automatic by a ZF 6 - speed automatic transmission that permitted very smooth gearchanges.

Hard to fathom if indeed such a powerful engine needed to be coupled to an 8 - speed gearbox; not least because under certain city traffic conditions somewhat hectic gearchanges were triggered and such attitude wasn't entirely adequate on a car of this calibre.

GT3 owners also get to enjoy shorter ratios (top speed in seventh gear), faster shift times (under 100 milliseconds) and a gearchange algorithm that mirrors the sequential units in Porsche Motorsports» race cars in PDK Sport mode.

An eight - speed ZF transmission is mated to a clever Satellite Aided Transmission system to preempt necessary gearchanges.

Here, it has enough power to rush to the red line, but gearchanges are never much of an interruption thanks to a precise six - speed manual gearbox, that's fun to use — if not quite as snappy as the up!

At low speeds, gearchanges are not truly imperceptible outside of Green mode, but neither are they intrusive.

Perhaps the biggest change from the regular V12 Vantage was the adoption of a new 7 - speed Sportshift III gearbox fitted as standard with near - seamless gearchanges at high engine speeds.

The most significant update has been the adoption of a new 8 speed gearbox by ZF, the Touchtronic III which allows for gearchanges in as little as 130 m / s.

Under the skin is a specially developed nine - speed dual - clutch gearbox, which Honda says delivers «synapse - quick gearchanges and rev - matching downshifts».

You specify your Bipper either with a standard five - speed gearbox and no stop - start, or with a clutchless five - speed «electronically controlled manual gearchange» that sets you back # 900 but cuts CO2 output from 119 to 107g / km, and improves combined fuel consumption from 64.8 to 68.9 mpg.