Sentences with phrase «good dual clutch»

The test cars are fitted with the 8 - speed automatic gearbox, which is quick and smooth but doesn't have that instant pop of a really good dual clutch unit.

VW seems to have the best dual clutch transmissions used in «mainstream» cars.

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In Sport mode, the fast - acting torque converter feels every bit as efficient as a good dual - clutch transmission.

All - wheel - drive is rumored to be standard, with six - speed manual and seven - speed dual - clutch transmissions likely as well.

This is the first time the 1.8 - liter four - cylinder and 6 - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission have been bolted together for the American market, and they seem to compliment each other well as we drive away from the dock toward the wilds of Bainbridge.

A seven - speed dual - clutch transmission is sure to fit the Q30's character best, though a six - speed manual is also available.

The dual - clutch gearbox has a shorter final drive, new software and promises quicker shifts and most importantly, better response to inputs from the paddles — an area where the SLS has always frustrated.

The Getrag seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transaxle has gotten better with time.

In addition to a satisfying six - speed manual, Porsche also offers a splendid seven - speed PDK dual - clutch automatic that swaps cogs seamlessly — a good thing because the counterintuitive steering - wheel shift buttons guarantee that frustrated newcomers will find themselves searching for the correct gear.

The 2014 Nissan GT - R takes a wholly different approach, employing a twin - turbocharged 3.8 - liter V - 6 (good for a walloping 545 hp) mated to a dual - clutch automatic transmission and sending power to all four wheels.

Volkswagen introduced dual - clutch transmissions on this Passat, as well as super-efficient BlueMotion variants for the European market.

Clutch pedals are a monumental pain and modern dual - clutch autos can change gear better than any human, in exactly the same way that ABS can brake skid - free better than any human.

It doesn't have that super clean and almost magical feeling of the best dual - clutch «boxes, but it's pretty close and beats rivals like the AMG or the Cadillac CTS - V hands down.

I think this is surely the best dual - clutch gearbox there has ever been in a road car.

Its 138 - hp, 1.6 - liter four - cylinder, with a six - speed stick or a six - speed dual - clutch automatic, should net the Veloster a 40 - mpg highway rating, besting the two - seat Honda CR - Z hybrid.

A six - speed dual - clutch S - Tronic automated gearbox with a striking ball - topped lever also had us envisioning a frolicsome good time, despite the absence of a manual option.

Good dual - clutch automatics like those from Volkswagen and Porsche are virtually indistinguishable from conventional automatics from behind the wheel, but less expensive and more efficient dual - dry - clutch setups tend to be far less pleasant.

Indeed, the novel five - cylinder engine seemed central to the TT RS» theme of being well - liked, as it produces a broad swath of smooth - spinning torque while operating in harmony with the quick - shifting dual - clutch seven - speed transmission.

A six - speed manual will remain standard for all turbocharged Veloster models, while a new seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission developed by Hyundai is now available as well.

And even if the dual clutch gearbox is not loved by all, on max attack it delivers very well and is very quick.

The transmission also proves — if the argument wasn't already settled — that today's best torque - converter automatics can shift virtually as well as a top dual - clutch gearbox.

The Boxster S's seven - speed, dual - clutch PDK automatic transmission fires off wickedly quick downshifts, and the Boxster GTS's six - speed manual with a rev - matching downshift feature also makes its driver look good.

Its dual clutch transaxle, although improved from the original version, still clunks and bangs and works best only at full throttle.

Best - in - class performance with a matching soundtrack, the most intuitive steering, the quickest dual - clutch transmission, the most riveting brakes.

I don't despise that the 4C comes solely with a dual - clutch automatic, because it's pretty OK, but a manual transmission, like the Elise's, will always be better, bar none.

The front seats have been redesigned for better comfort and more style, and a new Sport Package available for the mainstream, high - volume Focus SE adds 17 - inch black aluminum wheels, a black grille, and a black rear spoiler, plus paddle shifters for the dual - clutch automatic, the first time they've been offered on the car.

Better yet, that torque is sent to the front wheels via a seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox rather than a droning CVT.

The A7 comes with a 340 - hp 3.0 L V - 6, 8 - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission and 48V mild - hybrid system, as well as standard all - wheel drive.

Yes, the six is more powerful and sounds great, and it works well with its dedicated six - speed dual - clutch automatic, but the mighty turbo - four is enough for the vast majority of buyers.

In its latest 500 - hp guise, it combines supercar guts with rental - car practicality, unites impeccable active safety with dual - clutch efficiency, matches the strongest brakes in the business with the best steering, boasts a made - to - last body and a chassis that has been designed to deliver.

This is a common characteristic of these transmissions, but executive editor Todd Lassa thought this one was «far better than the dual - clutch automatics from Chrysler / Fiat or Ford.»

Urban / metro areas where you'll find most modern sports cars (as BMW has pointed out, true two - seat sports cars and roadsters are losing any remaining popularity) have too much traffic for the average enthusiast to want to exercise his or her left leg, especially when many manufacturers can claim faster shift times and better 0 - 60 mph results with a dual - clutch setup.

In other words, the broad selection of E90 / E92 / E93 sedan / coupe / convertible M3s, with their manual and dual - clutch automatic transmissions, might not sell as well as the coupe - only, manual - only — technically, the SMG was an automatic, given its lack of clutch pedal, but it did a lousy job of appealing to automatic - transmission buyers — E46 did.

The transmission feels nearly as quick as a dual - clutch unit, and the giant paddles behind the wheel feel so good to your fingertips you'll never want to leave the shifter in automatic mode.

Porsche is including the Sport Chrono package as standard equipment on all Panamera GTS models as well as the PDK dual - clutch automatic transmission and the combo makes a 4.5 - second 0 - 60 sprint possible.

Although we wish the Cayenne had the snappy PDK dual - clutch offered in other Porsches, including the Panamera and the Macan, a Porsche engineer suggests over dinner that a torque - converter automatic is better suited to the towing and off - roading duties often required of the Cayenne.

But today's all - new water - cooled 2.7 L is all - around better, benefiting from stop / start; direct injection; VarioCam Plus variable valve timing and lift on the intake cam; an alternator that sends more energy to the battery during braking and coasting; and a PDK dual - clutch transmission that enables additional coasting, allowing the engine to consume only enough fuel to remain at idle during certain driving conditions.

Porsche's PDK gearbox, a # 1922 option, is one of the best dual - clutch transmissions you can buy.

Although the new S tronic dual - clutch automatic is much better, it occasionally preselects the wrong ratio, downshifts too early in sport mode, and hangs on to high revs too long.

Buyers will benefit from McLaren's cutting edge 7 speed dual - clutch auto gearbox as well as an impressive 1311 kg dry weight.

Volkswagen has good records for diesel engines and dual - clutch transmissions, so the TDI's behavior disappoints.

The 500L gets the same dual - clutch, six - speed automatic that's optional on the Dart sedan from Chrysler's Dodge subsidiary, but it behaves far better here than in the Darts we've driven.

The 1.6 - liter gasoline turbo pairs with the company's seven - speed dual - clutch transmission featured in the Hyundai Sonata Eco, and we expect this powertrain to make its way to the U.S. version as well.

Buyers will also be able to choose between Sport or a harder Cup chassis setup, as well as a dual - clutch automatic or six - speed manual transmission.

Both gearboxes are the same as in the previous Boxster which is no bad thing, as the 6 - speed manual is a slick and polished companion, meanwhile the seven - speed PDK is amongst the best dual - clutch units on the market.

With plans to launch the F10 M5 in the USA this summer, BMW has confirmed that it will offer the 552bhp super saloon with a manual gearbox, as well as the standard seven - speed dual - clutch automatic.

It's still a better option than the automatics though: badged ETG (Efficient Tronic Gearbox), it's an automated manual rather than a dual - clutch or torque converter automatic, and like most non-sporting automated manuals it delivers fairly jerky, slow shifts.

The normally aspirated flat six obeys throttle orders as if it were governed by a telemetric mastermind, the seven - speed PDK dual - clutch gearbox hammers through the ratios like a rapid - fire weapon, stability control works reliably in minimum interference mode, the steering does its best not to let the driver feel its electro - mechanical origins, and the brakes snarl at their ABSolute limit whenever optimism challenges the law of physics.

Most notably, it was the first Ferrari with a V - 8 in the front, as well as the first Ferrari with a dual - clutch automatic transmission, a retractable metal roof, multilink rear suspension, and direct injection.