Sentences with phrase «hand paddle»

The reason you pull the right - hand paddle early is arguably because a small part of you is very scared by the sheer force of the engine.

Hit the left - hand paddle on the steering column twice to go back into third, drive the car through the corner, then floor it again.

The handling of this car can be fun as it also has the option to be driven in manual mode with on - steering wheel hand paddles to use for shifting.

It hits 170mph at 7500rpm in 6th, there's still another gear to go and when you pull the right - hand paddle for 7th, after shedding a few mph, the engine note hardens and it really hurtles back into the limiter.

Similarly it won't upshift unless you pull the right hand paddle, to a point where you can bounce it off the rev limiter in a chosen gear and still it won't change up.

I stay on the gas far longer than I feel comfortable — the gauge reads 326 kph (202.5 mph)-- I put pressure on the brakes, come off, click the left hand paddle twice, and turn and... back to gas.

It's the first real chance I've had to give it the berries, so on the first long straight I slow down to 25mph, pull the left - hand paddle twice to shift down to third, then flatten the throttle.

The 2 - Hand Paddle RowRow will build fantastic core strength as well as provide a great challenge due to the balance required to perform this exercise.

It flares on acceleration, blips on upshifts and pops on downshifts, encouraging a few extra clicks on the left hand paddle shifter at junctions or coming into roundabouts.

All four wheels spin up, the car snaps sideways off the line, you apply half a turn of lock, ease the revs whilst keeping the wheels spinning all the way through first gear then time the flick of the right - hand paddle just before snagging the limiter at 8000rpm (no automatic upchange) and from then on it's easy, just watch the rev - counter, keep changing up and bingo you've got your figures!

The village recedes in the rearview mirror, you select Race mode, flick the left - hand paddle down twice, and lay rubber.

Only the seven - speed paddle - shift gearbox frustrates; it handles upshifts brilliantly but pull back the left - hand paddle for a downshift on the way into a corner and whilst you hear the blip of revs, the actual change is too slow to mesh with it, thumping into gear and upsetting the M5's composure.

So, rather than a smooth seamless swapping of cogs, a pull of the right hand paddle can result in an extra thump in your back and the rear wheels losing traction.

Summary The 2 - Hand Paddle RowRow will build fantastic core strength as well as provide a great challenge due to the balance required to perform this exercise.

The EDC features two «goodies» for track work: launch control and multi-downchange (hold the left hand paddle and it'll automatically ping down to the appropriate gear for the corner, whatever it may be).

You only need to press the clutch when you select first gear to pull away, and you do that by pressing a blue button on the steering wheel first and then engaging first gear using the right - hand paddle shifter.

Wearable sensors can be attached to, say, a swimmer's hand paddles or an archers» equipment.

The system is controlled via the right hand paddle behind the steering wheel, meanwhile a corresponding left hand paddle increases the regenerative braking effect much like on the upcoming Vauxhall Ampera - e.

Response is instant but it never feels dramatic - the lower boost means the race to the red line (denoted by a pair of blue flashing change - up lights) is no more than you'd expect from a mid-range hot hatch, and on the way back down the gearbox you take slow, steady flicks of the left - hand paddle to avoid locking a front wheel.

The paddles require just the right amount of weight applied to them to shift up or down, not so much that an upshift requires the same thought and physical process as a conventional manual shift (if it was the case we'd be demanding a return to an open manual gate), not so light that an errant index finger brushing the left - hand paddle could result in two ratios dropped mid-corner.

Even in manual mode it would often stair - step down in response to a quick triple - click of the left - hand paddle.

Upshifts are triggered by a light pull on the right - hand paddle.

If you don't want to drive flat - out, you can work with it by lifting off the throttle as you pull the right - hand paddle, or better still just not changing gear as much and instead leaning more heavily on the huge well of torque provided by the engine.

Then when a suitably high rock - face hoves into view, give the left - hand paddle a tug and enjoy the blip - perfect downshift.

Press the green «neutral» button on the steering wheel and flip the right - hand paddle to select first gear with a clunk.

Tug the right - hand paddle to select the seventh gear in this G37S's automatic gearbox (a six - speed manual is standard) and it takes nearly twice as long as the Beemer to see off each 20mph chunk.

While all this is going on you're trying to change down for the upcoming corner, only the Infiniti's gearbox electrics won't let you — persistent pulls on the left - hand paddle are greeted not by lower gears, but incessant beeping.

It's gloriously brutal, and in Race mode you get a thump in the back every time you flick the right - hand paddle and a new ratio hits home.

Dab the brake pedal, pull back on the right - hand paddle and we're away, chuntering slightly as the e-gear software shuffles the clutch and engine revs, and the V10's torque fights against the all - wheel - drive viscous differentials as we peel away from our parking space.

The seven - speed DSG changes up crisply at the pull of the right hand paddle, the down shift is less speedy but you're never left waiting for a lower gear when you need it.

Twist the manettino fully clockwise to switch off everything apart from anti-lock, press the brake and select first with the right - hand paddle, then pull and hold the left - hand paddle for about three seconds.

The switch between gears can be smooth if you get your technique sorted and lift off the throttle the exact moment the «box goes for an upshift, but when you start to push on the delay between you pulling the right hand paddle and the gear hitting home increases and frustrates with equal measure.

I strap myself into the lightweight bucket with the multi-point race harness, the door slams shut, Max tugs the right - hand paddle and we're off.

«Looks like someone wants to have some fun,» he says, simultaneously flicking down a couple of gears with the left - hand paddle - shifter.

Windows down, flack, flack, flack on the left - hand paddle, pin the throttle and instantly you could be in Monaco in Grand Prix week.

Renaultsport admits it was conservative with the safety margins of the downshift strategies on the 200, so being a bit bolder with these, together with exploiting the 500rpm gain in maximum engine speed, should put an end to those fruitless tugs on the left - hand paddle.

You pull the right - hand paddle, which is perfectly sprung to provide just the right amount of resistance.

The left - hand paddle «upshifts» the levels — from zero to four, with four being the strongest regen — while the right - hand paddle «downshifts» the levels.

Over 3800rpm the symphony is complex, and ornately crowned by a crisp «blurt» as you pull the right - hand paddle.

message appears in the gauge cluster, then pull back once on the right - hand paddle.

Alternatively, the driver can also change gears manually using the shift paddles on the steering wheel — the right - hand paddle upshifts, the left - hand paddle for downshifts.

In low - speed city driving, in trundling about town, the Mercedes - built MCT - 7 transaxle (with Comfort, Sport, Sport Plus and Manual modes) works well but is occasionally a bit slow to upshift when directed to do so by the right - hand paddle.

Alternatively, the driver can also change gear manually using the standard - fitted shift paddles on the steering wheel — the right - hand paddle for upshifts, the left - hand paddle for downshifts.

In typical M configuration, the driver pulls the right - hand paddle to shift up and the left - hand paddle to shift down.

In the days leading up to your wedding, the bridal party can spend a relaxing afternoon at the spa while your guest try their hands a paddle boarding.

One can also enjoy a hand paddled ferry trip at Rajbag in the Talpona River south from the beach to get across.

Actually, I was shamed into struggling into a kayak skirt and vessel, handed a paddle and led around a confusing array of islands.

Actually I was shamed into struggling into a kayak skirt and vessel, handed a paddle and led around a confusing array of islands — I think they were trying to lose me.