Sentences with phrase «improved gearbox shifts»

The improved gearbox shifts more quickly, but there's also a crisper thunk as the next gear engages.

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Shift speed is much improved too, although the gearbox still sometimes leaves you waiting for a downshift.

The V8 still comes with a six - speed manual as standard, but the optional six - speed Sportshift gearbox has gone, replaced by a new seven - speed Sportshift II «box - the extra cog helping to mix improved acceleration with all new levels of shift quality and refinement.

The goal was to improve reliability and shift speed and to reduce the weight of the gearbox, which at the time added some ninety pounds to the back of the car.

The newly improved close - ratio 6 - speed manual gearbox includes the world's first synchronized down / up shift rev control system, which allows drivers of any skill level to experience perfectly smooth gear shifts every time.

A 6 - speed manual gearbox is the default choice — the same one as the previous model in fact — only in the new model, it has been tweaked for improved shift smoothness and increased driver feedback.

Nissan has also been at work refining the six - speed dual clutch automatic gearbox to deliver smoother shifts at slower speeds, while acoustic glass and extra sound deadening have also been added to keep things hushed at higher speeds, improving its long distance cruising credentials.

Not only does the transmission adapt the timing of the shifts to suit the driver's style - drive with a heavy foot, and the shifts are delayed slightly to improve acceleration - but the gearbox can be shifted manually, like that in a Porsche.

This engine configuration was only paired with an improved A4LDe automatic gearbox with partial electronic shift control.

The standard 8 - speed ZF automatic gearbox remains — though revisions improve shift times.

All the variants get a sophisticated suspension to improve ride quality and a 8 - speed gearbox for smooth shifts.

The dual - clutch automatic gearbox from the old R8 has also been sharpened for service in the new model, gaining revised software for faster and smoother shifts, along with a series of tweaks to enable a new coasting function and what is described as improved stop - start operation.

Technological highlights of the 2009 Targa include two new engines, with direct fuel injection to improve both performance and fuel economy; the seamlessly - shifting PDK Porsche - Doppelkupplungsgetriebe, or double - clutch gearbox, replacing the optional Tiptronic S automatic transmission; and the electronically controlled Porsche Traction Management (PTM), which takes the place of the former all - wheel drive system.

The four - cylinder engine can be paired with either an all - new six - speed manual gearbox that's a breeze to shift or a new continuously variable transmission (CVT) that helps improve fuel efficiency.

The powerplant is coupled to an improved 5 - speed gearbox, which offers slick shifts but needs a bit of an effort to use.

While the new gearbox incorporates all the improved shift quality measures introduced for the next generation units, its all - new design has enabled a dry weight of 37 kilograms (82 lbs), which is up to 15 % lighter.

Both the engines are paired to a 7 - speed automatic gearbox with steering mounted paddle shifts, there is auto start / stop too for improved efficiency.

We're evaluating dual - clutch gearboxes, conventional manuals, torque - converter automatics and continuously variable transmissions, and most of them have been tweaked to improve both fuel economy and shift quality.

If it came down to it, I might just select the BMW over the AMG solely for the fact that I can get a manual gearbox (even though I think it needs some improving, it's still more enjoyable than shift paddles) in this car and not the Mercedes.

Whether I have adjusted to the Corvette idiosyncrasies, or the gearbox has loosened, the shifting has improved.

Paired with a newly developed 10 - speed automatic transmission — that Lexus claim will shift just as quickly as a dual - clutch gearbox, but offer improved smoothness when cruising — the car should do the 0 - 60 mph run in around 4.5 seconds.

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

And while I'm extremely happy to see Toyota still offering a manual gearbox, it would be great to see improved shifter feel.

At the same time, they updated the car and gave it a 9 - speed gearbox to improve shift quality.

Our model also features metal paddle shifters for manual shifting and a Sport program that improves performance by limiting the gearbox to the lower five or six ratios, allowing the engine to more aggressively rev, and loosening stability control system's reins.

• More power and torque in comparison to Cayman / S: +20 HP / +25 HP and +27 Nm / +30 Nm (2010 Cayman: 265 HP, 221 lb - ft; Cayman S: 320 HP, 273 lb - ft) • Performance differentiation in comparison to Boxster II / S II: +10 HP / +15 HP (2010 Boxster: 255 HP; Boxster S: 310 HP) • Improved performance (driving dynamics, laptimes, fun to drive): - increased power and torque: new DFI technology for S - model - faster acceleration and take - off: • PDK 7 - speed with new steering wheel, shifts faster than manual gearbox • Launch Control, with Sport Chrono package in conjunction with PDK - improved driving dynamics / lap times: axle - differential - lock, • PDK, PASM and 19» wheels • Reduced fuel consumption: -2 % - 14 % (with DFI Engine + PDK) vs. Cayman I • Improved standard equipment: 6 - speed MT, CDR 30, PSM +, drive - off assistant • Light Innovation - New double tube headlights - LED front position lights, - Bi-Xenon headlighImproved performance (driving dynamics, laptimes, fun to drive): - increased power and torque: new DFI technology for S - model - faster acceleration and take - off: • PDK 7 - speed with new steering wheel, shifts faster than manual gearbox • Launch Control, with Sport Chrono package in conjunction with PDK - improved driving dynamics / lap times: axle - differential - lock, • PDK, PASM and 19» wheels • Reduced fuel consumption: -2 % - 14 % (with DFI Engine + PDK) vs. Cayman I • Improved standard equipment: 6 - speed MT, CDR 30, PSM +, drive - off assistant • Light Innovation - New double tube headlights - LED front position lights, - Bi-Xenon headlighimproved driving dynamics / lap times: axle - differential - lock, • PDK, PASM and 19» wheels • Reduced fuel consumption: -2 % - 14 % (with DFI Engine + PDK) vs. Cayman I • Improved standard equipment: 6 - speed MT, CDR 30, PSM +, drive - off assistant • Light Innovation - New double tube headlights - LED front position lights, - Bi-Xenon headlighImproved standard equipment: 6 - speed MT, CDR 30, PSM +, drive - off assistant • Light Innovation - New double tube headlights - LED front position lights, - Bi-Xenon headlights incl.

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