The transmission further benefits from an improved version of the artificial intelligence shift control found
in conventional automatics.
In a first for a Lexus hybrid, the transmission benefits from an enhanced version of the AI shift control found
in conventional automatics.
It doesn't have a conventional automatic transmission, but I still believe the parking mechanism operates in the same way as
in a conventional automatic.
The Sequential SportShift feature allows the transmission to function
in a conventional automatic mode or gear shifts can be manually controlled via steering - wheel - mounted paddle shifters.
The CVT uses a belt - pulley system instead of a finite set of gears
in conventional automatic transmissions.
The effect is similar to a downshift
in a conventional automatic transmission, not exceptional bothersome, and otherwise the system is seamless.
It also eliminates the shift points you feel
in a conventional automatic transmission, as well as the annoying up - and downshifting on hills.
Both are front - wheel drive, four - cylinder powered, and each have six forward gears
in their conventional automatic transmissions.
There's little of the creep you'd normally get
in a conventional automatic transmission.
Another innovation was the Autotronic CVT transmission, which made maximum power available more quickly than
in a conventional automatic transmission.
Its new D - Step shifting logic has been programmed to deliver distinct, crisp shift points that mimic the gear changes
in a conventional automatic tranny — a feature that was immediately noticeable during my test drive.
The effect was similar to a downshift
in a conventional automatic transmission.
Not exact matches
But the American military, after a long experience with fully
automatic M16s reaching back to Vietnam, decided by the 1980s to issue M16s, and later M4s, to most
conventional troops without the fully
automatic function, and to train them to fire
in a more controlled fashion.
For decades the American military has trained its
conventional troops to fire their M4s and M16s
in the semiautomatic mode — one bullet per trigger pull — instead of on «burst» or
automatic in almost all shooting situations.
Conventional wisdom, Muzzio has said, is that, as the only black candidate
in the race, Thompson has an
automatic base of 25 to 30 percent, which at least guarantees that he makes it into a runoff.
Conventional wisdom holds that language acquisition
in adulthood can not rest on the same brain mechanisms used
in processing a native languagethat is, a language learned later
in life is processed
in a fundamentally different and less
automatic way than is a mother tongue.
That means an
automatic no to skin stripping chemicals and detergents found
in most
conventional exfoliants, and environmentally damaging exfoliating beads
in scrubs that can hurt more than help your skin.
This setup yields a ten percent improvement
in both fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions compared to a
conventional automatic and, as with VW's system, it is much more fun to drive than most
conventional slushboxes.
In selecting the Dart GT model, we got a car with Dodge's
conventional six - speed
automatic transmission instead of the clumsy - shifting dual - clutch
automatic.
For now, if you're
in the market for a Dart, your best bet is to take one with a
conventional six - speed manual or
automatic.
The automaker worked to ensure its first gearless transmission didn't have a rubber band feel, which resulted
in the addition of a «shifting» logic to make it feel like a
conventional automatic.
Another surprise,
in this day of dual - clutch and racing - style semiautomatic transmissions, is that the GT Sport comes only with a six - speed ZF
automatic featuring a
conventional torque converter and planetary gearsets.
The CL63 also adopts the seven - speed
automatic found
in the SL63 AMG; the CL550 uses a
conventional seven - speed
automatic.
New clutch material and some electronic reprogramming have made this transmission now behave more like a
conventional automatic in stop - and - go traffic, and its more refined action makes the 2015 Focus much nicer to drive.
Like the LC, the LS has a bespoke Lexus Multi-Stage Hybrid System with a «four - stage shifting device,» essentially a four - speed
automatic that the company says feels and acts like the 10 - speed
automatic in the
conventional gas - powered LS 500, plus two electric motors with a 310 - volt, lithium - ion battery.
If you opt for Quattro all - wheel drive, you'll be upgraded to the
conventional eight - speed
automatic transmission that was previously found only
in V - 6 models.
Even
in auto mode, the transmission comes very close to a
conventional automatic in the way it reads the driver's right foot.
Nissan is unique among automakers
in its dedication to continuously variable transmissions, which have replaced
conventional automatics in most Nissan models.
Of course, the Z4 driver is also highly likely to simply slap the lever into Drive,
in which case the dual - clutch gearbox commendably emulates the smoothness of a
conventional, torque - converter
automatic, particularly
in stop - start - and - reverse maneuvering.
That's exacerbated when the transmission is
in automatic mode - the lack of interruption
in power during shifts makes the engine's note change sound just like a
conventional automatic.
The Easytronic can be driven
in «manual mode» simply by using the paddle shifter selector to change gears if the driver wishes to do so, or alternatively it can be driven
in exactly the same way as a fully
conventional automatic — however, many Easytronic owners have complained that gear shifts
in «
automatic mode» are jerky; a common complaint with semi-autos based on a
conventional manual gearbox.
DCTs are more efficient because their helical gears (
in place of a
conventional automatic's planetary gears) create lower hydraulic and friction losses.
This electronic transmission control system has allowed Mercedes engineers to dispense with the
conventional automatic selector lever
in the centre console and to replace it instead with a lever on the steering column.
Modern «Semi-
automatic transmissions» usually have a fully
automatic mode, where the driver does not need to change gears at all, operating
in the same manner as a
conventional type of
automatic transmission by allowing the transmission's computer to automatically change gear if, for example, the driver were redlining the engine.
In yesterday's installment of Trans Wars we explored the benefits and downsides of
conventional automatic gearboxes, ones that feature fluid - filled torque converters.
There are three model grades
in the updated Kluger range, all sharing a 201kW and 337Nm 3.5 - litre petrol V6 and
conventional six - speed
automatic transmission.
The Barina sold
in Australia and New Zealand was available only with 6 speed
conventional automatic, the 4 speed model being dropped, with the same 5 speed manual
in the standard model.
Dual clutch gearboxes can operate like a
conventional automatic, shifting through the gears seamlessly with no direct driver input, but they can also be used
in «manual» mode.
Instead, an electronically - controlled multi-plate wet clutch (tucked
in the transfer case, flanking the Ghibli's
conventional eight - speed ZF
automatic) controls Q4 torque distribution.
The transmission alone would have provide upward of 10 % improvement
in fuel economy over today's
conventional six - speed
automatic transmissions.
Attributes of the transmission include easy shifting, reduced fuel consumption compared to
conventional automatic transmissions, and flexibility and functionality
in hybrid applications.
CVT: Stands for continuously variable transmission, an
automatic with no
conventional gearsets and no pronounced steps
in the shifting.
[2][9][10] When used
in the latest Golf with the 90 kilowatts (122 PS; 121 hp) engine, this new seven - speed DSG uses roughly 6 % (5.9 l / 100 km for the seven - speed DSG compared to 6.3 l / 100 km with the six - speed manual gearbox) less fuel than the same engine with a manual transmission [9] and up to 20 % less than a
conventional automatic transmission.
Though it's a regular,
conventional automatic, the six - speeder shifts with crisp precision and is helped along
in the exploitation of the 6300rpm red line by steering wheel paddles.
Both are paired to G - design shift CVT transmissions (different units
in 1.8 and 1.5 Turbo), which replace the five - speed
conventional torque converter
automatic employed
in the previous two generations.
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The transmission alone will provide upward of 10 % improvement
in fuel economy over today's
conventional six - speed
automatic transmissions.
It is available with a
conventional six - speed
automatic gearbox
in place of the standard six - speed manual.
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The DCT offers up to a 17 % improvement
in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions performance compared with that of a
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