Sentences with phrase «in ninth gear»

The full manual control means that you can cruise at a steady 130kmph at just 1800rpm in ninth gear.

To give you an example of what they mean, the E 350 BlueTec can hit 120km / h in ninth gear even if the engine speed is only 1,350 rpm.

In such circumstances, you can achieve a fuel consumption around 8 l / 100 km, also supported by the extraordinary flexibility of the new automatic gearbox that allows driving in the ninth gear at 90 km / h with just 1,200 rpm.

The factory 10 - speed transmission was also used and the 217 MPH speed was achieved in ninth gear.

Not exact matches

The program provides selected high school teachers a curriculum geared to students in ninth or 10th grade in the required health education classes.

All use Mercedes's latest nine - speed 9G - TRONIC automatic transmission, which varies its cog - swapping attributes depending on the driving mode you've selected — in Eco it'll shuffle up to ninth as soon as conditions allow, while Sport and Sport + hang onto gears for longer and change down earlier.

LÜBECK, Germany — On a Friday morning in light traffic, the round white sign with four diagonal black stripes welcomes us to an unlimited section of the A1 autobahn, so we paddle the 2017 Mercedes - Benz E400 4MATIC Wagon from ninth gear to sixth and floor it.

The wide - ratio box helps give the machine its breadth of capability, from a super-low crawl ratio of 2.93:1 in low range, first gear, to blasting down the highway to an electronically limited top speed of 149 mph in ninth.

The central display in the center dial instrument reliably informs the driver which gear is engaged, and which transmission mode is active (e.g. «D9 E» = ninth gear, ECO mode).

«Marking the 30th anniversary of U.S. production, this new ninth - generation Accord will raise the bar again through a tour de force of new Honda powertrain and safety technologies, geared to ensure that Honda and the Accord continue to lead in fuel economy, safety and fun - to - drive performance,» said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for American Honda.

Still, we weren't able to get the vehicle into the mythical ninth - gear in our testing.

Gears change from second - to ninth - gear ratios with precise clutch - to - clutch shifting, where the clutch is engaged in one gear at exactly the same time it is released from another.

When left it to its own devices, the transmission easily steps down a few gears when the driver gives the truck the beans, and cruises along on the highway a few clicks beyond the speed limit in ninth or 10th gear, happy as a clam.

The transmission, meanwhile, is a nine - speed dual - clutch gearbox with ratios spread out for «optimal gear selection in all driving conditions,» with second to eight matched to make the most of the power unit's power band and the final ninth gear optimised for fuel efficiency.

In this very special ninth episode to gear up for the October 26 release of the highly anticipated Silent Hill Revelation 3D.