Sentences with phrase «increasing engine responsiveness»

Both the standard manual stick - shift gearbox and the optional Sportshift ™ transmission benefit from a modified clutch and flywheel, reducing clutch pedal efforts and delivering a 0.5 kg weight saving, reducing the rotating masses within the powertrain, and hence increasing engine responsiveness.

The gearbox features a Sport mode that is activated with the press of a button and adjusts the shift program to hold each gear a bit longer for increased engine responsiveness at the expense of a bit of fuel economy.

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Part of the reason for that is increased responsiveness, as you'd want when driving enthusiastically; part of the reason is that, in sport mode, the engine tries to keep the battery topped up to a level that allows maximum performance of the electric drive system, extracting the greatest total performance from the car without the sad face of an empty battery popping up on your instrument panel display.

The forged pistons, connecting rods, and lightweight crankshaft come straight from the SLS, and help increase the engine's power and responsiveness.

The new V8's soundtrack is seductively full and powerful even at low speeds and increases in volume and clarity as revs rise, underscoring the engine's exceptional responsiveness, torque and performance.

Both engines manufacture nearly equal horsepower and pound - feet of torque, and both are teamed to a CVT automatic transmission that features a Sport mode to increase responsiveness.

[124] When compared to the previous Ecotec engines, the Alloytec benefits from increased power output, responsiveness and fuel efficiency.

Sport mode increases the responsiveness of the engine,

In normally aspirated engines, responsiveness could only be enhanced to the same degree by significantly increasing capacity, and therefore weight and fuel consumption.

When engine speed is low and engine load is large, such as during initial acceleration, the amount of overlap is increased to boost the scavenging effect, which improves torque and responsiveness.

Electric power steering (EPS) New standard EPS system provides added efficiency, added driving ease in low - speed situations and when parking, and tuned for added responsiveness during spirited driving All - new, lighter weight axles for RWD and AWD All - new cast - aluminum axles and axle housing provide weight savings and help to reduce parasitic friction Sport mode (Included on 300S, 300C with V - 8 and 300C Platinum models) Enthusiast - desired Sport mode instantly transforms the sedan's performance and personality by: «S» gear selector enables sport engine and transmission calibration, more responsive accelerator pedal calibration and permanent paddle - shift mode «Sport» button enables sport - tuned steering calibration and temporary paddle - shift mode, in addition to sport engine and transmission calibration, and increased responsiveness of the accelerator pedal calibration.

Electric power allows the supercharger to spin up very quickly, increasing responsiveness at lower engine speeds.

A new combination of port fuel injection and direct fuel injection that helps deliver high power and responsiveness alongside enhanced fuel - efficiency, with a particular increase in fuel - efficiency under light engine loads.

Normal is the default, Sport preferred because of the increased responsiveness to accelerator and steering inputs and Eco to be avoided because it feels as the though the engine, transmission and steering system have been injected with Novocain.

The 300S also offers a sport mode that, when activated, can greatly reduce shift times, and increase engine and throttle responsiveness.

Also included in the update is improved scrolling performance, increased responsiveness to pinch - zooming on pages, expanded HTML5 features, and faster interactive pages thanks to the latest version of the V8 JavaScript engine.