Sentences with phrase «jerky shifts»

Mahindra does offer a 5 - speed AMT box on the TUV and while that offers the convenience of an automatic, the driving experience isn't great with the transmission offering jerky shifts, an Achilles» heel of an automated manual gearbox.

It frustrated many drivers with its jerky shifts, slippage and outright mechanical failure.

While it'd be more fun with a stick shift, the car's DSG dual - clutch transmission is very smooth and smarter about doling out the power, despite some jerky shifts at lower speeds.

The manual gearshift feels slack and imprecise, while the semi-auto gives very jerky shifts.

I'm still new enough at driving a stick that I can't blame the car for most of my stalls and jerky shifts.

The electric Smart's advantage is its single - speed transmission, which means that it doesn't suffer from the slow and jerky shifts of the standard car's automated - manual gearbox.

No jerky shifting in this auto.

While this transmission adds to fuel economy, rough starts and jerky shifting are a downside.

The EV's single - speed transmission means that there's also no jerky shifting, no interruption of power as you accelerate, and no waiting for the vehicle to downshift to pass.

And no jerky shifting.

Not exact matches

I could hold the jerky in my mouth while shifting the Like a Rock into four - wheel drive during the «coon hunts.

Avoid anything bouncy, jerky or strenuous, because your ligaments are much more relaxed and your center of gravity is shifting.

But those tweaks can come with compromises: jerky motions and abrupt shifts in low - speed driving.

On the highway, the overtaking power is great, while the shifts are seamless and smooth, never jerky.

The truck's 3.5 - liter V - 6 is smooth and powerful through the rev range, and the six - speed automatic transmission shifts up and down without any herky - jerky hesitation.

However, it will shift up automatically even when manual changes are selected in Sport mode (you need Race for total control over the electronics), while downshifts can be a little jerky.

Other than at - times jerky behavior from the seven - speed, paddle - shift gearbox, the car delivers to you the full experience without ever feeling high - strung or intimidating.

They'll rag on the ligneous shift linkage, hare - trigger clutch pedal, jerky slow starts, unpleasant interior materials, and stereo system that sounds like a boombox in an empty garage.

Shifts during mellow driving can be a tad jerky (even in milder driving modes) but become paradoxically more comfortable when the going gets faster.

It's still a better option than the automatics though: badged ETG (Efficient Tronic Gearbox), it's an automated manual rather than a dual - clutch or torque converter automatic, and like most non-sporting automated manuals it delivers fairly jerky, slow shifts.

Returning to reality enables me to reflect on my few qualms, among them some slightly jerky low - speed shifts, which I'm told are due to my car's pre-production state.

I was not so impressed by the paddle - shifted semi-automatic manual transmission, which was extremely jerky in urban driving, with unacceptably long, rough upshifts.

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.

There's a disconcerting amount of clutch slippage as you pull away from a standstill, but in the first few gentle miles the hydraulically actuated, paddle - operated manual is not the hesitant, jerky experience I had feared an early paddle - shift» box might be.

Noticed some rough shifting when coasting to a stop and then starting to accelerate the shift is jerky at times.

The top negative things about the Fiesta are the sometimes jerky power shift transmission and the small rear seating area.

Shifting, acceleration and braking were not too slow or jerky.

S mode is quicker as the gear box holds the lower gears to serve instant response as soon as the accelerator pedal is depressed.This DSG «box is quick to shift and responds extremely well, however, there is a tendency for it to make the power output jerky, especially at lower speeds.

The car performs really well with the 1.5 - litre diesel engine that belts out 110 HP, pulling nicely and strongly all the way from lower RPMs but it's the slow AMT gearbox that makes this vehicle feel lethargic while shifting cogs is a very jerky process.

If you've got a few miles to spare and can risk a bit of zesty driving, the Focus Electric will respond to pressure from your pedal foot with perfectly linear thrust from zero all the way up to its top speed of 84 mph (don't laugh) thanks to a perfectly flat torque curve that delivers a steady 236 pound - feet of twist and its single - speed gearbox that removes the jerky or slushy shifts.

Gear shifts are smooth and quick with the 8 - speed gearbox but sometimes, especially at city speeds, it feels a bit jerky.

HERE»S WHAT I DO N'T LIKE: Loud wind noise (anytime I exceed 40 - 45 mph), makes it hard to hear the radio at normal volume; intrusive road noise, which I corrected by swapping out the standard Goodyear tires with Continental tires; lackluster acceleration for a V6 engine, CVT tends to lose momentum when you lift your foot off of the gas pedal — often jerky when accelerating and decelerating while in motion and when accelerating from a dead stop; as mentioned by another reviewer, accelerator hesitates before catching when shifting from reverse to drive; bumps in the road are not well absorbed (the 2016 model may have addressed this issue); no power to windows after you shut off the engine; no auto door locks; poor V6 fuel efficiency averaging around 24 MPGs combined; trunk lid's arms and safety feature makes it heavy and sometimes hard to lift open; Infotainment system does understand most voice commands; and Harmon Kardon speakers are sometimes crackly.

This has been exasperated by a poor transmission, poor shifting quality - delays in up shift, and a clunking jerky down shift from second to first in slow stopping conditions, we have a new transmission on the way out from the States, poor plastics and seats.

The recall reprogramming limits the down shifting of the tranny so you end up with a car that is always in the wrong gear and a herky jerky pig to drive.

The transmission shifts slowly from reverse to drive, and is kind of jerky in the process.

A beauty of a car, still trying to get used to the extra shifting of the 6 - speed transmission which sometimes feels a little jerky when trying to set cruise control for a speed that is in between gears.

Its greatest advantage being a torque converter type autobox allows it to slur shift points till they are nearly imperceptible quite unlike the jerky progress made by the DuoSelect.

Acceleration is moderate, shift quality fine except in the dual - clutch unit, where it's jerky, particularly at low speeds.

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