Sentences with phrase «kickdown gears»

All versions are fitted with the same smooth - shifting eight - speed automatic gearbox - although it's a little to keen to kickdown gears on the 2.2 - litre engined models.

The Ridgeline comes standard with a six - speed automatic transmission, with a kickdown gear that will throw you back in your seat if so desired.

oh20 reported — correctly and long in advance — that the drivetrain choices are the four - speed automatic transmission with the 2.4 World Engine (40TES automatic) or the 2.7 V6 (41TES automatic; standard and flex - fuel versions); a retuned (for lower horsepower) 3.5 liter V6 is optional, with the brand - new 62TE six - speed automatic transmission developed entirely by Chrysler (which includes a special kickdown gear, technically making it a seven - speed).

Not exact matches

Turning the rotary - knob gear selector from D to S activates a transmission Sport mode that mitigates the kickdown steps by holding on to lower gears longer.

In passing maneuvers, the transmission did a stair - step, two - gear kickdown rather than hopping directly down a couple of gears — but at least it pulled ahead in the brief interim gear rather than bogging down completely.

(A kickdown for the «fuel gear.»)

Compared to the competition, the BMW engine boasts a notably broader rev window that helps reduce the number of gear changes, and kickdown orders are applied obediently.

Find a highway on - ramp and the engine churns loudly through each endless gear; at 60 mph or so, the only kickdown option from 4th is 3rd, and that makes it a buzzy slog to 70 mph.

And when you call for more power from the engine room, the kickdown in gear ratio creates a big torque reaction from the Jetta's softly calibrated, long travel suspension that feels awful.

Upshifts are smooth and swift; after a moment of kickdown lag, the gearbox downshifts multiple gears with no stair - stepping in between.

What I appreciate is that it truly holds whatever gear you choose, unlike some automatics (including some of Dodge's) that allow kickdown regardless of the setting.

MC offers launch control, extra-aggressive rev limits for up - and downshifts, a hold - in - gear and no - kickdown mode when manual has been selected, and the most riveting intake and exhaust duets this side of Maserati's MC12 supercar.

The automatic performs one - gear kickdowns with appropriate speed, but if you need a two - gear downshift be prepared to wait a moment for the transmission to make the selection — and for the extra engine noise that accompanies it.

Second, the control module has been programmed to deliver quicker kickdowns into a shorter gear, so you don't feel like the transmission is always taking a vote about the next gear ratio.

However, if you select the correct gear manually and apply the throttle when the engine's revving between 2500 and 3000rpm, being very careful not to encroach into the kickdown stage of the accelerator's travel, you do get that sudden electric boost.

His dream of winning the efficiency trophy is over after I stretch my right foot in the direction of Geneva, kickdown from seventh gear into fourth, then pass three cars in a row with the angrily snarling engine yelling «yippee!»

Note that a DCT can jump gears if a hard kickdown is required, e.g. in an emergency maneuver: 6th - > 5th - > 2nd in the blink of any eye.

The efficiency mode — it also engages the start / stop function — works to get the CLA into the highest gear possible as soon as possible and it takes a deep push on the accelerator to get kickdown.

Also, the transmission was clever enough to give you a lower gear on kickdown, even if the driver was holding a gear manually.

Here it is acceptable to leave it in «D» as it delivers the correct gears during kickdown each time, making the most of its V8 power.