Sentences with phrase «like engines and gearboxes»

Instead of tangible areas like engines and gearboxes, Mercedes - Benz's official information focuses on the C - Class's optional headlights and a new AMG - Line model, with its diamond - pattern radiator grille.

Hopefully these kinks will be ironed out for the finished road cars, and to date the main components like the engine and gearbox have proved durable.

Not exact matches

Proper rear - wheel drive, naturally - aspirated, manual - gearbox sports cars are few and far between as it is these days, even if you completely ignore unique aspects like the RX - 8's Wankel rotary engine and its coupe-esque, suicide - doored body style.

> Engine and gearbox - The combination of a super-fast changing gearbox and racing-esque engine make the high - tech 918 feel like a proper racinEngine and gearbox - The combination of a super-fast changing gearbox and racing-esque engine make the high - tech 918 feel like a proper racinengine make the high - tech 918 feel like a proper racing car.

It looks great, the size is perfect, it only weighs 1000 kg and the combination of rear - wheel drive, a manual gearbox, a limited - slip diff and a naturally aspirated engine seems like the perfect drivetrain.

And there was one more twist: a space - saving shared lubrication system for the engine and gearbox, just like in the contemporary MiAnd there was one more twist: a space - saving shared lubrication system for the engine and gearbox, just like in the contemporary Miand gearbox, just like in the contemporary Mini.

It's bloody fast, the 4 - litre V8 is a really sweet, progressive engine and the eight - speed gearbox is just about quick enough — although it lacks the precision and speed of the same» box in cars like the F - type R Coupe — but it's not a car to carry speed into corners or attempt to hustle.

In the red corner: «Brilliant chassis, brilliant gearbox, and an engine that sounds like butts,» Ougarov said.

Like the Merc, the BMW has a twin - turbo hot - V V8, an automatic gearbox and four - wheel drive that can be switched to rear - wheel drive at will, just like the E63 S. Despite having 0.4 - litres extra engine capacity, the BMW doesn't quite match the E63 S's 604bhp, but sits ahead of the non-S with 592Like the Merc, the BMW has a twin - turbo hot - V V8, an automatic gearbox and four - wheel drive that can be switched to rear - wheel drive at will, just like the E63 S. Despite having 0.4 - litres extra engine capacity, the BMW doesn't quite match the E63 S's 604bhp, but sits ahead of the non-S with 592like the E63 S. Despite having 0.4 - litres extra engine capacity, the BMW doesn't quite match the E63 S's 604bhp, but sits ahead of the non-S with 592bhp.

Like the Premiere Edition launch trim, the Pure and Legende models us the A110's mid-mounted 249bhp 1.8 - litre turbocharged four - cylinder engine and seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox.

The $ 225,820 winning bid for a 1966 Aston Martin DB6 seemed like a bargain, but an undesirable automatic gearbox, some non-original engine modifications, and a handful of little (but not inexpensive) cosmetic issues explains the sale price.

Much like its rivals it has a turbocharged 2 - litre four - cylinder engine, a six - speed manual gearbox and front - wheel drive.

The steering becomes more acutely responsive, the suspension tightens its control of the 12C's mass, the engine punches harder and sooner, and the gearbox snaps home the up - and down - shifts like gunshots.

The Lamborghini - sourced V - 10 seems to rev forever and the new twin - clutch gearbox is spectacular, but it feels like too much engine and weight for a car that's built for style, not speed.

In fact, Nissan's many programming changes to the CVT are so substantial and so mimic a regular gearbox that if you did not know a CVT from a sock drawer, you would never question how the power from the engine is transferred, simply assuming it was like every other transmission you grew up with.

Like all hybrids, even though it is hooked up to a two - speed gearbox the electric motor still runs out of puff at high speed and above about 200 kilometres an hour, the i8 is being mostly propelled by that little 1.5 - litre gas engine which, turbocharged or no, has its work cut out for it.

Like Porsche with the 911R, Aston is using the manual option to appeal to a smaller customer base that doesn't mind paying a premium to get the company's most evocative engine connected to a manual gearbox (Update: To clarify, the manual is a no - cost option on the Vantage but we're willing to bet the cars will have a premium applied by dealers and resellers).

In the 1950s and 1960s, Cotal used this same technology to provide an electric clutch (with full manual changes through a normal gearbox, but no clutch pedal) for small Renaults like the Dauphine and Caravelle, but it was relatively unsuccessful — it needed to transmit the entire engine torque through the clutch, requiring a relatively large and powerful clutch that tended to give trouble with the sliprings.

Needless to say, the five - speed manual transmission is a better choice for getting the most out of the engine and making your daily drive more pleasant (even if some competitors like the Fit and Kia Rio offer six - speed gearboxes).

That little bit of extra power (and torque) means you don't have to work the engine as hard for overtaking, while the gearbox is as smooth as you like.

Likes: Exterior design, interior design and quality, powerful petrol engine and gearbox package, ease of entry and exit from rear seats.

In big cities like Tokyo and Kyoto the MX - 5 is a doddle to get around in, despite the pairing of a six - speed manual gearbox and a small 96kW, 1.5 - litre petrol engine.

Like the name suggests, the ride is the best in the comfort mode, the engine and gearbox also feel lazy, while the steering is light to operate.

Just like the Colorado, 3 engines on offer are matched by 3 gearboxes — a 2.5 - liter 4 - cylinder gasoline engine boasts 200 horsepower and 191 lb - ft of torque and will safely tow up to 3500 lbs, whilst a 3.6 - liter V6 with 308hp and 275 lb - ft ups towing to 7000 lbs with an optional towing package.

The new K3 (this will be their denomination in Korea) applies the family grille and share its platform with the like wisely new Hyundai i30 and will be available with a new generous range of GDi and CRDi diesel engines connected to both manual and automatic six speed gearboxes (maybe are also available with a dual clutch six speed automatic gearbox).

With a typically intelligent selection of Volkswagen's excellent turbocharged engines, smooth gearboxes and a comfortable ride, the Touran feels like the classy upmarket sort of product you'd expect from the German company.

It, however, still shares the engine, gearbox, infotainment, safety kit and some other bits with cars like the XC90, S90 and XC60 based on SPA (Scalable Product Architecture), so the lines blur.

There's a six - speed gearbox but the engine doesn't like revs and the 148bhp model looks the version to choose.

Depending on your settings, the car can creep forward when you lift off the throttle (like a combustion - engined car with an automatic gearbox), or you can allow the four - wheel regenerative brakes to slow the car down and make up some of the charge you've been expending.

With no diesel option on offer (like the 1.4 - litre D4D that's available in the rest of the Europe), the 1.33 - litre VVT - I petrol engine on offer in the UK, paired with the manual gearbox, returns 51.4 mpg in combined fuel economy and emits 127g / km in CO2, putting it in road tax band D, which will cost about # 105 a year.

As for driving dynamics, there's not much you can ask for it — both the gearbox and engine aren't made for enthusiastic driving session, just like the lax suspension won't control body roll with an iron hand.

These might sound like small gains, but given the ingredients of a four - cylinder diesel engine, heavy saloon body and automatic gearbox, the 5 - series does an amazing job of feeling like more than just the sum of its parts.

Then if you go RADICAL (the way all vendors will need to go tomorrow when PHEV prices will start to go down and they will have no other choice to compete), I mean go the best Tesla - Like all - electric drive trains, just adding a small «pure power generator» Range extender on top, never tracting the car mechanically itself, BUT then pulling the huge central ICE engine, the huge central gearbox, the huge central transmission, saving tons of space and $ for more battery, then you can save a lot of space, look at Tesla Model X front and back Trunks and its internal space!

It uses a CVT (continuously variable transmission) and although these gearboxes usually make the engine sound like it's working particularly hard, this one successfully mimics a traditional automatic gearbox.

The trouble comes when you attempt anything more than moderate acceleration, as the CVT gearbox is slow to respond, feels like it saps power, and worse, leaves the engine droning in the background.

The engine will be mated to the pride of Volkswagen, the DSG gearbox, and of course, like any other German model the top speed will be limited to 155 MPH.

On the exterior, the model pays tribute to cars like the one - off TZ3 Corsa and under the hood it uses the same engine seen in the Dodge Viper ACR: an 8.4 liter V - 10 engine that delivers a total of 600 horsepower and mates to a six - speed manual gearbox.

Based on the W221 S - Class, the Vision S 500 Plug - In Hybrid is powered by the 3.5 litre V6 engine with direct injection paired with a 60 HP electric motor placed between the 7G - Tronic automatic gearbox and the Otto engine on the same principle like for the S 400 Hybrid.

You are not provided with the tiny gadgets like an indicator for the pressure of the supercharging, nor for the temperature of the engine or gearbox oil, but you get the superb 3 - spoke wheel, the red stitching of the leather upholstery and the exterior AMG package.

Just like the petrol engines, the 1.6 - litre diesel is quiet and smooth on the move, but it works best with the manual gearbox rather than the seven - speed auto, as the manual adds a dose of much - needed fun.

We first got a crack at a front - wheel - drive model with the 2.0 - liter gasoline engine with a six - speed manual gearbox and were immediately impressed with the transmission's crisp, Miata - like shift quality.

This is well worth doing; while it may mean you'll have to wait for the dealer to get the right car delivered, different engine and gearbox combinations can completely alter the way a car drives, as can options like sports suspension and large alloy wheels.

-- Gets features like LED DRLs and tail lamps, touchscreen infotainment system — Powered by 1.5 - litre diesel and 1.2 - litre petrol engines — Gets a 6 - speed manual gearbox with 3 drive modes

Green mode works just like BMW's Eco Pro — lift off the throttle anywhere between 50 and 160 km / h and the engine and gearbox are decoupled to enable coasting, while the instrument panel display shows you the range you're saving in this mode.

Other than that, I like the engine's flexibility, smoothness and power, and the gearbox is decent, though the throws seem a little long.

The engine is quiet, and the manual transmission is easy to shift, nothing like the notchy gearbox in the old Bug.

Mated with the 95 HP and 310 Nm electric engine, mounted between the heat engine and the 8 - speed automatic gearbox, just like the GLE, the whole assembly develops 416 HP and 590 Nm.

Like its hardtop counterpart, the Roaster is powered by a naturally - aspirated, 6.0 L V12 engine pumping out 510 hp and mated to a six - speed gearbox that can send the two - seater from 0 - 62 mph in just 4.5 seconds on its way to a top speed of 190 mph.

Like the engine, the Hyundai Kona's gearbox options are also of the least number compared to its rivals - 6 - speed manual and 7 - speed DCT.

Like other BMW model families, 7 Series now benefits from idle stop - start, the latest eight - speed automatic transmission, even more frugal engines, plus engine management systems that can play tricks such as «disconnecting» the engine and gearbox on the over-run to allow the car to coast at highway speeds.