Sentences with phrase «like manual transmission cars»

9, I like manual transmission cars, but I don't like buying cars without test driving one with the same powertrain.

Not exact matches

It's good to know that Ford will allow Focus buyers to option their cars with premium features like touch - screen navigation and leather seats while still keeping a manual transmission.

Like other SH - AWD models, the TL SH - AWD currently isn't offered with a manual, but Acura engineers claim that the transmission swap transforms the car.

There are automotive unicorns like, say, a CTS - V wagon with a manual transmission, and then there's the Hoonicorn RTR, Ken Block's insanely brilliant, 1965 Mustang - based, 845 - horspower monster mashup built specifically for the rally car star's upcoming Gymkhana 7 video.

It's not as smooth or quick - shifting as the BRZ / 86 twins — though, to be fair, just about every car's manual transmission shifter could be more like the BRZ and 86's.

For car enthusiasts like us, there's generally no substitute for a traditional manual transmission.

The fact that it can be equipped with one of the best, slickest - shifting manual transmissions in the world and handles like a smaller car is a bonus.

Not coming up with what kind of car I wanted, I mentioned that I like manual transmission and not ready to go to a manual.

There was a time when a car like this would come with a manual transmission, but sadly such a thing would make it sale - proof these days.

The biggest advantage of a car like this versus a minivan, though, is the availability of a manual transmission, so I was disappointed that our test car had an automatic, and the start / stop system is mediocre.

I have driven enough cars with a DSG (think a manual transmission that shifts automatically), to know what it feels like when the mechatronic unit starts to fail.

A Sportage GT is also likely to use the Optima GT's dual - clutch transmission — while Kia will continue to offer manual gearboxes on cars like the Proceed GT hot hatch, Biermann is a big fan of dual - clutch «boxes.

Naturally my 908 would have a manual transmission, complete with birch gearknob, and the finished car would be painted white, like all Porsche's factory prototypes, perhaps with a flash of red or blue around the nose.

Like the European - spec car, the U.S. - spec TT RS will be powered by a 2.5 - liter I - 5 that makes 335 horsepower and 332 pound - feet of torque mated to a six - speed manual transmission and Audi's famous quattro all - wheel drive system.

Like pulling the e-brake on a manual transmission car, its handy for starting after stops on steep inclines.

The auction car comes with an eight - speed automatic transmission instead of the six - speed manual that is standard, but like all Challenger Hellcats it packs a supercharged 6.2 - liter V - 8 engine good for 707 hp and 650 lb - ft of torque.

The vast majority of cars with manual transmissions are in the compact and subcompact market, although sports cars like the Ford Mustang offer six - speed manual transmissions on several trims.

Like all Bosch K - Jetronic fuel - injected cars, the De Lorean is a delight to drive smoothly, and the five - speed manual transmission's shift action is surprisingly precise.

Because sports car drivers like the versatility of a manual transmission, automatic transmissions, traditionally, haven't gone over well in small two - seat sports cars.

Although the driver interacts with the DSG just as they would with an automatic transmission, the car feels like a manual as it shifts gears.

I would like to drive this car with the standard five - speed manual transmission and save $ 925 in the process.

The Dual Clutch transmission takes some getting used to (when you let off the brake, the clutch engages and car starts rolling, just like if you had a manual and put it into 1st gear).

Ease off and the car will slow quite rapidly, like heavy engine braking in a manual - transmission diesel.

However, a BMW hatchback with 300 hp, all - wheel drive and, possibly, a manual transmission sounds like a pretty fun car to us.

The engine / transmission combo work well together; I'd love to play around with a manual - equipped car just to see what it's like, but the column - mounted paddles here do give you a fair amount of control over shifting.

The SS is such a great car, and the new 2016 model offering a manual transmission makes it a spectacular car that looks like cab.

A MINI, like the one I have, is one of few manual transmission cars you can find at a U.S. dealer.

In most ways, it was like riding in a car with a skillfully - driven manual transmission.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

I also really like how since mine is a manual transmission, the car tells me when to down shift or up shift to the next gear.

ASSOCIATE WEST COAST EDITOR BLAKE Z. RONG: If it's said that a manual transmission can liven up any car, no matter how boring, then the six - speed transmission sprouting from the center of this 2014 Honda Accord Sport sedan, from a shifter shaped like the end of a baton, might be enough to turn it into a cut - rate sports sedan — a poor man's Acura TLX, which, come to think of it, would make for a very poor man indeed.

The base car comes pretty well - equipped with a manual transmission and a 6.5 - inch touchscreen display with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, plus the usual comforts like AC and power everything.

If you don't like big cars with manual transmissions, don't write off the SHO.

Even Front Wheel Drive Sports Cars should have features like a high - powered engine, a manual transmission, a robust braking setup and a sophisticated suspension system, and — surprise, surprise — the 2015 Buick Regal GS checks every one of those boxes:

2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder Base Price: $ 93,700 As Tested: $ 100,055 Notable Options: Carrara white metallic paint, $ 820; Leather and alcantara interior, $ 2,470; Contrasting stitching, $ 1,190; Bi-xenon headlamps, $ 790 Drivetrain: 3.8 - litre flat six, 375 hp, 310 lb - ft, six - speed manual transmission, rear - wheel drive Performance: 0 - 100 km / h in 4.5 sec; top speed 290 km / h VVUZZ Recommended: Unequivocally, but like every outstanding sports car, this one is long sold out.

I like it enough to say it would be on my list of cars to look at if I was shopping for a sportier sedan — especially if I wanted a manual transmission.

Although we've always liked the Lancer Ralliart, one of the few sporty cars in this price range to offer an automated manual transmission, it, too, faces stiffer competition this year now that Subaru has overhauled its WRX.

Most of them seemed to be cars that I would like, but that you can't get here, A4 Avants with 4 cylinder diesels and manual transmissions.

The transmission can be locked into manual mode, like the C43, but the lack of two extra gears means the car wails a bit more when pushed to the limit.

Losing the manual transmission puts it on par with other GT4 - spec cars like the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport, which uses a racing specific version of Porsche's PDK dual clutch transmission.

The car on test is matched to a silky smooth six - speed manual transmission and, like all cars on test here, drives the front wheels.

But for a car that opens — pre on - road costs — for just $ 15,990 in six - speed manual - transmission form ($ 18,990 for the turbocharged six - speed auto tested here), there truly is an awful lot to like in a segment where the competition is out to grab every advantage it can.

Granted, it can sound a bit strained when you work it hard and does tend to hang onto its «gears» for a tad too long before changing up (as it's a continuously variable transmission, or CVT for short, it doesn't actually have any proper gears like the manual has), but it's otherwise an unintrusive system that suits the car's character rather well.

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When I went to buy another Honda CRV (stick with a winner), there was another car on the lot just like mine (except it had automatic transmission and mine was manual).

But you're right about not to offer manual transmission on other type of cars like 3 series and Mini.

Other expected mechanical enhancements might include Audi's all wheel drive system (Quattro), which will be paired to either a six - speed or an eight - speed manual transmission, making this TT ideal for someone who likes to throw his car around a race track.

According to the company, the 3rd generation Honda City will be the only car in its segment to be equipped with 5 speed automatic transmission with a «paddle shift» option to allow the driver to enjoy a manual transmission - like driving feel.

Even with its downshift rev - matching technology, this transmission just isn't as satisfying as a good manual, something a car like the 4C is simply screaming for.

But tolerate you must if you want to find out how much handling amusement the E 63 S can ultimately give you, because only with extra-firm Race mode engaged, the car's ESP disengaged and its manual transmission mode selected, can you activate the car's Drift mode — and to finally discover what 627 lb ft driving through the rear wheels actually feels like.