Sentences with phrase «manual dual clutch gearbox»

Transmission choices are between a traditional six - speed manual, and a seven - speed automated manual dual clutch gearbox.

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All engines will be connected to a 6 - speed manual gearbox, although the top - level petrol and diesel models will also have a 7 - speed dual clutch option.

The old car's great atrocity, the five - speed automated - manual transmission, is replaced by a six - speed dual - clutch automatic or five - speed manual gearbox.

As on the last Speed3, expect Mazda to offer only a manual transmission; the company has no experience with dual - clutch gearboxes and is unlikely to put a traditional automatic in such a performance - oriented car.

VW and Suzuki are expected to share parts, including three - cylinder engines, small - displacement diesels, automated - manual gearboxes, dual - clutch transmissions, and still - to - be specified alternative drivetrains.

At launch, all cars come with a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox, although a six - speed manual will be available later.

Although a six - speed manual and a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission are currently offered in some M cars, the next M5 may be the first non-crossover to wear an M badge and be available exclusively with an automatic gearbox.

As standard the Mini comes with a six - speed manual gearbox but an optional seven speed dual - clutch automatic is available.

The rise and rise of the automated dual - clutch manual gearbox is upon us.

Where the old unit made its 384 lb ft at 6100rpm, the new one had 501 lb ft all the way from 1500 to 5750rpm, delivered in near - seamless fashion thanks to a dual - clutch gearbox in place of the previous automated single - clutch manual.

A six - speed dual - clutch S - Tronic automated gearbox with a striking ball - topped lever also had us envisioning a frolicsome good time, despite the absence of a manual option.

The Automobile team might be split on the manual - versus - dual - clutch - gearbox debate, but the Porsche PDK transmission is the benchmark for providing fast, seamless shifts.

Transmission options for both engines are either a six - speed manual or seven - speed PDK dual - clutch gearbox.

Paired with 6 - speed manual or 7 - speed PDK dual - clutch gearboxes, the new 718 for the first time shares its outputs with the Boxster.

Pagani has paired their upgraded engine to a new X-Trac developed 7 - speed automated manual gearbox, improving refinement and response, while still undercutting an equivalent dual clutch gearbox in weight by as much as forty percent.

I am a fan of the manual gearbox, especially in situations where downshifting becomes necessary for passing, but I realize that the six - speed dual - clutch transmission probably comes into its own on the highway.

As the company proceeded to design the Ferrari California, three transmissions vied for supremacy: a six - speed manual; the 355's fast - acting, single - clutch semi-automatic unit; and a smooth - driving dual - clutch gearbox, then considered incompatible with large - horsepower engines.

Shifts come quick enough in manual mode from the paddle - shiftable dual - clutch gearbox (borrowed with some improvements from the Dodge Dart and Alfa Giulietta) when you don't feel like dictating every shift, the auto mode does a reasonable job of predicting when you'd like to drop a cog or shift into top gear.

If you were wishing for an optional PDK seven - speed dual - clutch transmission, you'll probably be out of luck because a six - speed manual will likely remain the only gearbox on offer.

You can pay an extra $ 1100 for a 6 - speed dual - clutch automatic, but I prefer a manual gearbox.

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.

The old car's greatest atrocity, the five - speed automated - manual transmission, is replaced by a six - speed dual - clutch automatic or a five - speed manual gearbox.

Working with the seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox (sorry, no manual), the turbo V - 8 should produce a 0 - to -62-mph time of 4.4 seconds.

This time we expect Audi will switch to a dual - clutch automatic for snappy and fast shifting, but spy shots of the TT RS coupe reveal a manual gearbox may be offered as an option, at least in Europe.

There's no option of a dual - clutch or automatic gearbox in the Up GTI, a simple manual is all you need.

Some cars are ruined when their manual gearboxes are swapped for paddle shift transmissions, be it dual - clutch gearboxes or old - school torque converters, but that's certainly not the case with the Giulia.

All models are available as a hatchback or a saloon and with the choice of either a manual or dual - clutch gearbox.

From the linear delivery of its engine to its excellent driving position; from to the slick and easy gearbox — whether it's equipped with a manual or dual - clutch transmission — to its neat and effective handling, it's easy to adapt to and feels comfortable being driven with spirit.

Shifts are handled by a nine - speed dual - clutch automatic, which has as many gears as the first - generation's launch gearboxes combined (there was a five - speed manual and a four - speed automatic).

Both gearboxes are the same as in the previous Boxster which is no bad thing, as the 6 - speed manual is a slick and polished companion, meanwhile the seven - speed PDK is amongst the best dual - clutch units on the market.

With plans to launch the F10 M5 in the USA this summer, BMW has confirmed that it will offer the 552bhp super saloon with a manual gearbox, as well as the standard seven - speed dual - clutch automatic.

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.

Unlike the Twingo, and unlike the old automated manual that left you in the lurch between shifts, the new Brabus uses a six - speed dual - clutch gearbox.

Three transmissions are available — the latest iteration of Renault's six - speed EDC dual - clutch gearbox, a seven - speed EDC (standard with the GT's TCe 205) and a six - speed manual.

Pairing it with the new dual - clutch gearbox may help wring out the last tenth of the engine's performance — there's even a launch - control mode — but it's not as involving as a true manual.

Unless you opt for the dual - clutch, six - speed gearbox, you have to suffer the buzzy, boomy highway ride delivered by the five - speed manual and its absurdly short fifth gear.

The latter is solely available with Quattro all - wheel drive and a seven - speed S Tronic dual - clutch transmission, while the former is front - drive only but does have manual and dual - clutch gearbox options.

And I love the dual - clutch transmission not only because I can drop it into automatic mode when creeping around in rush - hour traffic, but because in full - bore mode it shifts with a ferocity and swiftness I could never manage with a manual gearbox.

Shame this particular Porsche has the optional PDK dual - clutch transmission fitted, because the snappy manual would show up the occasional baulkiness of the Evora gearbox, sourced, incidentally, from the diesel Avensis, there being no manual V6 in Toyota's range.

Equipped with the same 89 - hp, 100 - lb - ft, 0.9 - liter turbocharged I - 3 as the coupe version, the Fortwo Cabrio will also be available with the same five - speed manual or six - speed dual - clutch gearboxes.

Autocar also references the inclusion of a dual - clutch gearbox to replace the standard car's six - speed manual, and special modifications made to the all - wheel drive system to compensate for both the transmission and the weight loss.

All Focus RS editions (including the Mk2 and Mk1, pictured above) so far have had six - speed manual gearboxes, but the fourth - generation version could offer a dual - clutch automatic option.

What happens, for example, if you take your driving test in a car with a dual - clutch gearbox and then buy a secondhand car that's manual?

The Panamera GTS offers a 30 horsepower increase over the standard Panamera 4 and Panamera 4S, and comes with standard all - wheel drive and a 7 - speed PDK dual - clutch gearbox — no manual...

If you want to go faster, the manual gearbox is slick while the dual - clutch auto is predictably smooth, intelligent and swift to change gears.

The addition of a seven - speed transmission for the Corvette comes on the heals of the announcement from Porsche earlier this month that it will offer a seven - speed manual gearbox and a seven - speed dual - clutch automated manual transmission on the 2012 911.

Anyway, you can be sure to see the 2.0 TDI in different power versions including the new bi-turbo diesel launched on Passat coupled to a six speed manual transmission or a seven speed DSG dual - clutch gearbox.

My tester came with a seven - speed manual gearbox, but most 911 buyers opt for the $ 4,660 doppelkupplungsgetriebe (or PDK) dual - clutch automatic with the same number of gears.

A six - speed manual gearbox is standard, but there is also the option of a six - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox.

I'd have a manual gearbox — a slick, easy six - speeder - but could understand if you lived somewhere sufficiently towny that you wanted a PDK dual - clutch automatic.