Sentences with phrase «manual gearbox seemed»

Not exact matches

-- Porsche fiddled with the gear ratios, but the 911 R still appears cursed with gearing that's far too tall, a problem that seems to dilute a bit of the fun in all modern Porsche models equipped with a manual gearbox.

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.

The gearbox seems manual, there's a plate on the dashboard, in front of the shifter with the «position» for each of the gears... Don't think F1 cars had sequential gearboxes until late 80's.

Yet, in a strange way that seems entirely in keeping with the SV's physical, bull - necked character — a double - clutcher would be altogether too smooth and suave for this car, though there's little doubt the optional (but heavier) six - speed manual gearbox would suit it best of all.

Though the number of new, manual - gearbox cars on the market seems to decrease more and more each year, there are still some forgotten gems that haven't yet fallen victim to the trend.

An interesting aside: if you listen carefully to the Camaro ZL1 as it downshifts and upshifts entering and exiting each turn, it seems that both the red and blue cars have the ten - speed automatic gearbox option as the shifts happen far too quick for it to be the available six - speed manual.

The seven - speed auto is one of the better Mercedes gearboxes, but using the paddles in manual mode can still seem a ponderous process compared with the rapid - fire BMW» box.

Dual - clutch gearboxes seem to offer the best of all possible worlds to the modern driver: they provide the convenience and ease of a conventional automatic plus the control and engagement of a manual, should you want it.

Like that car, the 237bhp version is only available with four - wheel drive and the seven - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox, which seems to suit it better than the 187bhp version; it swaps gears smoothly and quickly in automatic mode, while also responding quickly to any manual inputs you make with the steering - wheel - mounted paddles.

Ford reps didn't seem particularly enthused about offering that gearbox here, though, so the 1.0 - liter could remain a manual - only proposition for some time.

Yes, Charade has only three cylinders displacing a mere 993 cubic centimeters; but it also has a nifty five - speed manual gearbox, the fourth and fifth cogs of which seem almost superfluous in city driving.

It's interesting that a company known for offering manual gearboxes in nearly all of its models has introduced an automatic so good that it nearly makes a stick shift seem obsolete.

Yes, it seems the F - Pace is getting a manual gearbox right from the start, which is surprising given it took Jaguar almost two years to offer one on the F - Type sports car.

In a world that seems determined to shift the market away from cars and deliver the final blow to the disappearing manual gearbox, Ford Performance is doing its part to keep both alive.

But the gearbox does seem to have no shift shock or sudden shifting between gears though and the petrol revs as freely with the AMT as with the manual gearbox.

It was nice to get back into a manual ute for a change — everything these days seems to be auto — and the Steed's gearbox was pretty good.