Sentences with phrase «manual upshifts»

Another virtue of the ZF transmission and the way it has been calibrated for the two cars is it didn't get confused by manual upshifts at the redline.

Dynamic mode gets your driving party started by permitting full manual upshifts, late upshifts, and early downshifts, and it lets you know where you are with a big, amber shift indicator as you near redline.

Many people use the term «tiptronic» to refer generically to any type of torque converter automatic transmission that incorporates a manual upshift / downshift feature.

Not exact matches

As predicted, the strength of the V6 is its incredible pick up, regardless of revs, and so keen is it in a low gear that a pre-emptive tag of the upshift lever is required in manual mode if you're not to snag the limiter.

Upshifting out of a corner with a manual is done all the time.

The revised eight - speed auto was also a pleasure to use, with speedy manual shifts with the paddles, though the upshifts could have been a bit smoother.

The paddles require just the right amount of weight applied to them to shift up or down, not so much that an upshift requires the same thought and physical process as a conventional manual shift (if it was the case we'd be demanding a return to an open manual gate), not so light that an errant index finger brushing the left - hand paddle could result in two ratios dropped mid-corner.

Happily, both seem to intuitively understand the enthusiast driver, unfailingly anticipating gear choices, downshifting under braking, snapping off upshifts with lightning speed, and matching revs on both automatic or manual downshifts.

Get «used to» sub -4.0-second blitzes to 60 mph, and even while firing away using the ZF - sourced eight - speed automatic transaxle's manual - mode, you might find yourself upshifting a few hundred ticks short of the 7,000 - rpm redline with no loss in performance.

Select Manual mode, however, and the transmission defers almost totally to the driver; neither upshifting even at the 7200 - rpm redline nor kicking down in response to a booted throttle.

One complaint: even in manual, the tranny always upshifts automatically at redline.

Tuned so brutally in its first iteration, the Independent Shifting Rod single - clutch automated manual is now just a touch more refined, allowing hard upshifts during acceleration without the extreme jarring to the driveline and jostling of the passengers — which, in turn, allows for smoother driving nearer the limits.

Perhaps the (untried here) manual «box is a better fit, because while we've become accustomed to the eight - speeder usually doing no wrong, even in Sport configuration here it feels ponderous during quick driving; it hates an upshift close to the redline and likes to remind you on down - changes that it and it only will decide when it's appropriate to engage the next gear.

And while the PDK transmission is nothing short of brilliant (leave it in Sport Plus mode, and it will automatically upshift and downshift to perfection), I flat out loved the manual.

The shooter (pro spy photographer Brian Williams) captured the car taking off from a stop several times, and each time the transmission upshifts through second and third gear very quickly — too quick to be a manual.

Many, many years ago my transmission rebuilder told me every manual downshift results in one less automatic upshift.

are you sure that your owners manual doesn't advise UPshifting early to save fuel?

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 six - speed manual will be the only transmission choice for the Bullitt, so Steve McQueen wannabees can double - clutch upshift as in the famous «Bullitt» chase scene.

Smooth, progressive, seamless power and torque are on tap, and the six - speed automatic works well, although it's sometimes just a tad slow to respond to manual - mode upshifts.

Alpina also says the automatic transmission won't override the driver's wishes in manual mode, even allowing pilots to bang off the rev limiter without the transmission automatically upshifting.

Per Wayne's advice, we're feverishly upshifting the six - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission in manual mode, trying to reach sixth gear as soon as possible so the engine will stay at minimum revs.

I was not so impressed by the paddle - shifted semi-automatic manual transmission, which was extremely jerky in urban driving, with unacceptably long, rough upshifts.

It's a sign of the times when you're surprised to find a gearlever protruding from the transmission tunnel of a newly introduced car, but when you nail the perfect redline upshift or execute a sweet series of heel - and - toe downshifts - accompanied by an approving gargle from the V8's twin exhausts — the simple, enduring pleasures of a manual gearbox are made abundantly clear.

Drivers seeking earlier downshifts and later upshifts will instead need to use the manual shift mode via the steering - wheel - mounted paddles.

Thankfully, the transmission won't upshift at the rev limiter or automatically downshift while in manual mode unless you press the kickdown switch at the bottom of the gas pedal's travel.

Eight LEDs in the tachometer progressively illuminate as the engine approaches its redline, and the transmission won't upshift automatically in any of its manual modes.

Also, though the six - speed automatic transmission's manual mode and paddle shifters inspire quick, throttle - blipping shifts from the little engine behind you, the car will automatically upshift around 6,500 rpm and deny you downshifts if the engine is revving too high.

Because torque delivery is not interrupted during upshifts, DCTs can generally accelerate faster than manual transmissions.

This provided the sensation of being at the wheel of a really sporty car by providing positive longitudinal acceleration during upshifts, rather than the torque drop - off and subsequent re-acceleration that has characterised manual gearboxes.

Although, why doesn't the S tronic hold gears on the upshift in manual mode?

The Hyundai gets a short - throw, close - ratio six speed manual transmission with downshift rev - matching, and a sport exhaust system which allows for some over-run crackle during upshifts and downshifts.

On the downside, there was quite a bit of driveline shudder on upshifts, especially into the higher gears; also, the automatic climate control system seemed to deliver a similar blast of arctic air whether it was set at 67 or 75 degrees, requiring manual fan control to keep from freezing occupants.

While many sports car enthusiasts will be disappointed by the lack of an option for a manual transmission, the eight - speed automatic is extremely capable, upshifting and downshifting quickly and responsively.

Part of the reason is found in the Sport mode; as with similar buttons, it imbues the 300S with a sharper throttle response, delays the upshift points and allows manual shifting through the steering wheel - mounted paddles.

Remember to lift your foot off the throttle, as you would with a manual box, and upshifts are smooth.

I've seen many a car buyer opt for a DSG equipped Golf GTI over a manual purely for the noise it produces on upshifts; but what causes these burps — why do dual - clutch transmissions burp?

If sharper response times and delayed upshifts are required there is a sport mode and a manual gate.

Transmission: 7 - Speed Dual Clutch Automated Manual - inc: Seamless Shift Gearbox (SSG) w / Pre-Cog rocker gearshift controls, Using the Active Dynamics Panel situated in the center console of the 12C's cockpit, the characteristics of the SSG transmission can be switched through three different settings: Normal, Sport and Track modes, Each provide a progressive immediacy of gear shift, operated through finger - tip controls mounted on a rocker behind the 12C steering wheel: upshift by either pulling w / the right hand or pushing w / the left, and vice versa to downshift, «Automatic» mode, «Launch Control» and «Winter» modes can also be selected on the Active Dynamics Panel, the latter changing all electronic functions to suit low grip conditions and delivering maximum driver aid and support

In Manual mode, the Q3 will hold gears till 7000 RPM (in lower gears) before upshifting.

That six - speed manual gearbox is the only option available for the Nismo Z — as it should be — which features the Z's SynchroRev Match blip and hold on downshifts and upshifts.

The standard six - speed dual - clutch transmission works well enough, but to get full manual control — without auto upshifts — you have to be in the sportiest of the three engine - management settings, and moving up from Normal through Sport to Race means you lose the stability control safety net completely.

When terrorizing city streets, we preferred to use the manual shift option, choosing to upshift around 4,000 rpm, a more comfortable place between drive and sport.

That's due to the manual shift mode's habit of automatically upshifting just as we reached for the shift lever, causing us to end up a gear higher than expected.

The Corolla S console shifter also offers a manual gate (M - position) that also allows drivers to make brisk upshifts or downshifts using the shift lever.

A 3.55 final drive [for the manual transmission] would fix [the need to upshift to fourth].»

The GS300 has an upshift and downshift button that gives you some manual control and a sportier feel.

The Sport mode, in which shifts occur at higher engine speeds, is engaged by moving the lever leftward from D; the Manual mode is engaged when the driver manually chooses a gear by tipping the lever (or shift paddles) forward (for downshifts) or rearward (for upshifts).

In manual mode, upshifts occurr at 3750rpm, while in either normal or Sport mode the auto changed up at 3250rpm.

If the DSG lever is switched to the manual shift gate, the transmission no longer upshifts automatically.