Sentences with phrase «manual with paddle shifters»

And if you can't operate a manual gearbox, the GT Sport offers a 7 - speed dual - clutch automated manual with paddle shifters, which is more entertaining than the standard GT's 6 - speed automatic.

It makes 72 hp and 93 Nm of torque, and can be had with either a five - speed manual gearbox or a BMP5 automated manual with paddle shifters.

Drivers can leave the gearbox in full auto mode, or go manual with paddle shifters mounted behind the flat - bottom steering wheel.

«For one thing, it «s simply easier for drivers to let an automatic or an automated manual with paddle shifters do the work for them.»

New seven - speed ISR clutchless manual with paddle shifter, and three dynamic modes, from Strada, through Sport to Corsa.

Not exact matches

Why no other manufacturer has done it is beyond me, for it fuses the effortless control and excitement of a paddle - shift gearbox with the greater engagement of a manual.

Other exclusive SR features are a rear lip spoiler, unique interior trim, foglamps, 10 - way power driver's seat, dark chrome headlamps, and a CVT manual mode with paddle shifters.

The engine will be mated to either a six - speed manual or six - speed automatic with paddle shifters and a limited - slip differential will help put the power down to the rear wheels.

Standard Equipment: 3.7 - liter V - 6 engine 7 - speed automatic transmission with manual shift mode Power sliding / tinted glass moonroof Bi-Xenon HID headlamps 18 - inch aluminum wheels Power windows / locks / mirrors Heated mirrors Rain - sensing wipers Leather - appointed seats Power tilt / telescoping steering wheel 7 - inch color display XM satellite radio AM / FM audio system with 6 - speakers Single CD player USB / iPod adaptors Rearview camera Bluetooth connectivity Dual - zone automatic climate control 4 - wheel disc brakes with ABS Electronic brake force distribution Vehicle dynamic control Traction control system Tire pressure monitoring system Options on this vehicle: Sport package — $ 3650 20 - inch aluminum wheels Sport front fascia Sport suspension 4 - wheel active steer Sport brakes Paddle shifters Sport seats, steering wheel and shift knob Premium package — $ 3350 Infiniti hard drive navigation system 8 - inch color touch - screen display XM traffic / weather / sports Zagat Survey, restaurant reviews Infiniti voice recognition Bose 10 - speaker premium audio Streaming audio via Bluetooth 9.3 GB music box Climate controlled seats Heated steering wheel Technology package — $ 3000 Eco pedal Intelligent cruise control Blind - spot warning Blind - spot intervention Lane departure warning Land departure prevention Distance control assist Intelligent brake assist Forward collision warning Front pre-crash seatbelts Active trace control Adaptive front lighting system Sport touring package — $ 2000 Bose digital 16 - speaker premium audio Forest air system Power rear sunshade Illuminated kick plates — $ 350 Trunk mat, trunk net, first aid kit — $ 195 Key options not on vehicle: Deluxe touring package — $ 3800 Sport touring package plus: Semi-aniline leather seating Quilted seat pattern stitching White ash silver - powdered wood trim Suede - like headliner Premium soft - touch interior materials Rear decklid spoiler — $ 440

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 sporty five - door 2015 Kia Forte 5 - Door is powered by Kia's intercooled and turbocharged 201 - horsepower, 1.6 - liter engine mated to a choice of six - speed manual or automatic transmission with paddle shifter, and offers fuel economy of 25 mpg city, 33 mpg highway, 28.8 mpg combined.

The double - clutch transmission can be clunky at times but shifts quickly, with manual paddle - shifting giving smoother progress.

Thanks to the short ratios allowed by the high cog count and shifts that are as quick and crisp as some dual - clutch rivals», at least in manual mode with paddles at the ready and a supercharged V - 8 willing to rev all the way to 7,000 rpm, you can always be in the powerband, never losing ground for a millisecond.

Both an eight - speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters and a traditional six - speed manual are offered.

My opinions haven't changed much from the last time I drove a CR - Z, other than the fact that this particular test car is equipped with a CVT with shift paddles rather than a manual transmission.

I still pine for that glorious old naturally aspirated V - 12, and I hope they find a bit more top - end energy for the BC, I'd still have a six - speed manual over the paddle shift any day of the week, and I think the car needs a bit more front - end grip and some interior tweaks (primarily some clear shift lights to help connect with the bruising engine, which sounds similar from 3,000 right up to over 6,000 rpm).

The trunk is tiny, despite the absence of even a space - saver spare, but our main quarrel is with the six - speed manual transmission that harnesses electrohydraulic technology to change gears in the paddle - shift and automatic modes.

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.

Until recently, the single - clutch automated manual was preferred to the dual - clutch design for high - performance cars because it shifted quicker and coped with greater torque loads, plus it offered the same manual gear selection with shift paddles and the same mode for automatic shifting.

Only one car here — the M3 — is available with a manual transmission, and both cars we've brought to the track use automatics with seven forward gears and paddle shifters on the steering wheel.

It can be paired with a six - speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters or a seven - speed manual gearbox.

Shift paddles flank the steering wheel with either transmission, but with the manual they control the transmission's electronic rev - matching function, with the prominent center - display gear indicator changing from white to yellow to indicate the system's activation.

Using the same 200 - hp flat - four engine, the car can be mated to a six - speed manual or automatic transmission, the automaker says, and the latter with paddle shifters.

Arming the GTS with Mitsubishi's six - speed CVT transmission with paddle shifters instead of the standard five - speed manual adds a $ 1000 premium.

In the iM, the four - cylinder comes standard with a six - speed manual transmission and offers an optional CVT with paddle shifters that mimic seven gear ratios in Sport mode.

New standard features include a sport steering wheel with shift paddles, a new gear selector with a manual - shift mode, a backup camera and a 7 - inch touchscreen multimedia system.

The Boxer engine is mated to a six - speed manual transmission or a continuously variable transmission (CVT) with paddle shifters and a seven - speed manual mode.

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.

A CVT with shift paddles is now available, but the transmission you want is the new six - speed manual — a gear - changing jewel that embarrasses the gearboxes in cars costing three times as much.

The engine has a little bit of a shrill metallic note, but it's a strong engine, and it works well with the six - speed automatic with manual control; the magnesium shift paddles mounted to the steering column are very nice.

Buyers choose a six - speed manual or a seven - speed automatic with shift paddles.

But the Porsche doesn't excel against the stopwatch with the seven - speed manual, which simply is not as slick and quick as its rivals» paddle - shifted transmissions — or its own optional PDK dual - clutch automatic, for that matter.

A six - speed automatic is the only transmission offered with M - tuned Drive, Sport and Manual modes, the latter of which is activated with the console shifter or aluminum steering - wheel paddles.

It would be surprising if this extended to the fitment of a manual transmission; in fact it's no surprise to find the SLS has the latest AMG interpretation of the Mercedes 7G - tronic automatic (with paddle - shifters behind the steering wheel).

Most insiders expected the QV to launch stateside with a six - speed manual transmission, while an 8 - speed paddle - shift automatic would be available in Europe.

Meanwhile, the usual seven - speed automatic transmission from AMG can be set to C (controlled efficiency, or Eco mode, with engine start - stop function); S (sport); or M (manual shifting via paddles).

A six - speed manual comes standard, but a six - speed automatic with paddle shifters is available as a $ 15,000 option.

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.

A six - speed manual gearbox is standard with an optional paddle - shift auto, and the company promises a «beautiful growling sound» from its «Record Monza» exhaust system.

This is the only engine that can be mated with the six - speed automatic (the 125 and 140 models both use the six - speed manual) and while there's nothing intrinsically wrong with the auto its shift speeds aren't the fastest (although they are smooth) and the steering - wheel mounted paddles are so small that you can struggle to find them.

However, the decision to ditch a manual gearbox in favour of what Abarth calls a «Competizione» semi-auto transmission with paddle - shift is almost as dubious, though not nearly as funny, as the PR blurb's description of the 595 50th Anniversary as «the world's smallest supercar».

Whereas the outgoing model was paddle - shift only, this new version is only offered with a six - speed manual gearbox.

Even with a widened and lengthened version of SGP, the Ascent design has not been «protected» to accommodate an H - 6 engine — just the H - 4, in this case a 2.4 - liter turbo one rated at 260 horsepower and 277 pound - feet, and of course hooked up to a Lineartronic CVT with Hill Descent Control and selectable eight - speed manual shift mode (with paddle shifters) feeding the standard Symmetrical All - Wheel - Drive.

The Volkswagen Golf24 boasts a 2.5 - litre five - cylinder turbocharged engine with 434bhp and 398 lb ft, sent to all four wheels via a six - speed manual gearbox with paddle shifters.

The SHO comes with paddle shifters, and while they're no substitute for a true manual transmission (which isn't available on the SHO), they did make the engine / transmission even more enjoyable.

EPA - estimated MPG city / highway: Camaro LT with 2.0 L 4 - cylinder engine and 8 - speed paddle - shift automatic transmission 22/31; Camaro LT with 2.0 L 4 - cylinder engine and 6 - speed manual transmission 20/30.

The car had two transmission choices: a 6 - speed manual transmission and a 6 - speed automatic with paddle shifters.

The Easytronic can be driven in «manual mode» simply by using the paddle shifter selector to change gears if the driver wishes to do so, or alternatively it can be driven in exactly the same way as a fully conventional automatic — however, many Easytronic owners have complained that gear shifts in «automatic mode» are jerky; a common complaint with semi-autos based on a conventional manual gearbox.

With DMS, you can increase fuel efficiency in Eco Mode, use the paddle shifters in Manual Mode, or get a performance boost in Sport Mode.

Camaro SS with 6.2 L V8 engine and 8 - speed paddle - shift automatic transmission 17/27; Camaro SS with 6.2 L V8 engine and 6 - speed manual transmission 16/25.