Sentences with phrase «many gears the transmissions»

The transmission includes an «L» position that allows you to limit the range of gears the transmission will use, and steering - wheel paddle shifters let you select gears within the range.
The RS receives a slightly retuned suspension, more aggressively geared transmissions, and a raft of aesthetic changes.
Applied automatically at medium to high speeds, the engine uses a fixed - gear transmission that provides a mix of power and efficiency similar to that of a fifth or sixth gear in a car with a manual transmission.
Again, note which gear the transmission is in if the RPMs are getting higher than in another gear.
In an attempt to provide decent EPA fuel economy numbers (which no one seemed to care about — my, how times have changed), Ford geared the transmission comically high.
The motor and reduction gear transmission sit just behind, and still send power to the rear wheels through a new propshaft but original differential and final drive.
The braking force varies depending on the engine, and the gear the transmission is in.
The Golf Speed is either powered by a 2,0 - FSI - Aggregate FSI with 110 kW / 150 hp or the 2,0 TDI with 103 kW / 140 hp with 6 - gear transmission.
I love paddle shifters on sports cars with a geared transmission, but on a CVT - equipped low power car they are really window dressing.
Despite a horsepower equivalent of just 118 feeding a single - speed reduction gear transmission, it's peppy and responsive.
Although there are no alternative shifting maps like Sport or Economy, there is a Trailer mode, and you can shift manually or select the highest gear the transmission will shift into by using the steering - wheel mounted Electronic Range Select buttons.
While the sun gear spins, the planetary gears move around it, either around the ring gear or locked into it depending on the gear the transmission is in.
The instant torque from the electric motor, the single gear transmission, and regenerative braking create a very digital driving experience, and one that is both enjoyable and convenient.
Lexus uses a CVT transmission with the RX 450h, rather than the geared transmission of the gas - only trims.
While performance models and off - road vehicles will retain geared transmissions, mainstream cars will have CVTs.
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Ford still uses a geared transmission in the Escape, in the case of our tester, a six - speed.
Connected to it will be a six - speed manual, short - geared transmission.
A CVT has an advantage on engine operating points over a stepped gear transmission, Thunes said.
Complaints about the driver interface are minor, such as our desire to have a larger screen in the center stack and the ability to see what gear the transmission is in when it is in «D.» We'd also like to see power - folding mirrors, as the big Titan XD can be a bit challenging in tighter city parking spaces.
When you're accelerating assertively in Power mode, the CVT jumps the revs up so that the engine sounds loudly active, and sometimes it doesn't drop down the revs until after a geared transmission might have.
The unit produces 145 pound - feet of instant torque and is mated to a single - speed reduction - gear transmission.
I am not aware of ANY CVT of ANY design that has frictional and parasitic losses that are as low as that of a gear - to - gear transmission.
A single gear transmission is also used to transmit the power to the wheels.
This total package comes with 5 - inch touch screen media player and paddle shift gear transmission.
(The more gears a transmission has, the better it's able to keep the engine operating at a speed that's best for power or efficiency.)
Motor has plenty of power for everyday driving and 8 gear transmission shifts smoothly even when you get on it.
In 1st and 2nd gear the transmission uses a triple - cone synchronizer, resulting in comfortable operability and good shift feel.
Power is transferred to the front wheels through a single - speed reduction gear transmission, which provides smooth and seamless acceleration.
Only its base model now uses a conventional geared transmission.
Models with traditional geared transmissions include the new 2017 Ford Escape, which uses a six - speed automatic.
And there are many cars with seven -, eight -, and now even nine - gear transmissions.
It is available exclusively with a manual six - gear transmission, and has a variable rear spoiler like the 911 Carrera
The Electric motor has an estimated maximum output of 88 kW (120 horsepower) and 215 lb - ft (291 N · m) of torque through a single - speed reduction gear transmission.
A digital display in the tachometer face indicates which gear the transmission is in.
With an electric motor driving the front wheels through a single - gear transmission, the car glided forward quietly and smoothly.
Features an efficient, zero emissions electric engine and direct gear transmission.
The TSF series were identical to the last run of TR3As, so with a two - litre engine and non-synchronized 1st gear transmission.
The gasoline engine works in tandem with a two - motor, continuously variable planetary - gear transmission that uses one electric motor to provide traction power to the wheels and one motor to change the transmission's modes.
The average driver will not notice the difference between those CVTs and the typical step - gear transmission.
An all - wheel drive option was added as were higher - geared transmissions for better fuel economy.
The E-series (E, E 1, E II & EIII; «E» for economy) used higher geared transmissions and trip computers to increase gas mileage.
Drive a CVT in a daily driver for a while and geared transmissions will feel crude and jerky by comparison.
The CVT gets paddle shifters and offers a 10 - step geared transmission feel.
The engine is paired to a single speed, fixed reduction gear transmission.
When North American sales start in 2014, there will be two versions of the i3, both running an electric drivetrain similar to the 1 - series ActiveE's: A rear - mounted electric motor providing 168 hp and 184 lb - ft of torque to the rear wheels via a fixed gear transmission.
The were hints of CVT «ballooning» of the revs as we climbed some of San Francisco's steepest hills, but overall it made a decent impression of a geared transmission, which Nissan says is thanks to its D - Step Logic.
You'll also have the chance to take your new vehicles for a spin around a few new events that have one golden rule; you can only use manual gear transmission.

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Many hybrids, such as the Prius, use a continuous variable transmission (CVT) that serve up good fuel economy but can result in an buzzy disconnect when accelerating; they effectively have one gear, or an infinite number of gears, depending on how you look at it.
If you opt for the automatic transmission, the paddle shifters change gears in under 160 milliseconds.
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