Sentences with phrase «means smooth gear changes»

The default is C, for Controlled Efficiency, which means smooth gear changes and early upshifts, designed to eke out the least embarrassing EPA numbers possible.

Not exact matches

They're a cheap - to - produce and simple means of achieving automatic shifting, and the shift action they produce can be very smooth (i.e. no «lurching» during gear changes).

Whilst it's by no means a dreadful transmission, we would have preferred the CX - 9's auto to be a bit smoother and responsive when changing gear — though the latter category can at least be improved by engaging the «Mazda Sport Mode» feature, which speeds up the gear changes and makes the transmission less susceptible to holding onto one gear for a longer period of time.