Sentences with phrase «new dual clutch gearbox»

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The dual - clutch gearbox has a shorter final drive, new software and promises quicker shifts and most importantly, better response to inputs from the paddles — an area where the SLS has always frustrated.

Where the old unit made its 384 lb ft at 6100rpm, the new one had 501 lb ft all the way from 1500 to 5750rpm, delivered in near - seamless fashion thanks to a dual - clutch gearbox in place of the previous automated single - clutch manual.

At the centre of the new GT lies a carbon fibre tub with pushrod suspension front and rear, plus a seven speed dual clutch gearbox that's integrated within the rear suspension.

Paired with 6 - speed manual or 7 - speed PDK dual - clutch gearboxes, the new 718 for the first time shares its outputs with the Boxster.

Quite apart from its V12 engine and seven - speed dual clutch gearbox (which has shorter, closer stacked ratios than the F12, with 30 per cent faster upshift times and 40 per cent quicker downshifts) there is a wealth of new electronic wizardry employed to help it bend the space / time continuum.

While all the new dual - clutch gearboxes slur their shifts together in an endless flow of silky smoothness, the Lambo changes gears hard enough to trigger the traction control system.

As on other second - generation Panamera models revealed to date, drive is channeled through a new 8 - speed dual - clutch gearbox and multi-plate clutch AWD system.

Pagani has paired their upgraded engine to a new X-Trac developed 7 - speed automated manual gearbox, improving refinement and response, while still undercutting an equivalent dual clutch gearbox in weight by as much as forty percent.

Both engines are paired to Audi's seven - speed dual - clutch S tronic gearbox, sending power to a revised quattro all - wheel - drive system.The new system can send 100 percent of the power to the front or the rear wheels if need be, although the default function is a rear - wheel - drive mode.

Most importantly, the video mentions the R8's new gearbox, a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic that we recently sampled and fount to be «one brilliantly versatile box, silky when you want it, but ever ready to blip the throttle, hook up four fat tires, and fly through gears like a Vegas sharpie flipping aces.»

When the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 hits showrooms later this year, it'll be the automaker's first car to get the new ten - speed automatic, a transmission Chevy claims is so dialed in that it shifts faster than Porsche's outstanding PDK dual - clutch gearbox.

However, automatic transmissions will be slowly displaced by new forms of transmission such as dual clutch gearbox or CVT.

As for the Golf R, the top of the line Golf receives a new 7 - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox for those that choose it, revised front and rear styling, a version of Audi's Virtual Cockpit, and does away with trim levels for a single available car that comes with DCC and Navigation.

Engine and gearbox > The T in the name denotes the presence of an all - new 3.9 - litre twin - turbocharged V8, matched exclusively to a dual - clutch gearbox.

Connected exclusively to a mostly smooth 7 - speed S - tronic dual - clutch gearbox, the Q5 incorporates the brands new quattro Ultra all - wheel drive system with the intention of reducing fuel consumption.

The new Beetle Dune, however, is virtually identical to a stock Beetle R - Line, down to the 210 - horsepower, turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder and six - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox.

Considering that Porsche developed a whole new 8 - speed dual - clutch — or in Porsche terminology, PDK — for the new Panamera, you'd expect the mechanically similar Cayenne to use the same gearbox.

I'm sure the S5 will be a more desirable car once it gets the supercharged 3.0 - liter V - 6 from the new S4 as well as the new 7 - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox, which should offer the same performance but better fuel economy.

Unlike the Twingo, and unlike the old automated manual that left you in the lurch between shifts, the new Brabus uses a six - speed dual - clutch gearbox.

Pairing it with the new dual - clutch gearbox may help wring out the last tenth of the engine's performance — there's even a launch - control mode — but it's not as involving as a true manual.

But, the 245, because it has a chunk of extra torque, has VW's newer seven - speed wet - and dual - clutch gearbox.

The Huracan switches to a new seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox, and another three - letter acronym joins the lexicon of such systems — Lamborghini Doppio Frizione or LDF.

The engine is hooked up to the road via a brand new seven - speed «LDF» dual clutch transmission — a first for such a gearbox in a Lambo.

Ferrari's new four - seat sports car, the FF, is powered by a V - 12 that develops 651 hp at 8200 rpm, delivered through the four wheels by a seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox with a separate two - speed gearbox for the front axle.

Anyway, you can be sure to see the 2.0 TDI in different power versions including the new bi-turbo diesel launched on Passat coupled to a six speed manual transmission or a seven speed DSG dual - clutch gearbox.

All Panameras get the company's new eight - speed PDK dual - clutch automatic gearbox, which is a rapid shifter when you're going at it hammer and tong, but is not quite as smooth as a ZF epicyclic around town.

As well as being the first model to adopt the new turbocharged engine, the Carrera S also benefits from changes made to its optional PDK seven - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox.

Gearbox choices with the gasoline model are likely to include a conventional six - speed manual and new seven - speed dual - clutch automatic.

This V10 Plus with the new dual - clutch gearbox is way more civil than the last model.

That all goes through a new eight - speed PDK dual clutch gearbox, which is just as good as, or better than, the benchmark ZF eight - speed automatic.

The T - GDI petrol engine will be available with a new 7 - speed dual clutch transmission from Hyundai, whilst other models will make do with either a 6 - speed manual or conventional 6 - speed automatic gearbox.

The Continental GT is currently only available with a new 6.0 W12 engine that's a further development of the unit launched in the Bentayga, and an eight - speed automated dual - clutch gearbox.

According to Car and Driver, the new TT RS will carry the S tronic seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox — the same one that can be found in the Audi RS3 Sportback.

MINI introduced a dual - clutch DCT seven - speed automatic gearbox to replace the older six - speed automatic, and the new gearbox is more in keeping with the MINI's sporty nature, providing smooth yet rapid gear changes — it's just a shame there are no shift paddles behind the steering wheel.

Bentley «s new V8 powered variant of the Continental GT may get an Audi derived dual clutch gearbox.

ROAD TEST EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: My first experience with the new Boxster came in models equipped with the ZF dual - clutch sequential manual gearbox, which for the record is the best it's ever been, with insane shift response and seamless operation.

Alfa Romeo's Giulietta and MiTo hatchbacks will get an all - new, in house dual clutch gearbox, known as the TCT, which will be unveiled at this month's Paris Auto Show.

Kia facelifts its Cee'd and drops its six - speed torque converter in favour of a new seven - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox in the process.

There also is a new optional gearbox, the seven - speed PDK dual - clutch unit.

The new K3 (this will be their denomination in Korea) applies the family grille and share its platform with the like wisely new Hyundai i30 and will be available with a new generous range of GDi and CRDi diesel engines connected to both manual and automatic six speed gearboxes (maybe are also available with a dual clutch six speed automatic gearbox).

A new seven - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox (DSG) replaces the existing six - speed offering.

The new automated manual transmission employs dual clutches to realize power transmission efficiencies on a par with a normal manual gearbox while also allowing slick and swift shifting while returning lower fuel consumption due to its high - efficiency power transmission mechanism.

Curb weight will be another concern, both because of the added hybrid equipment, and because the new Focus RS is expected to debut a new dual - clutch automatic gearbox.

All - new platform 3.0 - liter Turbocharged V6 4 - cylinder engine option later 7 - speed dual clutch gearbox Slinging the all - new 2019 Audi A6 around the...

Familiar from the Kia Sportage, it is the most powerful of the four cee'd engines, with 133bhp and 164Nm of torque, and is the only cee'd available with the new dual - clutch gearbox developed in - house by Kia.

Best of all, you can forget the old SMG, as the M - DCT is a transformation: it's the best dual - clutch gearbox in my experience (though I've not driven the new 911, and the VW Group's new seven - speeder runs it close).

The Bentley Continental GT First Edition comes with the same 6.0 litre TSI W12 delivering 626bhp and 664lb / ft of torque, new eight - speed dual - clutch gearbox and 4WD as the regular Continental, but Bentley has thrown a chunk of their optional toys in to the mix.

The new Golf R will have an AWD layout — unlike the Golf GTI — that can be mated with either a six - speed manual gearbox or a six - speed dual clutch automatic.

The real transformation in this car versus its predecessor is the new gearbox, a seven - speed dual - clutch unit that always delivers quick, crisp shifts in either manual or automatic modes.

The Turbo Ultimate comes standard with a six - speed manual gearbox, but this tester was equipped with the optional seven - speed dual clutch automatic, which is the most efficient version of the new Veloster with EPA - rated fuel economy estimates of 28 mpg in the city and 34 mpg on the highway **.