Sentences with phrase «ninth gear»

Again, this is likely to be a tuning issue; the transmission is set up to deliver solid fuel economy and is happy to pull along in ninth gear on the freeway at very low rpm, but in turn it is reluctant to downshift when called on to pass slower traffic or make quicker progress up a hill.

But if you're in ninth gear on the freeway, and want immediate acceleration, you might have to click the paddles three times, because the top three gears are overdrives for better mileage.

On a speed - restricted motorway, Comfort will at its earliest convenience select ninth gear, which equals a leisurely 3,500 rpm at 100 mph.

LÜBECK, Germany — On a Friday morning in light traffic, the round white sign with four diagonal black stripes welcomes us to an unlimited section of the A1 autobahn, so we paddle the 2017 Mercedes - Benz E400 4MATIC Wagon from ninth gear to sixth and floor it.

The central display in the center dial instrument reliably informs the driver which gear is engaged, and which transmission mode is active (e.g. «D9 E» = ninth gear, ECO mode).

But it wasn't just the superfluous ninth gear that was a bugbear.

At the typical open - road speed limit (100km / h) the transmission won't even drop into ninth gear.

I never saw ninth gear in either the C300 or C43, even though I had some highway driving in both cars.

Thanks to the tall ninth gear, the engine is spinning well below 2,000 rpm even when the speedometer hits the 100kmph mark.

To give you an example of what they mean, the E 350 BlueTec can hit 120km / h in ninth gear even if the engine speed is only 1,350 rpm.

The transmission, meanwhile, is a nine - speed dual - clutch gearbox with ratios spread out for «optimal gear selection in all driving conditions,» with second to eight matched to make the most of the power unit's power band and the final ninth gear optimised for fuel efficiency.

The factory 10 - speed transmission was also used and the 217 MPH speed was achieved in ninth gear.

The new automatic 9 - speed gearbox of the Mercedes shifts smoothly and is very flexible thanks to a wide range reduction ratio between the first and the ninth gear.

Ford doesn't feel the extra cost and weight of a ninth gear is worth it in its new automatic transmission.

However, ninth gear isn't compatible with speeds under 125km / h, and for that reason isn't as relevant as what it could be here.

A nine - speed, dual - clutch transmission sends power to the rear wheels, with the ninth gear optimized only for highway cruising.

In such circumstances, you can achieve a fuel consumption around 8 l / 100 km, also supported by the extraordinary flexibility of the new automatic gearbox that allows driving in the ninth gear at 90 km / h with just 1,200 rpm.

It does shine the most in Sport and Comfort, especially at motorway speeds where its ninth gear ratio of 0.60:1 and 3.07:1 final drive do wonders for the GLC's cruising ability.

It is more efficient also, as it features a longer ratio and, at 130 km / h in the ninth gear, the engine purrs at just 1,500 rpm.

The full manual control means that you can cruise at a steady 130kmph at just 1800rpm in ninth gear.

Mercedes promises a better efficiency for the new gearbox because a broad ratio spread of 9.15 between the first and the ninth gear.