Sentences with phrase «of a manual transmission for»

This is Volkswagen's smaller performance hatch offering, the Polo GTI; freshly revised for 2015 and priced to please from under $ 27,500 — $ 500 less than before thanks to the availability of a manual transmission for the first time (well, in the current fifth iteration at least).

Arriving in showrooms starting tomorrow, the Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe aim to retain their position as members of the best - selling compact car nameplate in America with the expanded application of manual transmissions for the 2017 model year.

Oct 3, 2016 — Arriving in showrooms starting tomorrow, the Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe aim to retain their position as members of the best - selling compact car nameplate in America with the expanded application of manual transmissions for the 2017 model year.

Not exact matches

Here we have known methods of life on this planet that we have studied and observed to come to an evolutionary conclusion for part of the origins of life (the manual transmission) and then you have your theory of a prime mover, a universal creator (the flux capacitor if you will), which can not be tested, can not be seen, can not be heard, can not be felt by any known testing methods and yet you want to say «Hey, why havn't you learned to drive the flux capacitor transmission yet?

Some people might take issue with the fact that the game includes no options for manual transmission or any kind of damage effects that hinder your ability to drive the car the more you wreck.

There's virtually no hope for a manual transmission, but you can expect a more aggressively tuned version of the Ghibli's excellent eight - speed automatic.

And manual transmission aside, it seems that even for an automatic, it would be preferable to go into neutral and use the brakes to minimize the risk of losing traction.

In Versa S models, the engine is mated to either a five - speed manual that returns fuel economy of 27/36 mpg (city / highway), or a four - speed automatic transmission good for 26/35 mpg.

The 2016 Mazda3 lineup now starts with the i Sport trim, which gains a standard backup camera and drops $ 600 in price, to a cost of $ 18,665 for the manual sedan and $ 19,365 for the manual hatchback (adding an automatic transmission costs $ 1,050 extra).

The ratios of the 5 - speed manual transmission's lower gears are relatively tall, making for a leisurely launch.

New for 2013 A manual transmission is newly available for the Focus» top - of - the - line Titanium trim level and the high - performance turbocharged Focus ST hatchback joins the lineup.

Power is routed to the rear wheels through either a seven - speed manual transmission or an eight - speed automatic, allowing for a 0 - 60 sprint of under three seconds, and a top speed right around 210 mph.

There's only one engine for the Golf SportWagen, but it's a good one: a 170 - horsepower, turbocharged 1.8 - liter four - cylinder TSI that makes 184 lb - ft of torque when tied to a manual transmission and 199 pounds - feet with the automatic.

The most basic trim level is the 1.6 S MT (for manual transmission), which carries a base price of $ 11,750; this is the only model available with a stick shift, and no options besides paint color are offered.

The manual transmission is now a seven - speed — top gear is past sixth, a dogleg move to the right — and the awkward thumb switches for the PDK dual - clutch automatic are being dropped in favor of more intuitive paddle shifters.

The Value Edition comes only with a 1.8 - liter four - cylinder engine and a six - speed automatic transmission, while the SE can also be had with a six - speed manual transmission for a base price of $ 18,075 with destination.

Hyundai says that 35 percent of Veloster buyers pick the Turbo model rather than the standard 138 - hp hatchback, and that a full 25 percent of shoppers opt for a manual transmission.

The redesigned Cruze has been a long time coming — the U.S. model first was shown back in June 2015 — but it's on sale now and has a starting price of $ 17,495 (including an $ 875 destination charge) for a base L trim level with a manual transmission.

A few laps of Jerez circuit in the manual version revealed that this slick and short throw transmission is the one to go for.

The tight manual transmission makes for a thoroughly satisfying drive, even in the worst of Los Angeles traffic.

Lamborghini deliberately chose a seven - speed automated manual over a dual - clutch automatic transmission for the sharper, racier feel of the torque drop - off during shifts.

It can be difficult to make a virtue out of cheapness in any segment of the car market these days, yet the 2016 Scion iM makes its case convincingly at a base price of $ 19,255 for the manual transmission model and $ 19,995 for the automatic.

The fuel economy gains for the Skyactiv engine do not stem one major new technology but instead are due to a host of smaller changes to both the engine and the transmissions (a six - speed automatic and a six - speed manual).

«Initially, I was hesitant about ours arriving with a DSG, but for use around a congested city like LA, it makes a whole lot more sense than a manual,» said Golden of the transmission choice, before raving that «VW's DSG is predictably wonderful.

There's a big change in store for the 2014 BMW M6: coupe, convertible, and four - door coupe versions of the performance car will henceforth be offered with an optional six - speed manual transmission.

I am a fan of the manual gearbox, especially in situations where downshifting becomes necessary for passing, but I realize that the six - speed dual - clutch transmission probably comes into its own on the highway.

With the exception of discontinuing the manual transmission, VW wisely didn't mess with the gasoline powertrains or the ride and handling for 2016, though fuel costs for both engines have fallen.

Credit the low curb weight — around 2,330 pounds for manual transmission models — and an impressive (for a Miata) 148 lb - ft of torque.

This engine offers good gas mileage with either the standard five - speed manual or available four - speed automatic — 25/34 mpg city / highway, regardless of the transmission — but Kia also offers a $ 600 Fuel Economy Package for automatic EX models that boosts gas mileage to 27/36 mpg, thanks to enhancements like a five - speed automatic instead of a four - speed, plus low - rolling - resistance tires and aerodynamic improvements.

Add to that the superb seven - speed dual - clutch automatic, which could convince even the most diehard manual transmission advocates to trade their left pedal for a pair of paddles.

Good answer, also think about racing cars moving to «auto» transmissions - when they were manual the time for a gar change meant that the wheels were not getting power - even a 1 second gear change with 2000 gear changes a race meant 2000 seconds of no power - these CVT etc avoid this...

If you were wishing for an optional PDK seven - speed dual - clutch transmission, you'll probably be out of luck because a six - speed manual will likely remain the only gearbox on offer.

Power is handled by the aforementioned six - speed manual transmission, allowing for a 0 - 60 time of around 4.1 seconds.

The BMW M235i, meanwhile, has a 3.0 - liter turbocharged inline - six engine rated for 322 hp and 332 lb - ft of torque, enough to send it to 60 mph in 5.0 seconds with the six - speed manual transmission or 4.8 seconds with the eight - speed automatic's Launch Control function.

I recently bought an automatic transmission 2012 Mazda 3 after driving a manual for a number of years.

Our heroes will have plenty of performance at their disposal, as the Mini Cooper S is equipped with a 2.0 - liter turbocharged inline - four engine rated for 189 hp and 207 lb - ft of torque, enough to rocket the cars to 60 mph in 6.4 or 6.5 seconds, depending on whether buyers pick the six - speed automatic or manual transmission.

But as Floraday points out, «This might not be much of an issue to people who actually buy Mazda3s, since we all know the market share for manual transmissions is getting smaller every year.»

The 2.0 - liter TDI is one of a plethora of engines planned for the car — the U.S. market, however, likely would start out with only VW's ubiquitous 2.0 T gasoline engine (200 hp) and a manual or a dual - clutch automatic transmission, with a 1.4 - liter (140 - hp) option made available two years later.

When Mazda's highest - volume car went in for a redesign for the 2010 model year, it emerged with a more powerful engine (in the «s» models, at least), an additional gear for its manual and automatic transmissions, a plethora of new luxury features, and new styling led off by a front end that West Coast editor Jason Cammisa described as «an anime gremlin wearing an I've - been - naughty grin.»

The BRZ leads the industry in manual take rate 83 % of BRZ buyers opt for a manual transmission.

The Golf R features an uprated version of the GTI's 2.0 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder engine, good for 256 hp and 243 lb - ft of torque, and will only be available with a manual transmission when it comes to the states early next year.

At a difference of only 0.4 percent ($ 65) is the 2011 Scion xD — prices rise to $ 15,830 for the manual transmission and $ 16,630 for the automatic, with $ 720 destination included.

Plans to make a manual transmission available for the rest of the Ferrari model line were almost immediately scuttled.

For 2009, it gets variable cam timing, a higher compression ratio, and two spark plugs per cylinder, boosting output to 372/376 hp and 401/410 lb - ft of torque (with the automatic / manual transmission).

This twist was routed to the rear wheels through a five - speed manual transmission, allowing for a 0 - 60 time of 4.7 seconds.

Mini didn't just add a bunch of weight to the old car, which tipped the scales at 3,208 pounds for a Countryman S with all - wheel drive and a manual transmission; a 2017 Cooper S Countryman with all - wheel drive and a manual is 3,629 pounds (compare more specs here).

Poking the glass button labeled «D» on the center console enables us to launch the V12 Vantage S. Slight pressure of the right foot makes the 565 - hp 5.9 - liter V - 12 vociferate testily until we touch the leather grip on the right - hand shift paddle, pulling forward for the second of seven ratios offered by the unusual, rear - mounted automated - manual transmission.

Of course, you can still control your shifts all the time with the seven - speed manual transmission, which has been upgraded for 2017 with a double - plate clutch for more precision and less effort.

During the coming year, Ford is trying to do something about this, as its nationwide tour of driving events for potential customers will include training exercises to teach people to drive with a manual transmission.

Kia recently announced pricing for its first - ever electric vehicle, the 2015 Kia Soul EV, and it starts at more than double the cost of the base Kia Soul with its 1.6 - liter gas engine and six - speed manual transmission.