Sentences with phrase «of sending the power to the wheels»

Usually, a manual transmission does a more efficient job of sending the power to the wheels.

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Its torque vectoring technology sends power to the wheel that can make the best use of it.

Under the hood is a new Mopar 426 crate engine tuned to make 515 hp and 490 lb - ft of torque is paired to a six - speed manual transmission that sends power to the rear wheels.

A nine - speed automatic transmission sends power to 4Matic all - wheel drive, shuttling the E43 to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds and on to a limited top speed of 155 mph.

With an eight - speed automatic transmission sending power to all four wheels, Audi says the RS 7 will hit 60 mph in 3.7 seconds before continuing to a top speed of 174 mph.

Combined, the two power sources develop 375bhp and up to 516 lb ft of system torque in full kickdown mode, all sent through a 4Motion all - wheel drive setup.

Under normal circumstances, the car sends 90 percent of its power to the rear wheels, but it can shuttle up to 50 percent to the front if it senses slip.

The Q50's fast - acting AWD system defaults to 100 percent rear - wheel drive when the road is dry, but it will send as much as 50 percent of available power to the front wheels when its sensor array detects any loss of traction at the rear.

The next M5 is also expected to be the first all - wheel - drive sedan for BMW's performance division, but the system will likely be modified similar to its key rival, the Mercedes - AMG E63 S, which has a drift mode and can send all of its power exclusively to the rear wheels when the right mode is selected.

With power sent through a nine - speed automatic transmission to Land Rover's four - wheel - drive system, the convertible can reach 60 mph in 7.8 seconds and continues to a top speed of 112 mph.

Technical details are sparse, but we expect the same powertrain as the U.S. variant of the normal fixed - roof Range Rover Evoque, which is motivated by a 2.0 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder, sending power to all - four wheels through a nine - speed automatic transmission.

Instead, Chrysler's trusty 3.6 - liter Pentastar V - 6 effortlessly makes as much power as the V - 8s of 20 years ago, sending 305 hp and 268 lb - ft of torque to the coupe's rear wheels.

Powered by a twin - turbocharged 3.6 - liter flat - six, 544 hp and 443 lb - ft of torque were sent to the rear wheels through a six - speed manual transmission.

It rides on 20 - inch wheels, packs a 4.4 - liter V - 8 good for 530 hp and 553 lb - ft of torque, sends its power to all four wheels via a ZF eight - speed automatic, and offers an electronically controlled differential, rear steering, and continuously variable dampers.

Power comes from the stock 3.7 - liter V - 6 mill, which sends 320 horsepower and 270 pound - feet of torque through a six - speed manual transmission to the rear wheels.

The Haldex system is an active one, so it consistently sends power to the rear wheels instead of reactively when traction is lost.

Power is routed to all four wheels via a ZF - sourced eight - speed dual - clutch automatic, which can send up to 38 % of torque to the front wheels in normal or comfort mode — or just 17 % in sport mode.

When you want to play, the long, column - mounted shift paddles take full command of the 8 - speed automatic transmission that sends power through a lively, rear - biased all - wheel - drive system.

Drive is still sent to all four wheels via a seven - speed S tronic dual - clutch transmission, though the latest setup can now send up to 100 per cent of the car's power to the rear wheels alone, in certain situations, with a torque vectoring effect through the multi-plate clutch on the rear axle to also divert power to the wheels with the greatest grip.

And despite the four - wheel drive system being technically capable of sending all torque to the rear axle, you'll never actually feel it do so when powering away from a bend.

Both are mated to a six - speed automatic, sending power to all four of its respective crossovers» wheels when needed.

Every GTC4 comes with Ferrari's seven - speed dual - clutch automatic, though in the Lusso T it sends power to just the rear wheels instead of all four.

The engine is mated to a 9 - speed automatic transmission new to the 2019 Envision that sends power to all four wheels via a variant of the twin - clutch all - wheel - drive system found in the Buick Regal GS and TourX.

On four - wheel - drive vehicles, the transfer case contains gears that connect a second drive shaft to send power to all four wheels instead of just the front or rear ones.

Although the 2018 Tiguan has a new 2.0 - liter turbo - four, codename EA888, under its hood, it actually makes less power (but more torque) than the outgoing engine, with 184 hp and 221 lb - ft of torque sent to the wheels via an eight - speed automatic.

In Sport mode, Kia's all - wheel - drive system sends up to 80 percent of available power to the rear wheels.

Power still comes from the 4.0 - liter naturally aspirated flat - six, spinning out an incredible 500 hp and 339 lb - ft of torque sent to the rear wheels through a six - speed manual transmission.

The hand - assembled engine, this one made and signed by Nobumitsu Gozu, one of four engine builders who hand - make the GT - R's twin - turbo power plant, is mated to a dual - clutch six - speed automatic transmission that sends power to all four wheels, with a bias toward the rear.

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.

The 600 hp and 664 lb - ft produced by the Bentayga's W - 12, which is sent to all four of its wheels via an eight - speed automatic, is a commanding level of power.

That engine is again mated to a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission, which in turn sends its power to all four wheels by way of a 4Matic all - wheel drive system, which can send up to half the engine's output to the rear wheels.

For now, the new IS300 AWD joins the lineup for those who need power sent to all four wheels without stepping up to the cost or power of the IS350.

Two electro - hydraulically operated clutch packs decide how to best send power to the rear wheels, each independent of the other, allowing for full torque vectoring.

A seven - speed twin - clutch automatic handles distribution duty, sending the necessary amount of power to each wheel with the aid of Porsche's optional torque vectoring system, which helps the crossover rotate through turns.

The power train is group of parts that sends power from the engine to the rear wheels.

Unlike the current SH - AWD system, which would send power to the front wheels by way of a driveshaft and a mechanical differential, the NSX's front wheels will instead be powered by a pair of electric motors.

Power is sent to all four wheels, and we wouldn't be surprised if two of those wheels were turned exclusively by the electric motor.

It also changes the all - wheel - drive system's default torque split to send 30 percent of the power to the front.

Following the controversial front - wheel - drive Elan and the problem - child Esprit, Lotus got off on the right foot simply by sending power to the correct set of wheels and starting with new hardware.

The front open diff can send up to 70 percent of its power to the rear, where every last bit can be distributed to either rear wheel.

Kia only offers the 2017 Cadenza with one powertrain, a 3.3 - liter V - 6 good for 290 hp and 253 lb - ft of torque mated to an eight - speed automatic, with power sent exclusively to the front wheels.

The 4WD system sends power to each of the four wheels while ARB lockers lock the front or rear axle to force each tire to spin at the same rate of speed.

Power is sent directly to the rear wheels of the hefty brute, the front - mounted engine meaning the Challenger stays true to traditional muscle car philosophy.

Dodge says the Durango SRT's eight - speed automatic, which distributes power to all four wheels via a standard all - wheel drive system that can send up to 70 percent of torque to the rear wheels, has been specifically calibrated for the vehicle.

Power goes to all four wheels with 60 per cent of the engine's torque being sent to the rear pair.

It drifts like a rear - wheel - drive car that's impossible to spin: sudden applications of throttle send the power directly to the rear, helping rotate the car.

The company quotes a power output of «around 210bhp», and Toyota has chosen to send that power to the front wheels (there's no WRC - style all - wheel drive, sadly) through a six - speed manual transmission.

With power sent to all four wheels by way of an eight - speed automatic transmission, the 2017 BMW Alpina B7 xDrive powers to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and keeps on pulling until it reaches 193 mph.

Power is reportedly boosted by 20 horsepower to give the Golf GTI Clubsport Lightweight a total of 296 horsepower, which is still sent to car's front wheels.

An eight - speed automatic sends power to the rear wheels, but Hyundai's engineers have done away with a traditional shifter — gear selection is done via a set of paddle shifters.