Sentences with phrase «of upshifting»

If you want the excitement of upshifting and downshifting your vehicle in a high - class, luxury sports car, do not worry, the 2017 Mercedes - AMG GT can provide.

The S - Type R's 6 - speed ZF automatic transmission did a decent job of upshifting quickly, but seemed a little sluggish on the downshifts.

Sometimes it'll jump into the right gear when you need it to, and other times you'll push the pedal and it'll downshift, instead of upshifting.

When you shift yourself, the automatic holds gears to the rev limiter instead of upshifting for you, and downshifts as you decelerate.

As predicted, the strength of the V6 is its incredible pick up, regardless of revs, and so keen is it in a low gear that a pre-emptive tag of the upshift lever is required in manual mode if you're not to snag the limiter.

Under heavy power demands, Ford's 10 - speed automatic delivers a steady stream of upshifts to keep the F - 150 Power Stroke's engine speed shuttling between 2,500 and 3,500 rpm.

The gearshift has short, narrow positive throws and we were warned that it's easy to hit a downshift instead of an upshift.

Long holds of the upshift paddle also allows return to automatic mode.

Not exact matches

«In essence, we look for teams that have proved themselves enough to raise initial funding of at least $ 1 million but now need to upshift to get to the next major milestone,» says Gabriel Luna - Ostaseski, founder of the San Francisco - based sales accelerator Upshift, which helps companies build their sales and marketing systems.

An infinite growth / potential paradigm that demands continual upshifts in all points of the human star.

To sit in a Ferrari's sumptuous driver's seat, savoring the aroma of leather and the voluptuous view over the hood; to press the red starter button on the steering wheel and hear the V - 8 light off with a cannon - fire report through quad exhausts; to flick one of the big shift paddles at redline and feel the 7 - speed dual - clutch transmission crack off an upshift so fast the M80 - like tailpipe explosion that follows seems at least a city block behind you... these are merely a few of the sensations that delight and excite and bedazzle any soul lucky enough conduct a Ferrari with his or her own hands.

«Audi doesn't program the transmission to upshift as quickly as some other companies, which is much nicer for those of us who drive a little more aggressively than the Buick we're stuck behind in traffic.»

Unfortunately, the manu - matic setup is counterintuitive: You push up to downshift and down to upshift, which is the opposite of what your brain directs your right hand to do.

Also standard is a boost gauge added to the left side of the instrument cluster, which has an upshift light that flashes when you approach redline.

The M3 GTS is fitted with a stiffened suspension, matte - black Y - spoke rims shod with 255 / 35 YR -19 Pirellis in front and 285 / 30 YR -19 Cup tires in the back, an exhaust made of titanium, larger - diameter high - performance brakes, and a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission with whiplash action thanks to a momentary power boost during full - throttle upshifts.

The dual - clutch automatic upshifts without losing momentum, which is supercool, but suffers occasional delays and hiccups caused by a conflict between the need to preselect the next gear and the inability of the black box to predict the unpredictable, such as an aborted passing maneuver.

Upshifting out of a corner with a manual is done all the time.

You still have the fear of an unwelcome upshift and the ESC seems to still grab the front brakes as you turn - in and the rear begins to slide.

Most diesels, even high - output modern ones, dispense their power in a sudden burst of thrust, followed by a pause for an upshift.

Audi's configurable driving modes include a Dynamic setting that tempers some of the accelerator lag, while a Sport mode on the gearshift dials back the upshift tendency to keep you in lower gears more often.

Using the paddle shifters adds a smidgen of excitement to the drive, but there is still a noticeable delay when you upshift and downshift to make it interesting or fun.

In their quest for higher technology and easier driving, nearly half of E46 buyers fell for it, only to experience jerky downshifts, tardy upshifts, and lower resale values.

It's alert and consistent, always seeming to be in the right gear and it rattles off upshifts like it can't wait to land you in the back of a police cruiser.

The paddles require just the right amount of weight applied to them to shift up or down, not so much that an upshift requires the same thought and physical process as a conventional manual shift (if it was the case we'd be demanding a return to an open manual gate), not so light that an errant index finger brushing the left - hand paddle could result in two ratios dropped mid-corner.

This may be so, but the memory chip inside my head misses the whiplash upshifts of the older gearbox.

Two - liter Accords with an automatic gearbox get Honda's new home - grown ten - speed, a dream of a tranny that delivers smooth upshifts and prompt downshifts.

A dual - clutch six - speed, it does a decent job of executing fast upshifts, but we found it a little slower to react when called upon to downshift.

The ZL1 claws at the black pavement for a second, then tosses us into our Recaro as it hauls toward the end of the strip, shimmying side to side between fuel - cut upshifts.

Still there in full force are the upshift whips and the electronically induced downshift bark of the free - flow exhaust.

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.

The so - called 9G - Tronic transmission is very eager to upshift on the highway to keep fuel economy numbers high (Mercedes expects a 20 percent improvement over the GLK), but there's plenty of low - end torque in every gear to keep the GLC on the move.

The drivetrain upshifts seamlessly and provides quiet, steady power, but it shows moments of confusion as you catapult to highway speeds — upshifting too soon from one gear, holding the next too long.

Get «used to» sub -4.0-second blitzes to 60 mph, and even while firing away using the ZF - sourced eight - speed automatic transaxle's manual - mode, you might find yourself upshifting a few hundred ticks short of the 7,000 - rpm redline with no loss in performance.

Full - throttle upshifts are over and done in 60 milliseconds; and downshifts are now complete in only a quarter of the time they used to require.

Rather than being accessed via a plus - minus gate, as in the Hyundai Accent, upshifts and downshifts are called up via a little rocker switch on the side of the shift knob, an odd arrangement.

Tuned so brutally in its first iteration, the Independent Shifting Rod single - clutch automated manual is now just a touch more refined, allowing hard upshifts during acceleration without the extreme jarring to the driveline and jostling of the passengers — which, in turn, allows for smoother driving nearer the limits.

And while the PDK transmission is nothing short of brilliant (leave it in Sport Plus mode, and it will automatically upshift and downshift to perfection), I flat out loved the manual.

I know that the L, 1, or 2 will cause the transmission to stay in a (L) ow gear and not upshift, but I've heard various explanations of what the low gears are for.

The new nine - speed transmission was mostly smooth and responsive, not being too quick on the upshift in the service of fuel economy and with quick, positive downshifts for passing.

The violent full - throttle upshifts on straightaways are not for anyone who's protecting a lower spine injury, but the 457 lb - feet of torque helps us to readily find 120 mph before stamping on the brake and letting the six - piston front calipers settle the nose in advance of the next turn.

There's also a Sport button, which quickens the shifting of the six - speed dual - clutch transmission; it also ensures later upshifts and earlier downshifts, and it speeds up the steering and throttle action.

Also of note, the center console - mounted shift lever now works in proper fashion, similar to sequential - shift race cars: pull back for manually controlled upshifts, and push forward for downshifts.

With the manettino set in Race mode, you simply can not get enough of the car's shrieking V - 8, the head - snapping stopping power of the carbon - ceramic brakes, and the speed of full - throttle upshifts.

Through corners it leans on vast reserves of grip and it demolishes straights in awesome lunges punctuated only by brutal, thumping upshifts.

What counts is the vastly improved gearbox that fires home upshifts with a great crack of ignition cut, the superbly detailed steering feel thanks to a faster rack and front suspension that shares much of the P1's architecture, and a balance that allows the driver to tune and dictate to the LT on their own terms.

For maximum cardiac acceleration, let the revs build to 8,000 rpm — just past peak power at 7,400 rpm — and bang off a lightning - quick upshift with a gentle yank of the carbon - fiber shift paddle.

The deafening roar of the exhaust, the brutal kick in the butt of an 8000 - rpm upshift, the exquisite lateral pull as you clip that imaginary apex.

For starters, it pushes for even more extreme boundaries: 30 percent quicker upshifts; 40 percent quicker downshifts; higher combustion pressures and temperatures than the California T; up to 50 percent more downforce than the 458; a lower center of gravity; active air flow devices front and rear; wider tires (245 / 35R -20 front, 305 / 30R -20 rear).

Sure, the headline number of 0.2 second to execute a shift is impressive and, because this is a dual - clutch gearbox, shifting doesn't interrupt power delivery, so you can bang off upshifts or downshifts in the middle of a curve without upsetting the chassis.

One noteworthy change for PDK versions comes down on the side of race cars or Mazdas: Pressing the handsome shift lever forward now elicits a downshift as it should, rather than an upshift as before.