Sentences with word «paddleshift»

Here it drives all four wheels through a seven - speed S - tronic dual - clutch paddleshift gearbox with a steady - state torque split of 40/60 front to rear, a crown - gear centre differential and Audi's torque - vectoring Sport rear diff.

The transmission is the familiar seven - speed dual - clutch paddleshift gearbox fitted to the rest of the GT range, albeit with a taller first gear, shorter sixth gear and a lowered final - drive ratio for increased in - gear urgency.

Transmission is via a six - speed paddleshift transmission.

This particular car has been based on a regular Gen4 DB9 Volante complete with the new V12 AM11 engine with 510bhp and a six - speed paddleshift transmission.

Its key rivals come at higher prices, the # 39,020, 328bhp Audi S4 getting an twin - clutch paddleshift automatic gearbox as standard and the # 37,885, 302bhp BMW 335i M Sport possessing rear - wheel drive and sharper dynamics.

All that torque gets to the rear axle via the superb ZF eight - speed automatic gearbox (complete with manual paddleshift override) and an electronically controlled limited - slip differential.

It strikes you as a surprisingly civil and well - balanced engine — hard - hitting, too, of course — and is all the more involving to interact with as a result of Ford's decision to stick with a six - speed manual gearbox where others fit paddleshift dual - clutch automatics.

The steering - wheel - mounted paddleshift controls allow manual gear changing for a more engaging driving experience.

The torque flow from the twin - turbo V8 is strong even at 2000rpm, and at 4500rpm it feels seriously rapid in any of the first six gears within the decent - enough eight - speed paddleshift auto.

The F1 paddleshift gearbox has had a major upgrade involving both its hardware and software, one result of which is that the time taken to nip between ratios has been cut from 150 milliseconds to just 60 — providing you have at least 5000rpm on the dial and the throttle pressed more than halfway down (which, let's face it, will probably be most of the time).

Honda is doing two versions in Japan — 6 - speed manual and paddleshift CVT — but only the manual is coming to the UK.

The concept also gets paddleshift five - speed automatic gearbox, revised sports suspension, variable torque distribution (VTD) All - Wheel drive, exclusive styling accents, STI 17 - inch high luster alloy wheels, Alcantara seat trim with S - Edition logos, drilled alloy pedals, and luminescent instruments with a center design unique to the model.

You can have that engine teamed to a six - speed manual or seven - speed automatic with that very annoying paddleshift system.

There will be paddleshifts on offer as well along with hill launch assist, traction control and cruise control.

Maybe this won't matter to kids who grew up playing Gran Turismo on their PlayStations and watching in - car video from paddleshift F1 cars.

Sport mode makes the autos more co-operative, but overriding their efforts with the manual paddleshifts makes for swifter, smoother progress.

Automatic cars receive a new rotary controller and paddleshift combination, opening up more storage space in the centre console.

That bone of contention — the gearbox — remains a six - speed, dual - clutch paddleshift affair, but Renault has revised it to deliver 50 per cent quicker shifts in its most exuberant Race mode.

Enhanced cooling and a snarling exhaust are exclusive to this car, as is the optional paddleshifted dual - clutch gearbox.

The 0 - 62 time is 6.9 sec while the top speed is 138mph, 1.5 sec and 19mph slower than the Macan S. Four - wheel drive and Porsche's seven - speed PDK paddleshift gearbox remain standard equipment.

It's mid-engined, rear - drive and has a pukka paddleshift manual gearbox.

It's controlled via a six - speed e-gear paddleshift manual transmission and drives all four wheels.

It may not be as fast as the latest paddleshift systems, but the speed and accuracy it can achieve is far more rewarding.

Its supercharged engine is a known quantity and a true gem, the eight - speed automatic guarantees even more joyful paddleshifts per mile, the chassis wears the Entertainment Guild's seal of approval.

And with more power than the GT2 (622bhp) and a swift paddleshift gearbox, it has a good chance of victory.

Strong points include an intuitive paddleshift transmission, the rubber - peeling verve of the 563 - hp engine, and the chuckability of the talented chassis.

So it was a No to all of the above, thanks, and out with paddleshift gearchanges, out with ceramic brakes, out with satnav, and in with good old consistent and progressive steel brakes, and in with a proper gearshift complete with a third pedal.

However, if you're expecting the slick polish of a Ferrari 599's F1 - Superfast paddleshift you're in for a disappointment (an H - pattern manual is available as a no - cost option if you don't crave paddles).

It's powered by the same engine as the Aventador LP700 - 4, albeit with a dose of extra power and resulting tweaks to the pushrod suspension, permanent all - wheel drive and seven - speed ISR paddleshift gearbox.

The GranTurismo range was complemented by the introduction of the «S» in 2008, which in addition to increasing the engine size to 4.7 litres and its outputs to 433bhp and 361 lb ft, saw the car adopt the Cambiocorsa paddleshift manual transmission from the GranSport.

«I think paddleshifts are something that are going to stay; they are very convenient, sporty, you can keep your hands on the steering wheel and because the gearchange is so quick it does not destabilise the car as much when you're going quickly.»

The claim is still unsubstantiated of course but you swiftly sense that the combination of the California engine's extra torque and the dazzling speed and responsiveness of the seven - speed double clutch transmission — a Scuderia's F1 paddleshift truly seems slightly tardy by comparison — just might do the business.

The gearbox is a twin - clutch paddleshift item, sending torque rearwards through a locking differential.

«Way back in 2001, with the original R35 GT - R concept, I proposed a two - pedal, paddleshift setup.

There's a 161bhp, 2.0 - litre turbodiesel with manual or automatic transmission, the same engine matched to a rear - wheel electric motor and a robotised paddleshift auto to create the DS5 Hybrid4 (200bhp in total, 99g / km), and two 1.6 - litre turbo petrol engines of 153 (auto - only) and 197bhp.

Ferrari had already moved onto paddleshift gearboxes by the CS's, but the firm's turbocharged future means its screaming naturally - aspirated V8s may now become as valued as manual - transmission Porsche GT3s.

With a much more responsive DCT paddleshift transmission, a firmer, lower, sharper setup for the front - drive chassis and some cosmetic tweaks to distinguish it from its lesser siblings, the 220 Trophy is a comprehensive reinvention.

The Clio GT has a more focussed chassis than the ST - Line and it feels closer to the proper Renault Sport model than the Fiesta does to the ST.. However the GT takes the slow and frustrating paddleshift gearbox from the full fat hot hatch, possibly the worst element of the Renault Sport model.

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INTERIOR — Paddleshift alcantara steering wheel — GT2RS bucket seats — Door pull strap conversion — Alcantara / carbon interior upgrades — HKS camp gauge system integrated in PCM

> Convertible launched first, in 2013, followed a year later by the coupe > All - wheel drive and a six - speed manual gearbox options came much later (standard transmission is an eight - speed ZF paddleshift auto)

No doubt an S - tronic paddleshift S1 would be an easier sell, but the old - school stick - shift makes for a far more immersive driving experience and puts you right in control of all that torque.