Sentences with phrase «perceptible shifts»

Cunningham holds his pose for the camera, wordless and utterly still, save for the subtle, barely perceptible shifts that signal the transition between the performance's three movements.

Available on all of the M3's body styles (coupe, sedan, and convertible), BMW's brand - new dual - clutch seven - speed transmission shaves 0.2 second from the M3's 0 - to -60-mph time and performs near - instantaneous, barely perceptible shifts in normal driving.

So she works with her two actors, making every scene rich with nuance and backstory, with moment - by - moment stratagems and barely perceptible shifts in power.

They also liked what was a perceptible shift in attitude.

There's a touch of front - end vagueness when entering fast corners, but once tucked in, the Turbo tracks into the apex nicely, with the rear - wheel steering offering an almost - perceptible shift in yaw as it settles into its groove with reassuring tautness.

It works like an automatic, but there's no perceptible shift points.

Sixth, by the late 1980's, there had already been a perceptible shift of the political center toward a more favorable view of using markets to solve social problems.

During more recent months it is not overstating the case to say that there has been a perceptible shift in public opinion.

Republicans have made a perceptible shift in their climate stance.

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The recognition of gluttony has not dropped out of the picture altogether, but a perceptible, if subtle, shift has taken place in its articulation.

There's also a perceptible improvement in the overall speed of the shifts performed under full load at higher revs, leading to enhanced standing - start acceleration.

Gears are alternately shifted by the two clutches — at lightning speed, comfortably, and without any perceptible interruption of traction.

The direct shifting process takes place lightning - fast and with no perceptible interruption of power by simultaneously opening and closing both clutches.

It doesn't matter whether the driver chooses auto mode for the transmission or uses the elegant aluminum paddles to shift manually, there's no perceptible pause in acceleration as gears are changed.

Shifts are performed so quickly and smoothly by alternating the clutches that they are hardly perceptible.

The dual - clutch transmission approaches a conventional torque converter «box's smoothness, distinguished only by a barely perceptible lurch as it shifts down through a coast - down stop.

It offers an impressively high shift speed and perfect transitions for energetic sprinting, as well as gentle, barely perceptible gear shifting for enjoyable travelling.

Shifts aren't as lightning quick as a dual - clutch unit, but there's no perceptible lag or lurch as the gearbox swaps cogs.

Because there are more gears, the ratios are more closely spaced, meaning the shifts are less perceptible.

Shifts are completed within just a few hundredths of a second, and are silky smooth and incredibly comfortable: there is no perceptible interruption in the flow of power,» says Audi.

Shifts from the Aisin 8 - speed automatic are barely perceptible in full - auto mode, though you can take control via wheel - mounted paddle shifters in the F - Sport model, if you desire.

This powertrain combination is quiet, the transmission unobtrusive and shift points barely perceptible; the all - wheel drive adds an extra dimension of surefootedness and safety.

We may have lost the B8's seven - speed dual - clutch along with the V8, but any drop in shift time just isn't perceptible.

The shifting process is extremely smooth, taking place in hundredths of a second as the clutches switch, with no perceptible interruption of pulling power.

The all new Automatic transmission allows dynamic gear shifts that are smooth and barely perceptible.

Every now and then, a dramatic shift in the arts becomes perceptible, as the tectonic plates that underpin competing cultural trends groan and crunch into one another.

Such changes should be more perceptible to the public during the next decade as the distribution of temperature anomalies continues to shift toward higher values.