Sentences with phrase «pleasures of a manual gearbox»

It's a sign of the times when you're surprised to find a gearlever protruding from the transmission tunnel of a newly introduced car, but when you nail the perfect redline upshift or execute a sweet series of heel - and - toe downshifts - accompanied by an approving gargle from the V8's twin exhausts — the simple, enduring pleasures of a manual gearbox are made abundantly clear.

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There is communicative steering, brilliant brakes and a real tactile pleasure to be derived from rowing the Clio up and down the closely stacked ratios of the six - speed manual gearbox.

Newly developed manual and automatic gearboxes will further contribute to the intense motoring pleasure that MINI has to offer, and will enhance the efficiency of the drive technology.