Sentences with phrase «quick downshifts»

It works fine, with quick downshifts, and Toyota says they are quicker than in the SE and XSE.

The six - speed automatic performed crisp shifts and was well - tuned for quick downshifts when more power was ordered.

Leaving it in automatic mode in Sport + or Race gives it an aggressive shift program that rips off quick downshifts in heavy braking.

It can hold lower gears when cornering, and rev - matching helps raise engine speed for quick downshifts.

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 Boxster S's seven - speed, dual - clutch PDK automatic transmission fires off wickedly quick downshifts, and the Boxster GTS's six - speed manual with a rev - matching downshift feature also makes its driver look good.

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).

Floor the throttle and you get a fairly quick downshift into third: revs in the top half of the tach, all is well.

Although a bit jerky around town, the box provides perfect upshifts and lightning quick downshifts.

That is when quick downshifting allows the driver to get the engine and transmission speeds to match while approaching a turn.

Use the Sport button at the bottom of the stack, and the transmission gives quicker downshifts, which is much more satisfying than the non-sport mode, where downshifts are infuriatingly slow.

The high torque of the twin - turbo engine matches ideally with the higher gear ratios for effortless, serene highway cruising, yet very quick downshifts yield direct acceleration with no lag in G response.

The six - speed manual transmission allows more involvement than the eight - speed auto, but it feels rather imprecise when you have to make quick downshifts — I never quite managed to make a smooth transition from third to second, for example, but maybe it takes more than two laps to get the hang of it.

Get quicker downshifts, higher revs before upshifting, or go into full manual mode with the paddle shifters.

The automatic goes through the gears smoothly and handles quick downshifting (such as when passing) gracefully.

The 2010 Buick Enclave receives quicker downshifts for its automatic transmission, a new top - of - the - line CXL2 trim level, a USB jack for the optional Bose stereo, standard 19 - inch wheels, available 20 - inch chrome wheels and minor equipment adjustments.

The M Performance - specific tuning of the shift programs, delivering sportier gear changes and even quicker downshifts throughout the rev range, has been specially adapted to the characteristics of the V12 engine.

The size, weight, and bulk of the big truck makes driving it a real challenge, especially on roads that are more designed for smaller vehicles and may require quick downshifting or shifting up to compensate for changing road conditions.

Otherwise it kept things moving, with quick downshifts and none of the elastic responses that some competitors have in their CVT transmissions.

The smooth gearbox has its own personality, with quick upshifts and delayed downshifts in auto mode, but offering delayed upshifts and quick downshifts in manual mode.

It holds whatever gear you've selected until you change it — unless you floor the accelerator, which trips a switch and causes a quick downshift.

Most surprising and impressive is the paddle - shift manual mode for the transmission: it serves up smooth and quick downshifts and will hold a gear right up to the rev limiter.

Three quick downshifts, into second gear, then squeeze on the gas again for a long, long increasingly fast right - hander.

Still, with a quick downshift and a sharp throttle stab, the interior's letdowns fade away in a cloud of tire smoke and Coyote - orchestrated noise.

A quick downshift to fourth gear and a flick of the steering wheel, and the Miata effortlessly squirts out of several tight situations.

With curb weight ranging from 3,730 pounds (for the front - wheel - drive five - seater) to 4,043 pounds (for the all - wheel - drive seven - seater), the 2018 Tiguan moves well enough with its Budack - cycle turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine and 8 - speed automatic transmission (though the transmission's brain often seems reluctant to order up a quick downshift when the throttle pedal gets a good stomp).

I have no complaints about its operation because it performs flawless upshifts and quick downshifts.

The Jetta often feels slightly breathless and needs a quick downshift.

Shifts, rises and falls in engine speed and quick downshifts are all smooth, bordering on barely noticeable.

This smart logic makes it easy for the driver to command a quick downshift without leaving the comfort of Drive mode.

This special logic makes it easy for the driver to command a quick downshift without leaving the convenience of Drive mode.

In addition, the automatic transmission can be slow to react when a quick downshift is needed or after the need has passed and the revs hang too long in that lower gear, though its gearchanges are at least smooth.

Merging on to the Interstate is met with a quick downshift from the six - speed automatic transmission and revs blasting up toward 6,000 rpm.

Helping convert all that motive force from the V12 into actual propulsion is an eight - speed Steptronic Sport automatic transmission with M Sport - specific tuning for sportier gear changes and quicker downshifts, according to BMW.

The six - speed automatic is happy to play along, with quick downshifts.