Sentences with phrase «quick gear changes as»

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Shifting is another issue, as the gas and brake pedals are poorly spaced for quick blips down into second gear and the beefy shifter makes it easy to miss the change back into third.

Further making this Alfa Romeo an extension of the driver are rev - matching paddle shifts and precise gear changes as quick as 130 milliseconds at full throttle.

Sport plus means the gear changes are quite a bit faster, as is the steering — quick and firm with good feedback.

Audi's dual - clutch transmission snaps off gear changes as quick as ever, and left - foot braking — if you're into that sort of thing — is a snap thanks to a well - placed pedal.

Power stays consistent and strong as you sweep up towards redline and the ZF eight - speed automatic gearbox completes quick and crisp gear changes.

It's not quite as smooth or quick to change gear as the VW unit, but it's still a sophisticated, non-obtrusive gearbox that doesn't degrade the Focus's fundamentally excellent driving experience.

The GT - R's sequential dual - clutch transmission can snap off lightning - quick gear changes in just 0.15 seconds when in R - Mode — almost as quickly as you can blink.

So for maximum acceleration, the GT - R's paddle - shifted 6 - speed sequential dual - clutch transmission can snap off lightning - quick gear changes in just 0.15 seconds when in R - Mode — almost as quickly as you can blink.

Using the paddle shifter, the transmission snapped off gear changes as quick as I could want them.

However, when I tapped the paddles on the steering wheel, the transmission responded with quick gear changes, about as fast as most people could shift a manual transmission, but not as fast as BMW's Dual Clutch Transmission.

Paddle shifting was much more satisfying, as the gear changes are quick and I could push it up to redline.

As you'd guess, the gear changes are quite a bit quicker in the two sporty modes, as is the steering — it feels quick and firm with good feedbacAs you'd guess, the gear changes are quite a bit quicker in the two sporty modes, as is the steering — it feels quick and firm with good feedbacas is the steering — it feels quick and firm with good feedback.

Chrysler 300S AWD and 300C Platinum AWD models benefit even more as Sport mode turns AWD «on» (if off) and enables rear - biased torque for improved dynamics Both «S» gear and «Sport» button provide blistering - quick gear changes, reducing shift times by 37 percent (250 milliseconds versus 400 milliseconds) and can hold the desired gear without unexpected shifts, including at the redline

Plus, the gear changes themselves are smooth and fairly quick (if not as instantaneous as the automatics in, say, the BMW 5 Series and the Jaguar XF), and the transmission does a good job at selecting the most appropriate gear when you're not using the paddles behind the steering wheel to go up and down the «box.

Punching it off the line, the car feels a lot more alive as it changes through the gears at a quick pace, but again, the Chevrolet Malibu isn't going to win races unless it's lined up against a clearly inferior car.

At the core of the Aston Martin V8 Vantage S is the new seven speed Sportshift ™ II automated manual transmission, offered as standard and delivers exceedingly rapid gear changes, twenty per cent quicker than Sportshift ™.