Sentences with phrase «quick gear shifting»

It features a fast - acting dual - clutch for quick gear shifting, while its shift paddles let you take charge whenever you want.

With his Panther, Dezer can exit the highway and drive straight into nearby Biscayne Bay, where a quick gear shift and the push of a button transforms the car into a full - fledged speedboat.

The newly designed S tronic transmission requires less energy through the use of a electric lubrication pump and lubrication system while continuing to provide smooth and quick gear shifts.

It isn't meant for a sporty drive but offers adequately quick gear shifts and there's no lag as such.

Though we don't feel it's the best automatic you can buy on a pick - up truck nowadays, the six - speed unit in the GMC Sierra 2500 is pretty good by segment standards, and gets the job done via its smooth and fairly quick gear shifts.

Accordingly, the quoted top speed went up to 190mph and the all important 0 - 60mph time improved by 0.3 seconds (to 4.6 seconds) for the Touchtronic 2 transmission, which benefited from a new valve box and integrated transmission controls to achieve quicker gear shifts.

This enabled Kia to reduce the number of control valves from 20 to 12, resulting in quicker gear shifts, a more direct mechanical link to the engine and improved packaging.

The shift - by - wire configuration also empowers the driver with quicker gear shifts, with more immediate and instantaneous shifts in manual mode.

One can also drive the car in manual mode for quicker gear shifts.

The XL Sport's steering wheel has decorative red stitching and has been equipped with aluminium shift paddles to facilitate ultra quick gear shifts.

Whatâ $ ™ s great is that it comes with improved controlling software that ensures you make quick gear shifts in all conditions.

The Rio doesn't stutter like some of its competitors and the automatic transmission handles itself competently with generally quick gear shifts.

Not exact matches

2) Invitation to attack us — Arsenal football philosophy had quietly shifted and now we were inviting opponents to come and attack us as they would see we were not operating in full attack gears and it was easy for them to get into our defending side of the pitch much quicker as they countered lesser bodies on the way.

The schedule adopted by the board marked a quick shift of gears from its preliminary discussions in November, when the panel had mapped out a plan to phase in and evaluate the various reform recommendations more slowly.

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.

To clarify something... the drivetrain is made so if you are requiring the car to go quicker (pressing the accelerator pedal harder), the transmission will hold the gear until it reaches a fail safe shift point (a point at which is predetermined if you go over «this point» it will cause damage to your drivetrain — this is on most stock production vehicles) or until you ease off the accelerator pedal, which tells the powertrain you no longer need to try and go quicker.

Ramp things up to sport / sport + and it shifts quicker and holds onto gears for longer, however it's not all good.

The prompt clutch engagement is helpful, however, in clicking off quick shifts given the pedal doesn't have to move far to engage the newly selected gear.

«Low» mode showcases more aggressive shift logic for the eight - speed automatic transmission, which has better clutches, hangs onto gears longer, and changes ratios quicker than the standard transmission.

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.

Shifts come quick enough in manual mode from the paddle - shiftable dual - clutch gearbox (borrowed with some improvements from the Dodge Dart and Alfa Giulietta) when you don't feel like dictating every shift, the auto mode does a reasonable job of predicting when you'd like to drop a cog or shift into top gear.

Until recently, the single - clutch automated manual was preferred to the dual - clutch design for high - performance cars because it shifted quicker and coped with greater torque loads, plus it offered the same manual gear selection with shift paddles and the same mode for automatic shifting.

The shifter is fantastic - stubby lever, quick throws — but I find the dogleg first gear, down and left, a bit strange.

The shifter itself delivers quick and efficient gear - changes when summoned manually, and in full - auto mode remains eager to change up or down to keep the turbo on the boil.

However, sometimes when I do this, it makes a quick gear grinding noise when I shift.

The 200 - hp turbo four - cylinder is lively without overwhelming the chassis (which can't be said for Chrysler's 283 - hp V - 6) and while the dual - clutch gearbox can be a bit timid off the line, once the clutch is hooked up in first it will snap off seamless, bullet - quick shifts on your way to sixth gear.

A billet quick - shifter cable system enables fast gear changes — enough to record a rapid 9.2 sec standing quarter - mile time.

Based on Chevy's own testing, the 2017 Camaro ZL1's automatic shifts from 1st to 2nd gear 36 percent quicker than the Porsche PDK.

Combined with the shifter's flip - the - switch notchiness, the STI begs you to repeat quick and sharp gear changes mile after mile.

The result is shifts as quick as 120 milliseconds from torque cut to torque reinstatement (that is the whole shift, not just the gear engagement), down from 200ms.

I like to change gears manually in these situations and the PDK delivers quick shifts on request.

The gear shifts feel a lot quicker than before and the brakes feel better than before.

Quick to shift and hard to catch out, it works just as well as a smooth gear - slurring city shifter as it does in manual mode while you're pushing on.

This seems like a bad deal on paper, yet we liked this 2.0 T engine's notably quicker, quieter response while accelerating away from stoplights in metro driving, and the engine made great use of the 2.0 T's six - speed automatic with its shift paddles on the steering wheel and a set up of shorter ratios in first through fourth gears for quicker acceleration.

The new nine - speed transmission generally performs well, with quick shifts up and down, but we did get a very occasional rough or hesitant upshift, mostly in lower gears.

The 8 - speed dual - clutch performed beautifully in slow speed situations, thanks in most part to also having a torque converter... Shift response is quick and gear changes are close to seamless.

Select a driving experience that fits your needs of the moment: Eco Mode helps increase fuel economy, Manual Mode gives you a more hands - on experience as you manually select your own gears with the paddle shifters, and Sport mode gives you increased responsiveness for quicker acceleration.

This removes the need for a clutch pedal which the driver otherwise needs to depress before making a gear change, since the clutch itself is actuated by electronic equipment which can synchronize the timing and torque required to make quick, smooth gear shifts.

At part throttle it short shifts in soft, quick - fire succession, always looking for the tallest possible gear.

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.

A stick is an imperfect way of changing gears, but with the friendly and gruff little GT4's quick and accurate shifter, it's the exchange of a few accelerative tenths of a second for a lifetime of delight.

For enthusiasts, the real news is the extensive list of TRD performance gear you can add, including lowering springs, a quick - shift kit, anti-roll bars and more, all while keeping the factory warranty.

Throw it in Sport mode and Acura's luxury sedan raises its pulse noticeably, shifting gears at a higher rpm for quicker acceleration.

Also, the Camry Hybrid's Continuously Variable Transmission features a new Sport Mode setting that allows the driver to execute smooth yet quick «gear» shifts of the simulated 6 - speed sequential shift transmission.

The 7 - speed automatic transmission clicks off gears with a firm hand and it's quick to respond to your commands when you use the paddle shifters.

For enthusiasts, the real news is the extensive list of TRD performance gear you can add, including lowering springs, a quick - shift kit, anti-roll bars, larger wheels and more, all while keeping the factory warranty.

A new 8 - speed, direct - shift automatic transmission is designed to deliver quick gear changes, similar to an automated manual gearbox.

When the enthusiastic driver changes up a gear manually by using the steering wheel - mounted paddles, the Quickshift technology ensures the quickest, crispest shifts via rapid and precisely timed engine torque intervention.

Also, the seventh gear would help the M2 get to its top speed quicker, as it would allow the M2 to shift back into its torquey power one more time before reaching its top speed.

The engine is linked to a 6 - speed automatic transmission that uses direct - downshift control to allow for quick shifting when needed (such as rapid acceleration) from sixth to third, or fifth to second, skipping gears for a more immediate response.