Sentences with phrase «quick upshift»

During our manual - shifting tests, tapping the right side paddle produced a quick upshift, but we frequently didn't catch it in time, as the tach needle quickly headed into redline territory.

Drag racers will love it — «Drag Mode» gives you a rush of acceleration with a bark from the tires on every insanely quick upshift.

The flipside is that every now and again you need to grab a quick upshift between corners then immediately knock down a gear, but this added effort is a small price that's well worth paying.

For maximum cardiac acceleration, let the revs build to 8,000 rpm — just past peak power at 7,400 rpm — and bang off a lightning - quick upshift with a gentle yank of the carbon - fiber shift paddle.

This Vanquish debuted with a six - speed automatic transmission, which was annoyingly clunky, but there's a new, creamy eight - speed automatic transmission that softens quick upshifts.

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).

With the F12tdf's 7 - speed dual - clutch transmission now fitted with shorter gear ratios and 30 percent quicker upshifts, Ferrari says the car will rocket to 62 mph in just 2.9 seconds, 124 mph in 7.9 seconds, and on to a top speed «in excess of» 211 mph.

For a quicker upshift, the engine power can be cut, and the collar disengaged until the engine drops to the correct speed for the next gear.

Yes, it'll rocket off the line with tremendous authority, the transmission firing off quick upshifts with assertive precision.

In Normal mode the transmission takes all fun out of the equation, with quick upshifts and reluctant downshifts, all in the name of fuel economy.

Ferrari has also reworked the seven - speed dual clutch transmission to provide 30 per cent quicker upshifts, and 40 per cent faster downshifts.

The 6 - speed automatic transmission is well - timed with quick upshifts that help make the most of that EcoBoost engine's power.

An Eco mode promises even higher mpg numbers, but be prepared for very quick upshifts and a sluggish response off the line.

Of course, the PDK paddle shift option does this too, and adds lightning quick upshifts into the mix for extra performance, effortlessly switching cogs when cruising around town or on the motorway in auto mode.

The responsive six - speed ZF automatic transmission includes a Sport mode that delivers quick upshifts and downshifts through a pair of levers mounted on the steering wheel, and incorporates a throttle - blipping feature to smooth transitions on the downshifts.

The Mercedes gearbox is respectable and efficiently routes the power to the rear wheels; the manual shift function cracks off quick upshifts and downshifts that are OK, but a little clunky at times.

The engine is bolted to a stellar ZF eight - speed automatic transmission with quick upshifts and downshifts.

All that power plus all - wheel drive made short work of powering out of Calabogie's tighter turns, but in spite of our devotion to the manual transmission, VW's DSG is the better all - out performance partner, firing off lightning - quick upshifts at full throttle, and rev - matching every downshift much more accurately than we can when also having to follow a racing line.

While the first two modes are set up in a manner which makes for quick upshifts and slow downshifts, it's this feature which improves the fuel efficiency.

The 6 - speed DSG goes hand - in - hand with the engine, offering smooth, lightning quick upshifts and downshifts.

The nine - speed automatic provides smooth and quick upshifts.

The responsive 6 - speed ZF automatic transmission has a sport mode that delivers quick upshifts and downshifts, and can be manually shifted via a pair of steering - wheel - mounted paddles.

Eco definitely makes the Santa Fe feel more like a desert tortoise, with quick upshifts and a lazy throttle, but it was tough to tell the difference between Normal and Sport.

There's also an optional SportShift transmission, which brings magnesium paddle shifters alongside the steering wheel to command quick upshifts or downshifts.

Next we hopped into the Sport Hybrid SH - AWD and immediately picked up on the dual - clutch's incredibly quick upshifts and aggressive downshifts with rev - matching.

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.

Not exact matches

Upshifts from the seven - speed dual - clutch automatic are satisfyingly quick, which highlights how not quick multiple - gear downshifts can be.

The tires squealed, Nanette squealed, I snapped off couple lightning upshifts, then squeezed hard on the big carbon - ceramic binders as a quick left - hander approached.

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.

Perhaps the (untried here) manual «box is a better fit, because while we've become accustomed to the eight - speeder usually doing no wrong, even in Sport configuration here it feels ponderous during quick driving; it hates an upshift close to the redline and likes to remind you on down - changes that it and it only will decide when it's appropriate to engage the next gear.

The new nine - speed transmission was mostly smooth and responsive, not being too quick on the upshift in the service of fuel economy and with quick, positive downshifts for passing.

The shooter (pro spy photographer Brian Williams) captured the car taking off from a stop several times, and each time the transmission upshifts through second and third gear very quickly — too quick to be a manual.

The 10 - speed was quick, but too often it would get confused and hold a gear too long, or upshift far too quickly.

The gearbox speed is much enhanced, with upshifts executed 30 - percent faster and downshifts 40 - percent quicker.

The only quarrel I had with it was its behavior at lower speeds — where I encountered some hesitation and stumbling with both downshifts and upshifts — and its handling of quick accelerator pedal motions.

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

An interesting aside: if you listen carefully to the Camaro ZL1 as it downshifts and upshifts entering and exiting each turn, it seems that both the red and blue cars have the ten - speed automatic gearbox option as the shifts happen far too quick for it to be the available six - speed manual.

The new nine - speed transmission is mostly smooth and responsive; it's not too quick on the upshift in the service of fuel economy but has quick, positive downshifts for passing.

The «box is quick and effective but could be smoother on upshifts.

Even in D5, the most aggressive mode, part - throttle upshifts are imperceptible, but the engine hangs onto revs longer and is much quicker to downshift.

When triggered, upshifts are up to 30 percent quicker and downshifts 40 percent quicker than experienced with the already swift F12, and each cog swap from the seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox produces a not - so - gentle thwack on the back.

Also, though the six - speed automatic transmission's manual mode and paddle shifters inspire quick, throttle - blipping shifts from the little engine behind you, the car will automatically upshift around 6,500 rpm and deny you downshifts if the engine is revving too high.

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.

It's a great engine with a deliciously broad powerband that delivers oodles of linear and, with the almost imperceptible interruptions of the S tronic «box, seamless urge, each lightning - quick, red - line upshifts accompanied by that cute exhaust «thraarp» you always get with the VW Group's performance powertrains.

Upshifts are accomplished faster than a human - operated shift, just not as quick as its dual - clutch auto stablemates.

Normal mode is for not destroying the drive, but Sport amps the truck up for pavement performance, with quicker throttle response, less power steering assist for improved road feel and higher revs for upshifts.

The Dynamic mode's throttle response is quicker and the 8 - speed auto is quicker to down - and upshift.

Even upshifts aren't as quick as some of its competitors that use similar gearbox technology.

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

Set in «Drag Mode» the transmission is calibrated to upshift lightning quick with virtually no delay.