You can
really shift this gearbox quick, which is nice.
Not exact matches
«No - nonsense interior, quick -
shifting gearbox, and a
really usable steering wheel with a small and ideal thickness, more like a race wheel.»
It's a pleasant
gearbox, light of
shift action yet precise, but it doesn't
really suit the nature of the car; a Jaguar feels like it should be powered by an automatic
gearbox.
Then, toward the end of my loan, I took it over some very twisty Northern California back roads and
really hammered on it — paddle -
shifting up and down through the eight - speed
gearbox, braking smoothly into corners then easing just as smoothly onto the ample throttle.
The 7G - DCT dual - clutch
gearbox is
really almost faultless in its operation, delivering both smoothness and
shift crispness.
The six - speend manual is the best
gearbox too, so unless you
really need a self -
shifter, we wouldn't bother with the CVT Multidrive S box.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: A back - to - back drive of this automatic 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 versus the six - speed manual version
really points up how much a nice
shift - it - yourself
gearbox adds to the overall enjoyment of a performance car.
Meanwhile, the 6 - speed
gearbox is equally good when it comes to the
shift action, but the clutch pedal is springy and you can never
really gauge the bite point.
Linked with the standard - equipment five - speed - manual
gearbox, this motor makes for a lively package, although the
shift lever requires precise handling to avoid
shifting from second into fifth when you
really want third.
There's an automatic transmission with no console
shifter, just buttons for neutral and drive, but there are paddle
shifters that rotate with the steering wheel, and the automatic is
really a seven - speed automated dual -
shift manual
gearbox, meaning no clutch pedal.
The car performs
really well with the 1.5 - litre diesel engine that belts out 110 HP, pulling nicely and strongly all the way from lower RPMs but it's the slow AMT
gearbox that makes this vehicle feel lethargic while
shifting cogs is a very jerky process.
Punch up sport mode for a more aggressive throttle map and
gearbox shift points, and the engine
really comes alive.
But as soon as you
shift to S mode the
gearbox responds
really well, as it stays in the right gear in any given moment.
It works
really well with the seven - speed DSG
gearbox which is not only very swift to
shift, but also
really smooth while it's at it - even if you tug on it to put it in sport mode.
That said, with the tractable motor you don't
really need to use the
gearbox that often and I found myself even skipping ratios while
shifting up, using the driveability of the engine to drive a taller gear.
To get the 3,979 - pound Sovereign to hustle, the driver must
really flog the engine while manipulating the J-Gate
shifter - an appendage connected to the four - speed automatic transmission that allows the
gearbox to be
shifted manually.
You know, I
really should have been posting up new
Shift codes for Borderlands 2 whenever
Gearbox revealed them.