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It will feature the same F1 «Superfast» sequential - shift gearbox as in the F430 Scuderia and the manual gearbox will be offered as an option.

Behind the wheel, it feels more like a Formula One car than anything else, with a seven gear, paddle shift gearbox as standard, that comes with what the manufacturer describes as a: «brutal mechanical direct power - shift race set - up that delivers a genuine race car experience on the track.»

It gets a six - speed twin - clutch paddle - shift gearbox as standard and costs # 17,395.

He describes the RS» handling as «peppy and direct» and points out the power, sound and easy - shifting gearbox as his particular highlights.

Not exact matches

It's hardly a chore with a gearbox as responsive as this one, but stop - and - go traffic reminds us why so few people pick a stick - shift transmission for a commuter car.

The V8 still comes with a six - speed manual as standard, but the optional six - speed Sportshift gearbox has gone, replaced by a new seven - speed Sportshift II «box - the extra cog helping to mix improved acceleration with all new levels of shift quality and refinement.

It's paired to a five - speed manual gearbox as standard, while a paddle - shift automatic is optional.

The new gearbox is quite refined as well, although there is a noticeable pause between the beginning and end of a completed shift.

The gearbox is superb, allowing shifts as fast as I could manage with no issues.

Even so, as the V - 8's angry voice reflects and bounces it ways up rock faces as the twin - clutch 7 - speed gearbox punches in shifts with a wicked ignition crack, you know the 570S Spider is a pretty serious supercar.

The transmission also proves — if the argument wasn't already settled — that today's best torque - converter automatics can shift virtually as well as a top dual - clutch gearbox.

The manual gearbox isn't as good as I remember the stick - shift Lancer Evolution's being, but it's still decent and fun to row.

A six - speed automatic is the sole transmission offered, but as we discovered while flinging the XKR - S Coupe about in Spain, the gearbox is quite good, and happy to «crack off shifts with a hammer - like punch.»

With abundant torque on a wide band, there's no need to work the clutch pedal and gearbox as much as in the days of the peaky E30 M3, but we do it for fun — a rev - match feature helps execute perfect shifts, down and up.

This time we expect Audi will switch to a dual - clutch automatic for snappy and fast shifting, but spy shots of the TT RS coupe reveal a manual gearbox may be offered as an option, at least in Europe.

Check brake light switch works, as this could have an affect on the automatic gearbox «not in park» stuff safty disable, ignition on press brake jiggle shift lever in neutral and back to park, make sure brake ligths work.

Think of Alfa Romeo's new Stelvio Quadrifoglio instead as a taller, all - wheel - drive Giulia Quadrifoglio sport sedan — that's pretty much what it is, being based on the same chassis and suspension design, and featuring the same 505 - horsepower, twin - turbocharged, 2.9 - liter V - 6 engine and eight - speed paddle - shift automatic gearbox.

A CVT with shift paddles is now available, but the transmission you want is the new six - speed manual — a gear - changing jewel that embarrasses the gearboxes in cars costing three times as much.

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 auto transmission slings home the shifts ably enough, but disappointingly for a car as apparently driver - oriented as this one, full gearbox control is lacking — more of which later.

The improved gearbox shifts more quickly, but there's also a crisper thunk as the next gear engages.

Even if you're used to driving these performance - oriented gearboxes that keep first gear out of the way (as it's typically only used for setting off from a stop), shifting this worn - out transmission, with its long throws and sloppy actuation, requires concentration.

The gearbox is fantastic, too, snapping precisely through the gate with as little movement as the Mazda's famously crisp shift, despite a lever seemingly twice as long.

The shifts from Hyundai's eight - speed automatic aren't as crisp as what you get from a ZF gearbox in a BMW or an Audi.

Shifts are handled by a nine - speed dual - clutch automatic, which has as many gears as the first - generation's launch gearboxes combined (there was a five - speed manual and a four - speed automatic).

A selectable off - road mode — also standard — activates a hill descent system as well as altering ABS and ESP settings, and shift patterns should your car have a DSG automatic gearbox.

Finally, a taller center armrest was introduced last year and it makes shifting the wonderful, racecar - positive six - speed manual gearbox a chore as your elbow drops into the integrated cupholders while changing gear.

Just then the usually impeccable PDK gearbox clunks in a shift as the engine wakes up to join the fray.

However, the decision to ditch a manual gearbox in favour of what Abarth calls a «Competizione» semi-auto transmission with paddle - shift is almost as dubious, though not nearly as funny, as the PR blurb's description of the 595 50th Anniversary as «the world's smallest supercar».

Likewise the gearbox is effective and quick (with sub-150ms shifts in Race), but it isn't as satisfying as a snappy manual gearbox.

The Easytronic can be driven in «manual mode» simply by using the paddle shifter selector to change gears if the driver wishes to do so, or alternatively it can be driven in exactly the same way as a fully conventional automatic — however, many Easytronic owners have complained that gear shifts in «automatic mode» are jerky; a common complaint with semi-autos based on a conventional manual gearbox.

Race mode also increases throttle response, firms up the steering for a heftier feel, and alters the shift pattern of the DSG gearbox (where fitted) as well as increases the speed of the Adaptive headlamps (AFS) response time.

Only a manual gearbox will be offered - apparently DSG wouldn't fit - and the transmission uses the same shift knob as the R8, and has a pleasing weight to it that's missing from the standard A1.

Working as one unit, the direct - shift gearbox is two separate manual gearboxes and clutches enclosed in a unit.

The engine is mated to a four speed gearbox with 1 - down and 3 - up as is gear shift pattern.

As a means of increasing shift comfort, the manual gearbox uses innovative new carbon friction linings in its synchronizer rings.

Letting the side down is the notchy and reluctant manual gearbox shift action, which oddly isn't as pleasant as the previous - gen Aygo's, even though it's supposed to have been upgraded.

The Enzo has a semi-automatic transmission (also known as the F1 gearbox) using paddles to control an automated shifting and clutch mechanism, with LED lights on the steering wheel telling the driver when to change gears.

The Ibiza FR's powerful engine is mated to a latest generation seven - speed DSG gearbox with steering wheel shift paddles fitted as standard.

There is no manual option (as is the case of the BMW M4), with power sent exclusively to the rear axle via AMG's own seven - speed Speedshift MCT (MultiClutch Transmission) automatic gearbox complete with steering wheel shift paddles for manual operation.

As for this road car, it will come with a twin - turbocharged 5.0 - liter V8 making 650 hp and 531 lb - ft of torque, mated to a six - speed manual gearbox or a paddle - shifted automatic.

The gearbox had a natural solidity to it, sucking the shifter into place as the 6 - speed manual worked its way through the cogs.

All Panameras get the company's new eight - speed PDK dual - clutch automatic gearbox, which is a rapid shifter when you're going at it hammer and tong, but is not quite as smooth as a ZF epicyclic around town.

Entry - level Carrera and Carrera S cars come with seven - speed manual transmission as standard, but Porsche also offers its excellent seven - speed PDK automatic gearbox, with steering wheel - mounted shift paddles, for around # 2,400 extra.

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.

Both petrol engines (and the most expensive diesel) come as standard with a smooth - shifting nine - speed automatic gearbox, which suits its luxurious nature and will make the car more appealing to used buyers.

The 640 and 650 engines come as standard with BMW's eight - speed automatic gearbox that shifts almost imperceptibly between ratios.

The nine - speed automatic gearbox is rarely caught in the wrong ratio, and each shift is as smooth as you would expect from a Merc auto.

A 6 - speed manual gearbox is the default choice — the same one as the previous model in fact — only in the new model, it has been tweaked for improved shift smoothness and increased driver feedback.

The box serves up well timed automatic changes and doesn't shift down as often on the motorway as the Q5's gearbox.