Sentences with phrase «shift the gearbox into»

If the problem occurs, owners need to shift the gearbox into neutral, apply the brakes, and put the vehicle in park after coming to a stop.

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Shift the car's seven - speed twin - clutch gearbox into drive and the Chiron launches effortlessly.

True, the SMG paddle - shift transmission can be either slow and slurry or fast and thumpy (it's a pity BMW didn't put more effort into developing a better manual gearbox than the one they made available for the US market) but, for # 20K, I'm inclined to conclude that it isn't just that the M5 holds all the cards.

Manually shifting the automatic gearbox into sixth (another big improvement over the old four - speed automatic), we mention when the speedometer needle hit 100 mph.

You can move the gearshift lever into M for manual mode and shift for yourself, but you'll seldom bother when you have a gearbox this good.

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.

Like the 550 Maranello, a six - speed manual is the only available gearbox on the Barchetta — neither the 456M GTA's four - speed automatic nor the 360's F1 paddle - shift gearbox has made it into Ferrari's V - 12 flagship.

Responsive and exhilarating, the torque - rich V - 8 and easy - shifting gearbox don't just turn the Challenger into an extension of your right foot, they transform that appendage into a fearsome instrument of bona - fide butt - kicking.

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.

Not only can you be lunging deep into turns hard on the brakes but you can pop in a downshift too, the gearbox shifting so smoothly that there's not even a suggestion of the balance being compromised.

Clever packaging of the ratios has allowed XTRAC to shrink the gearbox, which shifts electronically, so it's easier to integrate into the car.

And I love the dual - clutch transmission not only because I can drop it into automatic mode when creeping around in rush - hour traffic, but because in full - bore mode it shifts with a ferocity and swiftness I could never manage with a manual gearbox.

The pre-selector gearbox is like a foreshadowing of a dual - clutch automatic with shift paddles; simply move the shifter lever into the gear you'll be needing next, and when you press and release the clutch pedal, hey presto, you've got it.

Shift the seven - speed PDK (the only gearbox available — stop whining, it's faster on a road course than a manual) into «D» and creep out of the pits, light on the throttle for now.

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

The electric power steering doesn't give the driver a huge amount of feel, but its accurate and direct, and the eight - speed gearbox offers satisfyingly crisp changes that can be snapped into place with the gorgeous fixed aluminium shift paddles.

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 clutch is well weighed but has a slightly longer travel and is on the heavier side but the 6 - speed gearbox is effortless to use, offering slick shifts by slotting into respective gates with precision.

No matter who is strapped into the driver's seat, the lightning speed of its shifts and resulting performance can not be matched by the manual gearbox, no matter how engaging it is.

While we've long been fans of the way Volkswagen's twin - clutch gearboxes exchange cogs, there's a flaccidity engineered into this one better suited to around - town putting than hearty country jaunts, leaving you to fiddle with the console - mounted shifter in the absence of paddles.

Shift the rotary gear dial into Drive and the automatic gearbox clicks relatively seamlessly through its cogs in normal driving, all the while providing adequate grunt for keepin...

Shift the rotary gear dial into Drive and the automatic gearbox clicks relatively seamlessly through its cogs in normal driving, all the while providing adequate grunt for keeping pace on long inclines and in overtaking.

Shift as brutally and as quickly as you want, the gearbox slots into gear without a grumble.

This was because the ZF - developed 9 - speed automatic gearbox had a software glitch, which according to certain insiders, refused to shift into 9th gear!

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.

As soon as the RPM reaches the ideal shift point for the car's torque curve, the gearbox shifts into fourth gear almost instantly.

As for the five - speed manual, I'm glad that it's offered and it's a tight gearbox with short shift strokes and crisp gear engagement, but Mac is correct that our particular tester's box did have a rough life before making its way into our hands for our test.

The GTI's six - speed DSG gearbox has the familiar manual mode, in which it's quick - shifting, and for the most part it gives you a dependable sense of close control over the driving forces going into the front axle both under power and on a trailing throttle.

A five - speed manual gearbox is standardly fitted to the STX, but the test car came with a four - speed, automatic - overdrive transmission that translated the V - 6 power into clean shifting and smooth running.

The gearbox offers good shifts, slotting into your chosen cog with decent smoothness.

New features include Adaptive LED Headlights and LED foglamps, Enhanced Black Panel — a beautiful full LCD panel display which replaces the analog instrument cluster, as well as a more fuel efficient version of the eight - speed gearbox which allows coasting — basically shifting the transmission into neutral — on certain highway driving conditions.

The 5 - speed gearbox offers smooth shifts and the cogs work into place nicely, making the shifting experience very easy and light.

A mid-mounted 3.8 - litre twin - turbo V8 delivers that power through a seven - speed sequential shift gearbox and turns it into 3.2 - second zero - to - 100 km / h (60 mph) times and a 328 km / h (204 mph) top speed.

One of the best things to do to get instant responses from the gearbox is to shift into to the manual mode.

For the next session, I saddle up into a dual - clutch car and let the gearbox do all the shifting.

We had a lot of love for this gearbox, the shifter dropping into each slot in the gate with liquid smoothness.

Plus, the easy - shifting gearbox features Kawasaki's exclusive Positive Neutral Finder, which allows for easy and accurate shifting from first into neutral when stopped.

Even the automatic gearbox is needlessly difficult to deal with, as players still have to manually shift into reverse if they end up pinned against a wall.