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Now these are surprisingly good figures for a four - cylinder limo, aided no doubt by the slick - shifting gearbox which remains smooth and rarely hunts between gears despite so many ratios.

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So rather than trying to send much of the 510 lb - ft of torque to the rear axle, I concentrated on enjoying the smooth shifts available from the short - throw, six - speed gearbox, which is a great box but, I might offer, no better than the one in the Roush Mustang that we drove a few months ago.

Then Chevy gives the gearbox to its calibration team to tune software and mitigate any wandering you might expect from a complex 10 - speed automatic transmission, creating shift - logic systems like «lift - foot gear - hold» mode, which aggressively holds a gear to prevent excessive upshifts and premature downshifts.

The smooth 8 - speed gearbox, which makes shifts virtually unknown, ensures the engine never feels anything less than supremely tractable and responsive.

Fitted with the six - speed manual gearbox — which has a slightly notchy and rubbery shift — it'll reach 62mph in five seconds, topping out at a limited 155mph.

The electric Smart's advantage is its single - speed transmission, which means that it doesn't suffer from the slow and jerky shifts of the standard car's automated - manual gearbox.

By reducing the throttle, you remove engine torque from the gearbox and allow it to shift (which you normally do using the clutch).

On the plus side, the revised gearbox has a snappier and more precise shift action, while the brakes make up for a lack of monster stopping power with a pedal action that's well - weighted and progressive, which helps to make light work of heel and toe downchanges.

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.

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.

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).

The goal was to improve reliability and shift speed and to reduce the weight of the gearbox, which at the time added some ninety pounds to the back of the car.

There was and is nothing revolutionary about the six - speed ZF (in fact, most of the aforementioned competitors have moved on to more sophisticated gearboxes), but it does what it needs to do, which is to provide smooth, relatively seamless shifts when the Quattroporte's driver wants only to drive in automatic mode.

So much so you might naturally short - shift through its seven - speed S - tronic gearbox a little, when in fact the biggest fireworks — and the most sonorous noises — live north of 8000rpm, at which point the RS5 is wonderful place to be, especially if the roof is folded away.

In keeping with the retro vibe, the Sport Classic can only be had with a manual six - speed gearbox (PDK isn't offered), to which a standard - fit short - shift kit brings a more rewarding gearshift action.

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

It is mated to a sequential six - speed gearbox, which is shifted utilizing shift paddles located on the steering wheel.

The engine is mated to a new six - speed manual gearbox, replacing the old five - speed, which Suzuki claims has a lighter and more positive shift action.

The automatic gearbox features leggier final drive ratios and an efficiency boosting satnav shift strategy, which can make informed decisions to select the most appropriate gear for the road ahead.

It is available in both 3 - door and 5 - door hatchback body shapes, and comes with a choice of either 6 - speed manual or a 6 - speed Direct - Shift Gearbox (DSG) which greatly reduces shift time to onlyShift Gearbox (DSG) which greatly reduces shift time to onlyshift time to only 8ms.

The engine is linked to an electronically controlled 6 - speed automatic transmission, which enables you to simulate a manual gearbox feel with its sequential shift mode and steering wheel - mounted paddle shifters.

The drive - train's power is transferred to the front wheels through an efficient 5 speed manual synchromesh gearbox, which enables smooth shifting and better performance.

This 2.0 - litre turbo engine works well with BMW's optional eight - speed automatic gearbox, which delivers smooth shifts in auto mode and responds crisply when you use the lever or steering wheel mounted paddles to change gears manually.

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 newly improved close - ratio 6 - speed manual gearbox includes the world's first synchronized down / up shift rev control system, which allows drivers of any skill level to experience perfectly smooth gear shifts every time.

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.

The gearbox has economy and sport modes, which can be used to alter the shift characteristics.

The Fiesta's strong performance is boosted by its crisp - shifting five - speed gearbox, which delivers positive changes, encouraging you to wring out every last ounce of energy from the turbocharged engine.

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 compact sedan can be had with a 1.2 - litre i - VTEC petrol or a 1.5 - litre i - DTEC diesel engine, both of which will offer an option of either a 5 - speed manual shifter or a CVT gearbox.

ROAD TEST EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: My first experience with the new Boxster came in models equipped with the ZF dual - clutch sequential manual gearbox, which for the record is the best it's ever been, with insane shift response and seamless operation.

The gearbox, which comes with shift paddles mounted to the steering wheel, is based on the unit recently made available in lesser 911 models but gets beefed up clutches.

The new Volkswagen Polo Sedan is powered by a 1.6 - liter Otto engine that develops a total of 105 HP and is mated to either a 5 - gear manual gearbox or a 6 - gear automatic gearbox with sequential shift function (Tiptronic) which makes Volkswagen the first automaker to offer Tiptronic in Russia.

The test car, provided by McInerney Ford, Orlando, was stickered at $ 9,995, in return for which it provided such notable parts as a 108 - horsepower, electronically fuel - injected engine and a sharp - shifting, five - speed manual gearbox that moved the GT with dispatch.

BorgWarner, which call their technology «DualTronic», [1][11][15] entered series production (excludes Bugatti Veyron) for Volkswagen Group, [5][11] which renamed Direct - Shift Gearbox (DSG) in 2003 in the Volkswagen Golf Mk4 R32.

These values were made technically feasible by a high - tech alliance: a TSI engine (gasoline powered with 110 kW / 150 PS) that is as fuel efficient as it is sporty, an electric motor (20 kW / 27 PS) and a 7 - speed Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG)-- which in the eyes of many car drivers is the best automatic in the world today.

Mated to the 2.0 - litre TFSI engine is a 7 - speed dual clutch S Tronic gearbox which offers smooth shifts.

The seven speed PDK gearbox, which comes as standard, is brilliantly effective, capable of firing off up shifts under full load with the sort of decisiveness and speed you're unlikely to ever achieve with a traditional manual gearbox out on the open road while providing imbibing smoothness and efficiency when asked to perform as an automatic on part throttle openings around town.

The Komfort trim level offers your choice of either a six - speed manual gearbox or a six - speed dual clutch automated manual, which functions similarly to a conventional automatic with quicker and more efficient shifting.

This is paired with a brilliant six - speed manual gearbox, which features a precise, short - throw shift action.

The car features a Ford's power shift transmission, which is a six - speed transmission combined with aspects of a manual gearbox with a fully automatic transmission.

The gearbox is a six - speed manual, which shifts snappily between gears and has a reasonably light clutch.

Its engine still makes a satisfying growl and the Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG), with which ours was equipped, is still extraordinarily fun to use.

The dual - clutch rips off shifts in short order, but when you leave things in «D,» the gearbox tuning will short shift like crazy, which is annoying when you trudge through traffic.

Unlike the Thai market Triton Athlete which offers a choice of manual and automatic transmissions, the Malaysian market offering comes solely with the five - speed automatic gearbox, including Easy Select 4WD with a Shift - on - the Fly selector.

It gets paddle shifters as well, which allows you to control the gearbox completely.

The engine is mated to a seven speed DSG automatic gearbox, a first in its segment in India which helps to shift very quickly and also deliver higher fuel efficiency.

On May 15, Chrysler advised technicians working on new - model FWD Cherokees to perform an «adaptation drive learn» after the five - minute software reset (or reflash)-- in which the vehicle is taken out for a 100 - minute drive to ensure the gearbox is shifting correctly.

Both engines are mated to a 7 - speed PD K direct - shift gearbox, which puts power to all four wheels.

Power comes from a 4.0 - litre twin - turbocharged V8, which drives the rear wheels through a seven - speed automatic gearbox that can be manually controlled via steering wheel - mounted paddle shifters.