Sentences with phrase «shifting gearbox with»

Our car came with the automatic transmission, a smooth shifting gearbox with a special feature.

Why no other manufacturer has done it is beyond me, for it fuses the effortless control and excitement of a paddle - shift gearbox with the greater engagement of a manual.

Not exact matches

It'll be the first time Smith has raced a car with a paddle - shift gearbox and he's anticipating some issues getting to grips it, but how can anyone assume that this won't be resolved given that the 76 - year - old brings vast experience, and will definitely be hoping to teach a few of the younger drivers (including Ferrari juniors Marcus Armstrong and Robert Shwartzman) some tricks.

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 enhanced soundtrack through the stereo speakers isn't especially pleasant nor natural, the gearbox suddenly starts to betray itself with slower shifts and strange moments where the revs hang at a fixed rpm, and the sheer performance on offer feels slightly disappointing.

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.

Absolutely great styling inside and out, quick shifting gearbox when equipped with the semi-manual f1 paddle shiftier transmission.

Stripped of air - con and stereo and fitted with PCCB brakes, a six - speed stick - shift gearbox and the smaller, lighter battery, it comes in under 1300 kg (the 1M tips the scales at 1570 kg).

The gearbox then redeems itself with damn - near imperceptible part - throttle shifts that happen within, oh, fourteen - billionths of a second of tugging on one of the steering - column - mounted magnesium paddles.

The gearbox, with its snappy, short - throw shift, is a great partner for the sparkling six, and the brakes, while laughably grumbly (in finest M tradition) and a little over-servoed at the top - end of the pedal travel, stand up well to fast road driving.

The gearbox seems manual, there's a plate on the dashboard, in front of the shifter with the «position» for each of the gears... Don't think F1 cars had sequential gearboxes until late 80's.

The eight - speed dual - clutch gearbox matches the drama with shifts that pop like a tight, perfectly timed jab.

The car uses a six - speed paddle shift gearbox, but how exactly this works with the complex hybrid drivetrain has yet to be revealed.

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.

And the eight - speed gearbox can be stirred manually with a plus / minus shift gate but there are no paddles.

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.

The Tremec gearbox is a variant of the one used in the Viper; happily, shift efforts here are lower, but the linkage is notchy, with a strong centering spring that wants to keep you in the 3 - 4 gate.

Of the three gearboxes across the range - seven - and nine - speed torque converter autos and the SL 63's multi-plate wet clutch automatic - it's the SL 63 with the fastest shifts, but it still doesn't quite match the latest generation of twin - clutch autos for snappy changes.

In addition to a more nimble chassis, the BMW offers greater range in character with electronically adjustable dampers, the ability to alter shift speeds in the dual - clutch gearbox, and the convenient «M» button on the steering wheel to activate your preferred settings.

We initially kept getting lost in the seven - speed manual gearbox, but after many months, we can guide the shift lever through its gates with smooth flicks of the wrist.

All R8s come with a six - speed manual gearbox with a gated aluminum shifter or a single - clutch automated manual that's decidedly five years ago.

It can be paired with a six - speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters or a seven - speed manual gearbox.

It is, foremost, a lot of fun to drive, with accurate steering, a firm chassis, and an available six - speed manual gearbox (in addition to a quick - shifting six - speed automatic).

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.»

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 engine is linked up to a paddle - shift operated sequential gearbox (with six speeds), and in combination with that low weight, 0 - 60mph is said to take just 2.5 sec, while the top speed is 170mph.

It develops its 148bhp at 6000rpm and 140 lb ft of torque at 4500rpm, and is coupled to a close - ratio five - speed gearbox with a short - shift mechanism.

With 560 hp and a quick - shifting eight - speed gearbox, your self - restraint will come under fire.

When fitted with the electro actuated gearbox, the faster shift times (down to 100ms) and increase in power enable the GranTurismo Sport to accelerate from 0 - 62mph in just 4.7 seconds, reaching a top speed of 186mph.

This six - speed may not be the world's silkiest gearbox, but it's still fun to finally drive the Hemi V - 8 with a stick shift.

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.

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.

A six - speed, Durashift manual gearbox with a revised final drive ratio and low friction transmission oil also helps to reduce fuel consumption along with underbody aerodynamic improvements, an Active Grille Shutter, Ford Auto - Start - Stop, a shift indicator light and low - drag Econetic wheel covers and tyres.

«No - nonsense interior, quick - shifting gearbox, and a really usable steering wheel with a small and ideal thickness, more like a race wheel.»

Its brakes are by Alcon, the gearbox itself is a six speed sequential by Hewland with pneumatic shifters, actuated by two small carbon - fibre paddles on either side of the steering wheel.

Some cars are ruined when their manual gearboxes are swapped for paddle shift transmissions, be it dual - clutch gearboxes or old - school torque converters, but that's certainly not the case with the Giulia.

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.

We would have preferred more obedience from the paddle shifter (finished in an electroplated surface with the Sport package), though those who put their faith in the computer's logic are likely to be less disappointed with the nine - speed gearbox, especially since the downshifts are nicely rev - matched and the upshifts relatively swift.

This 695 has been developed with help from Maserati, utilising the standard 178bhp 1.4 Turbo T - Jet engine, along with a paddle - shift gearbox.

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.

Power is funnelled through a ZF - sourced eight - speed automatic gearbox with Alpina's trademark «Switch - Tronic» shift buttons on the back of the steering wheel.

The Xtrac - built, single - clutch automated manual gearbox is clunky, yet it shifts quicker than a straight manual transmission with its heavy clutch action.

Mated to this was an Alpina - developed Switchtronic five - speed gearbox with steering - wheel - mounted shift buttons, while other benefits included twin - tube gas dampers, anti-roll bars, vented discs all - round and those gorgeous 18in Alpina wheels.

A twin clutch gearbox with paddle - shift is fitted and drive is sent to the rear wheels.

Audi's mechanics couldn't find anything wrong with the gearbox, so we taught ourselves to shift with greater diligence, and over time and miles, the severity of the problem faded.

That gearbox also includes a new shifter — borrowed from the ZL1 — with slightly longer throws and a nicely shaped shift knob.

That powerplant has been highly modified, and is paired with a version of Volvo's I - Shift gearbox and a 200 - hp, 885 - lb - ft electric motor.

Porsche experimented with a dual - clutch gearbox in the 1960s, shelved it due to persistent problems with rough shifting, and then resurrected it in the 1970s for a German government project.