Sentences with phrase «speed dual»

Part of this formula for elevated efficiency is an all - new seven - speed dual - clutch transmission.

The M3's new twin - turbo 3.0 - liter develops 425 hp and sings up to 7,600 rpm, at which point the seven - speed dual - clutch automatic rifles to the next gear.

Having stepped out of a BMW 135i fitted with a seven - speed dual - clutch right before entering the Boxster, I was taken over by the exhilarating palpability of driver involvement that an automatic of any caliber just can't match.

A seven - speed dual - clutch automatic routes power to Quattro all - wheel drive, enabling a 0 - to -62-mph sprint of just 4.3 seconds and a top speed of 174 mph.

A six - speed manual transmission will come standard, and a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic will be available.

Alfa Romeo says this is the fastest time around the «Ring for cars packing less than 250 hp; the Alfa Romeo 4C is powered by a 240 hp, 1.7 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder engine mated with a six - speed dual - clutch transmission.

It's mated to a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission.

Porsche signatures such as active dampers, a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic, and a Sport Chrono pack raise performance potential.

A seven - speed dual - clutch transaxle is mounted in the rear of the car.

The engine is mated to a seven - speed dual clutch transmission and six - speed manual transmission.

Unfortunately, the 7 - speed dual - clutch transmission hinders it a little - reaction to tweaks of either paddle is a little too slow, particularly when changing down the «box.

Drivetrain: 208 - hp, turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder; seven - speed dual clutch automatic transmission; front - wheel drive

There's VW's venerable 2.0 - liter turbocharged I - 4 producing 200 hp, which is sent to the front wheels through a six - speed manual or six - speed dual clutch automatic transmission.

Peak power hovers somewhere between 800 and 1000 hp and is routed to all four wheels through an eight - speed dual - clutch automatic.

The 2.0 - liter turbo, 3.0 - liter supercharged, and 4.0 - liter turbocharged gasoline engines will receive a significant horsepower upgrade, while a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission will now be offered as standard for the base, front - wheel - drive version of the 2016 Audi A6.

According to the engineers it's easily capable of even greater outputs, but the seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox couldn't reliably handle them.

Buyers will benefit from McLaren's cutting edge 7 speed dual - clutch auto gearbox as well as an impressive 1311 kg dry weight.

Ergo, we will see a six - speed stick along with an eight - speed dual - clutch automatic, which supplants the current seven - speed.

Only the sultry Long Beach Blue paint ($ 550), Executive Package ($ 1,400 for park distance control, rear - view camera, heated steering wheel, automatic high beams, Wi - Fi hotspot, and wireless charging), and seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission ($ 2,900) were added to our M2's bottom line.

A seven - speed dual - clutch transmission helps direct that power to the rear wheels, and enables a claimed 0 - to -62-mph run of less than three seconds.

And if you're feeling especially lazy, just leave the seven - speed dual - clutch transmission in «automatic» and it'll happily do all the shifting for you.

In addition to this is a direct drive electric motor situated between the engine and the nine - speed dual clutch transmission.

The transmission is the same lightning - quick 7 - speed dual - clutch unit in the V - 12 car.

Opting for the Cayman's seven - speed dual - clutch transmission trims a further 0.4 sec off the time with Sport Plus engaged.

There are no complaints with the optional seven - speed dual - clutch PDK transmission that's fitted to our test car.

Audi threw out the old, unloved continuously variable automatic transmission in the base, front - wheel - drive A6 and replaced it with a seven - speed dual - clutch «S - tronic» model found in several other Volkswagen Group vehicles.

The V - 6, likely a 3.5 - or 3.7 - liter, will drive the rear wheels by means of a seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox.

WHEN 2012 THE HARDWARE»S ALL THERE The RS5 sounds like a sweet machine: All - wheel drive, a torque - vectoring rear diff, a seven - speed dual - clutch Automatic, and a screaming 4.2 - liter V - 8 that hits its 444 - hp peak at 8250 rpm.

A five - speed manual is available, but most buyers will choose the six - speed dual clutch automatic with manual shifting control.

Our tester's optional six - speed dual - clutch automatic can downshift two gears at once when you prod the accelerator, but it waits too long to do just that, and it sometimes lurches getting back into 1st gear as you come to a stop.

Ferrari 458 Spider Base price: $ 257,000 (est.) Engine: 32 - valve DOHC V - 8 Displacement: 4.5 liters Power: 562 hp @ 9000 rpm Torque: 398 lb - ft @ 6000 rpm Drive: Rear - wheel Transmission: Seven - speed dual - clutch automatic Fuel economy: 11/18 mpg (city / highway, est..)

Working with the seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox (sorry, no manual), the turbo V - 8 should produce a 0 - to -62-mph time of 4.4 seconds.

The ’15 NSX is expected to have a 3.7 - liter V - 6, two electric motors for the front wheels, and a rear motor providing a combined 480 hp fed through a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission.

Compared with the V - 10 in the current S6, power is slightly lower and torque slightly higher: 408 hp and 406 lb - ft in the new S6 and S7, where the turbo V - 8 is mated to Audi's seven - speed dual - clutch automatic.

The twin - turbo 3.8 - liter V - 6, for starters, still produces 545 hp and 463 lb - ft of torque, and it's still coupled to a six - speed dual - clutch transmission and all - wheel drive system.

The 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider will share the coupe's powertrain, a 237 - hp, 1.7 - liter turbocharged inline - four engine paired with a 6 - speed dual - clutch transmission.

The 1.7 - liter, turbocharged I - 4 lives behind your ears, paired to a six - speed dual - clutch automatic.

Just like the sedan, this tremendous power is managed by an eight - speed dual - clutch PDK transmission.

The old car's greatest atrocity, the five - speed automated - manual transmission, is replaced by a six - speed dual - clutch automatic or a five - speed manual gearbox.

Mitsubishi noted that the Ralliart was a «low - volume» trim level, but we'll miss the sporty model's 237 - hp, 2.0 - liter turbo - four engine and a snappy six - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission.

It will likely be coupled to a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission, replacing the six - speed automatic used by the current Continental GT.

Of course, you'll have to use a six - speed manual transmission to do it because Ford still can't find a way to package this engine with the six - speed dual - clutch automatic.

Until now, the BMW M6 came only with a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission.

Built in England by internal - combustion specialists Ricardo to a McLaren design, the engine is blessed with 443 lb - ft of easily accessed torque (all of it available between 3000 and 6500 rpm) effortlessly dispensed via a magical, paddleshifted, seven - speed dual - clutch automatic supplied by Italy's Graziano.

And what's that clicking and whirring from the six - speed dual - clutch transmission?

That power is still managed courtesy of a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission for both models, but Mercedes tinkered with the setup for the GT C.

The six - speed dual - clutch automatic is snappy and responsive — except, that is, at low speeds, particularly when moving off from a stop.

A 178 - hp, turbo inline - four joins the lineup, mated to a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic.

Like the last Competition Package, the new upgrade should be available with both the seven - speed dual - clutch and six - speed manual transmission options.

Under the hood, the 2017 Mercedes - Benz CLA250 continues with its 2.0 - liter turbo - four engine and seven - speed dual - clutch automatic, rated for 208 hp and 258 lb - ft of torque.