Sentences with phrase «speed gearbox shifts»

The six - speed gearbox shifts discretely while trudging around the plowed streets.

There are four: sport, comfort, eco and smart, altering steering feel and the way the eight - speed gearbox shifts.

True, both feel effortlessly smooth and responsive when you ask for a surge of acceleration, but the BMW's eight - speed gearbox shifts slightly faster than the Mercedes nine - speed «box when pulling out of junctions or on to roundabouts.

Not exact matches

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

Shift speed is much improved too, although the gearbox still sometimes leaves you waiting for a downshift.

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.

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.

The auto «box is more than up to the task, though, and only loses a little to the Porsche's more sophisticated gearbox in terms of shift speed.

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.

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).

Ricardo is engineering a bespoke seven - speed paddle - shift gearbox, while Rimac is developing the hybrid battery system.

The five - speed manual gearbox's stubby shifter looks very sporting but earned «stiff, heavy, notchy» grumbles in the notebook.

Tweaks to the shift speeds of the eight - speed gearbox and the combination of BMW's xDrive four - wheel drive system result in an M4 GTS - beating 3.7 sec 0 - 62mph (BMW claims a 0 - 60mph time a tenth quicker) and a top speed of 189mph if you opt for the M Driver's Package.

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

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.

And yet its shift speed effectively gives away nothing to those supposedly sportier gearboxes.

The six - speed Xtrac sequential gearbox bangs off shifts like a rifle and any and all inputs from my hands or feet instantly alter the chassis — but not remotely in a nervous way.

Three driver modes adjust steering assist, throttle, traction, the magnetic suspension, and GM's in - house eight - speed, paddle - shifted automatic gearbox, also bequeathed from the Z06.

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

Drive is sent to the front wheels exclusively through a slick - shifting six - speed manual gearbox.

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

And speaking of the gearbox, there are no changes to the seven - speed dual - clutch unit, so you get the same slightly lazy shifts in auto mode but much faster changes using the wheel - mounted paddles.

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 modern Mustang GT six - speed gearbox has a traditional - style gearshift lever and a solid industrial shift action,» he notes.

The gearbox is the familiar seven - speed twin clutch unit, or Seamless Shift Gearbox in McLaren speak, driving the rear wheels through an open differgearbox is the familiar seven - speed twin clutch unit, or Seamless Shift Gearbox in McLaren speak, driving the rear wheels through an open differGearbox in McLaren speak, driving the rear wheels through an open differential.

While some may consider its gearbox inferior for having six speeds rather than more, it sure makes shifting manually more satisfying and less likely to result in a paddle - induced repetitive stress injury.

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

The GR6 six - speed twin - clutch transmission, the only gearbox offered, is operated via steering column - mounted shift paddles and offers three shift modes: A, the fully automatic mode; M, the manual mode; and R, for race mode.

That bone of contention — the gearbox — remains a six - speed, dual - clutch paddleshift affair, but Renault has revised it to deliver 50 per cent quicker shifts in its most exuberant Race mode.

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 manual mode the nine - speed automatic gearbox provides snappy shifts on the way up the ratios, but doesn't feel quite so responsive on the way back down.

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.

This allows the sharpest shifts during high speed driving without compromising refinement when using the gearbox's auto mode.

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.

Speaking of keeping it in a lower gear, shifting the RS4 is a blissfully simple task thanks to the wonderfully fluid and straightforward six - speed manual gearbox (the only transmission available) and perfectly tuned clutch.

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

Other than at - times jerky behavior from the seven - speed, paddle - shift gearbox, the car delivers to you the full experience without ever feeling high - strung or intimidating.

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).

e-gear paddle - shift gearbox (six - speed manual optional), four - wheel drive, front and rear limited - slip diffs

Yes, the PDK is an amazing gearbox and makes the new car faster, but we miss the heavy, positive clutch and the firm shift action that made the six - speed manual so brilliant in older GT3s.

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 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.

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.