Sentences with phrase «tall gears»

The eight - speed auto aids in forward progress, with smooth, well - timed shifts and a propensity to find taller gears as soon as it can to assist in efficiency.

The engine pulls tall gears with authority and is flexible at part throttle.

However, seventh is not a particularly tall gear, as the engine will still be running at a relatively fast 3,000 rpm when the car is traveling at freeway speeds.

Happily, the volume is reduced at lower revs, making the new BMW quite subdued at typical highway cruising speeds in taller gears for more subdued progress over longer journeys.

Speaking of more torque from the new engines, it allowed Porsche to select taller gear ratios from third - gear on, improving fuel consumption but still providing quicker acceleration than the outgoing Carreras.

The new eight - speed has a wider spread of ratios and is better able to use the high torque gears for quicker launches, as well as taller gears for greater fuel efficiency on the highway.

It uses tall gears at low revs whenever possible, but downshifts quickly and comfortably when requested by the driver.

Even with tall gearing and technologies like cylinder deactivation, big engines suck a lot of gas.

The flat torque curve also means that there's solid urge available pretty much throughout the rev range, giving a diesel - like surge for overtaking, and the engine is also happy to pull very tall gearing (2200rpm at 75mph in sixth) without complaint.

A carbon fiber hood will be an available option on 2012 Z06 models, while the standard manual transmission for ZR1 will include taller gearing in fifth and sixth gears, for a 2 - mpg improvement in highway fuel economy.

A sport mode for the transmission and paddle shifter helped with on - road performance, allowing me to bypass some of the six - speed automatic transmission's tendency to find itself in too tall a gear, but ultimately this is neither a sports car or a true off - roader, so I found myself grateful and impressed by the Escape's modest abilities in either of these areas.

The trip computer indicated 37.3 mpg on the highway, thanks partly to the wildly tall gearing of the Mini's six - speed manual.

And that's despite the new Swift's slightly taller gearing in third, fourth and fifth.

I'd recommend taller gearing to curb the fruitless wheel spin at launch.

Some thought it gave the 200 - hp Bug an unexpected amount of pep — «I was surprised how easy it is to chirp the tires from a stop,» said associate editor Greg Migliore — while others felt it lacked the enthusiasm of other Volkswagen and Audi products equipped with the 2.0 T. Part of this was attributable to the six - speed manual's taller gearing compared with the transmission in the GTI, which is admittedly a more overtly sporty car than the Beetle.

Give a big, heavy car enough power and torque, and providing it has sufficiently tall gearing and a decent drag coefficient, a high top speed is a given.

Its powertrain formula matches a large displacement, high torque engine to a drivetrain that features tall gearing.

Although, in testing the JCW hardtop, I discovered the gears are matched very well to the available power and that great economy does not come at the expense of unnecessarily tall gearing.

Tall gears bolster highway numbers to 24 mpg, whereas more choices of gears allow the engine to operate more efficiently through its range of speeds.

It's a great package for a daily driver, and while those of us who prefer naturally aspirated engines may miss the character of the old inline - five, the new turbo mill delivers 20 % better highway fuel economy without the ridiculously tall gearing of the most recent 2.5L - equipped cars.

this isn't what anybody would call tall gearing.

While a 7 - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox may shift rapidly and be more efficient, there's a 7 - speed manual gearbox too that will appeal to purists, despite the awkwardly tall gearing.

Longer straights equal taller gears and more top end, while tighter twists equal shorter gears and greater acceleration.

The engine provides the Corolla with significantly more mumbo than before but tall gearing sees the car sit on 100km / h at just 1500rpm when cruising, meaning low fuel use and low running costs.

Revs are somewhat higher in the automatic S mode, whereas D mode prioritizes taller gear ratios.

Eight speeds Similarly, although the eight - speed automatic works well as an all - purpose transmission, with smooth shifts and very tall gears to improve freeway fuel economy, it falls just a little short of full sport performance.

Many of the brand's European models offer BlueMotion packages, which can include taller gearing, low - rolling - resistance tires, aerodynamic aids, even automatic start / stop and brake - energy regeneration.

It is also torquey, pulling strongly in taller gears — ideal for the street.

This new eight - speed has a wider spread of ratios and is better able to use the high torque gears for quicker launches, as well as taller gears for greater fuel efficiency on the highway.

Custom Fleetline with a 350ci fuel - injected Chevy engine, automatic transmission, power brakes, Camaro rear with tall gears, engineered leaf springs, Mustang - style front suspension, tubular control arms, Street Rod Association safety inspected.

At low speeds in town it requires fewer revs to pull taller gears.

Lift - off coasting and summoning a taller gear at 2,000 rpm sharp may be wise when you're running on empty, but not when you're trying to beat your own good self around the challenging Langhe circuit.

Since the bottom three ratios are more closely staggered than before, riding the torque surge in a taller gear makes for a more elegant locomotion.

Despite the traction issues, the engine doesn't feel like it's imbued with quite as much vim and eagerness as in the 208bhp Mini JCW, partly, I suspect, due to taller gearing in the DS3.

That's 4 mph faster than the already - too - tall gear in the Cayman GT4 and a dramatic 10 mph faster than the beloved 2011 911 GT3 RS 4.0 — a car with roughly the same power output but coming in 23 pounds lighter than the 911 R.

Clearly the TT's taller gearing isn't enough to contain its 50 lb ft advantage over the VW on a damp road.

Up there at the base of the windshield, where you'd expect any respectable Volvo to have its City Safety sending unit, this car has instead a racing - style shift light that glows green, orange, and then red as the revs climb so you'll change into a taller gear before the engine goes ka - blammo.

It also features a tonneau cargo cover that mounts left or right and easily stores over the wheel wells, if necessary, eliminating the need to remove it when you have taller gear to haul.

The VW transmission engages slowly as you get rolling after a stop, shifts slowly, and cycles clumsily to a tall gear ratio whenever it registers any lightness on the throttle pedal.

Unfortunately, the fun factor crept down a chunk, too, thanks to those tall gears.

With a numb clutch, lazy throttle tip - in, and tall gearing, the Mini is a nuisance to drive in stop - and - go traffic.

There's a little pop of power from the exhaust as we flick the shift paddle and select a taller gear.

Lexus says the eight - speed automatic has wider gear ratios and taller gearing to prioritize efficiency.

Big power and a manual box is surely a lot of fun but sophisticated it is not, also given its power and tall gearing but that it cant crack 200 mph shows how much drag it creates (despite not being designed as a high down force track car.)

Chevy is trying to squeeze every MPG they can out of this car, such as on the ECO manual having an «ECO overdrive gear» (just a taller gear to keep the RPMs lower when crusing on the highway).

Since the Urus weighs more than 4,400 pounds, you're better off in a taller gear more often than not.

The rear has a taller gear ratio than the front, which allows overspeeding the rear wheels, which, in turn, allows «true torque vectoring,» Kuczera said.