Sentences with phrase «tall gears at»

It also gives the EcoBoost more gears to choose from, optimizing the gearing for more circumstances — from low gearing at slow speeds to tall gearing at high speeds.

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Several of the logbook entries expressed gratitude for the tall sixth gear, which at least let the over-caffeinated engine chill out a bit on the highway.

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

Even though this Miata's six - speed manual transmission has a fairly tall ratio in sixth gear for highway cruising, the rear axle's final - drive ratio is fairly short to enhance acceleration, so the Miata's 2.0 - liter inline - 4 engine spins above 3000 rpm at ordinary cruising speed and close to 4000 rpm if you're brave with speed limits.

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.

As copy editor Rusty Blackwell observed, «It seems that the highway mileage could be boosted significantly - and overall noise reduced at the same time - if Mazda made fifth and sixth gears a bit taller.

There's plenty of muscle at low speeds, but the delivery goes a little flat in the mid-range — it feels as if the car's potential is being deliberately reined in so as not to tread on the toes of the Golf — although this reluctance could also be explained by the tall intermediate gears.

This car frowns at and refrains from grand gestures, so turn in with restraint while staying in the taller gear then open up the steering early and feed the torque diligently.

The gearing feels well - matched to both engines though; second is a good B - road gear in the 1 - litre, second and third for the 1.5, while tall upper ratios benefit refinement and economy at higher speeds.

At part throttle it short shifts in soft, quick - fire succession, always looking for the tallest possible gear.

What that means is that the ZF - 9HP's top gear is «taller», spinning the engine at lower revs on the highway to reduce fuel consumption.

The Malibu also gains a bit from a taller rear - end gear ratio that lets the engine spin slower at highway speeds.

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

With the automatic, crawl ratio is 31.25:1 and the overdrive gear is not as tall, meaning there is a tad more driveline noise and vibration at higher speeds.

The wider spread of ratios allows the engine to run at lower speeds, often in the «tallest» gear, 8th.

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.

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

In its incredibly tall 10th speed (I needed to nip 70 mph before the Honda would even get into its top gear) the Honda's V - 6 is loafing at

This motor cruises well too and the tall seventh gear means the engine is running at a leisurely 1600rpm at 100kmph.

The gearing is tall as the RS tops out at a limited 250kmph but works rather well in the city limits thanks to the torque.

It's now even better thanks to taller second and top gear ratios in the LC70's sole five - speed manual transmission, which extracts more of the significant torque available at low speeds and reduces engine speed to less than 2000rpm in top at 100km / h.

First gear is a little tall for super-slow car park crawling, but there's enough low - down torque to make stalling a rarity, and the upside is a top (sixth) ratio that's tall enough to spin the engine at only around 1000rpm at 100km / h.

At least it's a quieter Cruiser: the taller fifth gear in this latest update sees revs drop from about 2200rpm in fifth gear at 100km / h to about 1900rpAt least it's a quieter Cruiser: the taller fifth gear in this latest update sees revs drop from about 2200rpm in fifth gear at 100km / h to about 1900rpat 100km / h to about 1900rpm.

Even at less than full highway speeds you could be in a relatively tall 5th, 6th or 7th gear.

Peak torque of 530Nm arrives at a pretty high 4250rpm, but this engine still doesn't mind digging out by its boot straps in a tall gear.

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.

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.

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.

In this application, as in the Camry, the engine is rated at 268 horsepower and is paired with a relatively «tall» final - drive ratio, which ensures low engine speeds while cruising in the overdrive fifth and sixth gears.