Sentences with phrase «too tall a gear»

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.

Like many economy cars before it, the SX4 Sport suffers from an automatic transmission that always seems to be in too tall a gear to really take advantage of the 2.0 - liter's power.

Not exact matches

It's just a pity the gear ratios are too tall for general sporty road driving — third extends to over 110mph.

-- Porsche fiddled with the gear ratios, but the 911 R still appears cursed with gearing that's far too tall, a problem that seems to dilute a bit of the fun in all modern Porsche models equipped with a manual gearbox.

But gears one through seven feel too tall, while eight, nine and 10 are all highway gears with overdrive.

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

The gearshift is much more crisp too, with a shorter, more pleasing throw, although the ratios feel taller than the Twingo's, despite an extra (sixth) gear.

The familiar seven - speed dual - clutch transmission gets some revisions for GT C duty, too, including a taller first gear.

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

Although good for acceleration, first gear seemed too tall for trying to hold a hill with the nose pointed downward.

The Corvette's biggest issue is its transmission — its gearbox doesn't like to be rushed, and its gear ratios are ultimately too tall and too widely spaced for performance driving.

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.

The gearbox, even in its sportiest setting, often chooses a gear or too taller than I'd have chosen for a twisty bit of road.

The gearing is wayyy too tall (performance of the manual tested elswhere is quite a bit slower than Edmund's long - term 340i auto), so despite the mountains of low - end torque, it doesn't give you that «kick» on takeoff.