Sentences with phrase «traditional automatic gearbox»

The Volkswagen Group intends to phase out the use of traditional automatic gearboxes in their product range entirely, replacing them with it's advanced Direct Shift Gearbox, or DSG.

The use of hydraulic transmission fluid makes for very smooth changes and explains why traditional automatic gearboxes are sometimes known as «slushboxes».

Most drivers find that traditional automatic gearboxes offer a very smooth driving experience.

Back in the transmission's normal mode the shifts are slurred like a traditional automatic gearbox, but the same mighty performance is always on tap regardless of your driving mode.

The traditional automatic gearbox used by the first variant of the GranTurismo was mounted on the rear of the engine, helping to give the car a perfect 50/50 front / rear weight distribution.

These are artificial positions along the cones that mimic the gears of a traditional automatic gearbox.

It will go up against the likes of the Tata Nexon and the Mahindra TUV300, both of which also get AMT units as compared to a traditional automatic gearbox.

The move to a traditional automatic gearbox was in response to customers wanting smoother performance around town.

It uses a CVT (continuously variable transmission) and although these gearboxes usually make the engine sound like it's working particularly hard, this one successfully mimics a traditional automatic gearbox.

The majority of Accord sedan buyers probably won't notice the difference from a traditional automatic gearbox.

As well as selecting gears manually with the paddle - shift, the driver is also able to select the»D» button on the facia to engage automatic mode which acts like a traditional automatic gearbox changing gear at precisely the right time, making light work of urban, traffic and motorway driving.

So it seems that having a 4 - something liter twin - turbo V8, traditional automatic gearbox and an all - wheel drive system with two - wheel drive mode is the right way to make a performance sedan.

Unlike a traditional automatic gearbox, the CVT uses infinite gear ratios to deliver power and can exploit peak power and torque bands more easily.

Static paddle shifters are attached to the steering column and allow the driver to instantly adjust gearing to feel like a traditional automatic gearbox.