Sentences with phrase «traditional automatic transmission»

It will reduce fuel consumption as compared with traditional automatic transmissions.

Using an ideal set of gears, the transition from first to sixth is smooth, with virtually none of the torque transfer generally associated with gear shifts in traditional automatic transmissions.

They have a normal computer - controlled dry clutch (well two actually) so they do not need to move around a lot of transmission fluid like traditional automatic transmissions do.

Corolla's engineers maximized the fuel saving design inherent in a pulley CVT while enhancing its operation to provide a more «direct feel» to pedal inputs through careful analysis of traditional automatic transmission operation.

The company has revealed the engine is bolted to an eight - speed traditional automatic transmission instead of the seven - speed dual - clutch transmission found in the Veyron.

When driving normally, steps are programmed in to simulate traditional automatic transmission gear shifts, but hard accelerating still pegs the engine at peak rpm for a slightly annoying drone.

Some drivers prefer traditional automatic transmissions.

The Lineartronic ® CVT has proven so well suited to the SUBARU BOXER engine and Subaru symmetrical full - time All - Wheel Drive, it has replaced most traditional automatic transmissions in the Subaru line - up.

Under hard acceleration, the CVT can leave the engine at high revs for longer than we'd prefer, but many cars in this class are rather loud during acceleration even with traditional automatic transmissions.

Also new was an optional sequential manual gearbox (SMG), a single - clutch automated manual that replaced the traditional automatic transmission.

Both front - and all - wheel drive will be offered, and the U.S. version is also likely to offer a naturally aspirated, 2.4 - liter four - cylinder paired with a traditional automatic transmission.

CVTs became common in hybrid cars because they are considerably more efficient than both manual and traditional automatic transmissions, and their popularity skyrocketed from there as automakers competed for the best possible fuel economy ratings.

Compared to a traditional automatic transmission or Porsche's own Tiptronic S (no longer available on the 911), Porsche's PDK saps less powertrain energy, thus helping improve the fuel economy of 911 models fitted with the technology.

In hybrid electric vehicles, like the Toyota Prius, engine braking is simulated by the computer software to match the feel of a traditional automatic transmission.

The problem is that consumers, promised the equivalent of their traditional automatic transmission, aren't happy with some of the foibles that come along with automating what was once mechanical.

Also, to remove the rubber - band feeling often associated with CVTs, Kia has introduced a step function to make it feel more like a traditional automatic transmission during wide - open throttle or under heavy acceleration.

Folks who weren't or aren't willing to accept the inefficiency of a traditional automatic transmission have always had the availability of a good old - fashioned row - it - yourself manual transmission... and that's what I do.

Using the CVT allowed us to delete the torque converter of a traditional automatic transmission because we were able to utilise a starter clutch with a direct control solenoid valve to allow precise pressure control.

The parking pawl in a traditional automatic transmission has a mechanical link to the gear lever and locks the transmission in the park position when the vehicle is set in Park.

Struts replace its traditional double - wishbone front suspension and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) takes the place of a traditional automatic transmission on models with the all - new 2.4 - liter four - cylinder engine.

Well, traditional automatic transmissions have five, six or even seven gears, while Nissan's XTRONIC CVT doesn't even have traditional fixed gear ratios.

A traditional automatic transmission typically uses 4 - 9 fixed gears to transmit power.

The new engine is paired to a continuously variable transmission, which is surprisingly quiet and won't make you wish you'd chosen a competitor with a traditional automatic transmission.

The Skyactiv gearbox is based on a traditional automatic transmission, something that is disappearing in many other cars.

This Rogue is powered by a responsive 2.5 liter 170 HP, 4 Cylinder Engine mated to a FWD Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) that provides more useable power, better fuel economy and a smoother driving experience than a traditional automatic transmission.

Developed by Honda, this new transmission also uses a torque converter to make starts smoother, similar to a traditional automatic transmission.

Many of us were worried when Honda decided to use a CVT instead of a traditional automatic transmission, but no need to worry.

Traditional automatic transmissions have a fluid - filled torque converter that acts as a buffer between the engine's constantly turning crankshaft, and the gears in the transmission, which have to stop from time to time when you roll into the garage, or up to a stop sign.

Drivers specifying the new DCT for their cee'd GT Line will benefit from faster gear changes than a traditional automatic transmission, as well as lower running costs.

Therefore, the uplevel 3.0 - liter V - 6 engine offered in the VUE comes with a traditional automatic transmission, but with a twist: As a first in this market segment, the VUE has a five - speed automatic.

When I took my foot off the brake with the transmission in drive, it was not prone to creep, as a traditional automatic transmission would.

That is because a traditional automatic transmission with a torque converter have higher fluid operating temperature and it degrades the fluid much quickly in - compared to a manual transmission.

That's because a traditional automatic transmission with a torque converter has slippage and relatively high fluid operating temperature with normal use.

Essentially a combination of a traditional automatic transmission and a continuously variable one (CVT), EVT has two drive modes — hence the name «two - mode hybrid.»

The latest version of the Lineartronic ® CVT incorporates lightweight parts to improve efficiency, a wider range of gear ratios and Auto Stepped Speed Control, which mimics the gear shifts of a traditional automatic transmission.

A continuously variable transmission, or CVT, is a type of automatic transmission that provides more useable power, better fuel economy and a smoother driving experience than a traditional automatic transmission.