Sentences with phrase «transmission car by»

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Lastly you can tow a car with an automatic transmission by just putting it in neutral there is risk of transmission damage, I have flat towed cars with automatics distance of 5 + miles and gone on to drive them, transmission damage is a risk not an absolute.

The old car's great atrocity, the five - speed automated - manual transmission, is replaced by a six - speed dual - clutch automatic or five - speed manual gearbox.

«By all accounts, the car enthusiast in me should prefer our red manual - transmission V - 6 coupe to the beige CVT four - cylinder sedan,» Capparella begins.

The car is powered by Nissan's new VR family 3.0 - liter twin - turbo V - 6 rated at 400 hp and 350 lb - ft of torque paired exclusively to a seven - speed automatic transmission.

By exploiting a hole in a Jeep Cherokee's Uconnect Internet connectivity software, hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek were able to plant code into the car's head unit, ultimately gaining remote control over multiple vehicle functions, including the transmission and brakes.

By having the clutch and the differential (or the torque converter and the differential, in cars equipped with an automatic transmission) swap positions, there was a gain of a precious six inches in length, which was devoted to pedestrian protection, crash performance, and wheelbase extension.

The 2017 American - Made Index ranks cars based on five factors: assembly location, domestic - parts content, U.S. factory employment adjusted by sales to reflect how many employees each sale supports, engine origin and transmission origin.

Prepped by Richard Petty's former race car builder, this Gremlin is backed by a 427ci (7.0 - liter) V - 8, sending power to the rears through a four - speed manual transmission.

Next in line for the 991 - generation car are a lightweight 911 Clubsport, the 911 Turbo and Turbo S, a 911 GT3 complete with PDK transmission, and a GT2 RS powered by a quad - turbo flat - six.

You go online, you order your car, you make an appointment to pick it up, and that's that — no more getting hassled by the F&I guy to buy an extended warranty or listening to the service writer extol the virtues of a $ 159 transmission flush.

When shifting from 1st to 2nd, will I wear out my clutch or transmission by giving the car some gas as you release the clutch?

The cars were modified over the past few months by a volunteer crew, although the 2.2 - liter turbodiesel engines remain stock with about 173 hp and 310 lb - ft of torque, and will send power through an unchanged six - speed manual transmission.

When a manual transmission car is stopped on level ground, it is possible (for some cars) to make it start moving without using the gas pedal by putting it in gear and bringing the clutch to the friction point.

While there are still some details not sorted around the new NSX, what we know so far is that the production car will be powered by a mid-mounted, 75 - degree 3.5 - liter twin - turbo V - 6 mated to a nine - speed dual - clutch transmission with a version of the brand's Super-Handling All - Wheel drive helping put the power down.

When Mazda's highest - volume car went in for a redesign for the 2010 model year, it emerged with a more powerful engine (in the «s» models, at least), an additional gear for its manual and automatic transmissions, a plethora of new luxury features, and new styling led off by a front end that West Coast editor Jason Cammisa described as «an anime gremlin wearing an I've - been - naughty grin.»

1967 Nickey - Thomas Camaro Owned by: Dean Klein, Minneapolis, MN Restored by: Owner Engine: 427ci L72 V - 8 Transmission: Muncie M22 Rock Crusher 4 - speed manual Rearend: 12 - bolt with 3.07 gears and Positraction Interior: Black vinyl bucket seat Wheels: 14 × 6 Nickey / Bill Thomas Camaro Wheels (by Rader Wheels) Tires: D70 - 14 Firestone Wide Oval Super Sport front, F70 - 14 Pos - A-Traction cheater slicks rear Special parts: Bill Thomas Race Cars headers, Hush Thrush transverse muffler, S - W Green Line 8,000 - rpm tachometer and gauges, Bill Thomas Traction Kit

The old car's greatest atrocity, the five - speed automated - manual transmission, is replaced by a six - speed dual - clutch automatic or a five - speed manual gearbox.

This might not seem like a particularly impressive amount of power, but the engine's 146 lb - ft of torque seems sufficient for this 2,948 - pound car thanks to variable valve timing on both cams for a broader powerband and fairly quick ratios swaps by the transmission.

Weighing in at a bantam 2,332 pounds for the manual - equipped model, and 2,381 for the automatic transmission model, the new 2016 Miata is by far one of the lightest sports cars on the market in the U.S. today.

Alfa Romeo says this is the fastest time around the «Ring for cars packing less than 250 hp; the Alfa Romeo 4C is powered by a 240 hp, 1.7 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder engine mated with a six - speed dual - clutch transmission.

Milt Robson, a car collector from Atlanta, put a classified advertisement in Hemmings Motor News for his blue, 1971 «Cuda convertible with a Hemi V - 8 engine and a four - speed manual transmission, one of just two such cars built by Plymouth that year.

Being able to get the most out of a gear by shifting down or up at the best time is why race - car enthusiasts love standard transmissions.

Like the European - spec car, the U.S. - spec TT RS will be powered by a 2.5 - liter I - 5 that makes 335 horsepower and 332 pound - feet of torque mated to a six - speed manual transmission and Audi's famous quattro all - wheel drive system.

The noise from the engine and transmission is all - pervading and truly monstrous, filling the car and your head with the most extraordinary bellow, punctuated by the fizz of those two furiously spinning turbos.

This kit includes upgraded engine management and a new exhaust system, improving power by an impressive 35 hp and 39 lb - ft, though cars equipped with a manual transmission only get a 25 lb - ft increase.

Here at Fastivus, we have the chance to drive the Golf R side by side with the 2015 Volkswagen GTI, and even though both cars share the same six - speed manual transmission, the engines couldn't feel more different.

This system, on PDK - equipped cars, works in conjunction with the car's transmission to also produce better gas mileage by disengaging the transmission when coasting.

The only other possible link between transmission fluid and engine firing I can think of is safety switches preventing starting the engine when in the wrong gear, but I think those work in this car by preventing the key physically turning to the start position, which isn't what's happening here.

You can avoid this situation by driving the car at least once a month until the entire vehicle is warmed up (engine, transmission, coolant, wheel bearings... everything).

By the same token, a few years ago visitors to a well - known UK test venue never guessed that the noisy Lamborghini pounding the high - speed track was ironing out bugs in the transmission for the Veyron, just as few outsiders realised that the stretched 348 on gold wheels was an early test car for the Enzo or that the scruffy Metro van ragging past them on the A40 was an MGF underneath.

The GranTurismo range was complemented by the introduction of the «S» in 2008, which in addition to increasing the engine size to 4.7 litres and its outputs to 433bhp and 361 lb ft, saw the car adopt the Cambiocorsa paddleshift manual transmission from the GranSport.

Ferdinand Porsche's decree that the 911 should be an everyday sports car is true now more than ever — this Porsche can be fully enjoyed by those who can't (or won't) drive a manual transmission.

The SL63 handles impressively deftly, with the right combination of button presses on the transmission tunnel panel (gearbox to manual, ESP to Sport Handling mode, dampers in Comfort) creating a vivacious car rarely flummoxed by craggy British roads and with plenty of mechanical grip.

It's a sign of the times when you're surprised to find a gearlever protruding from the transmission tunnel of a newly introduced car, but when you nail the perfect redline upshift or execute a sweet series of heel - and - toe downshifts - accompanied by an approving gargle from the V8's twin exhausts — the simple, enduring pleasures of a manual gearbox are made abundantly clear.

I was surprised by the presence of a six - speed manual transmission but equally taken aback by the car's driving demeanor.

This car is powered by a 426ci 8 - cylinder engine and a 3 - speed automatic transmission with 11:1 compression and original Max Wedge heads.

This rust - free car has less than 500 miles since its Anderson Racing rebuild and is powered by a period - correct 426ci HEMI engine and 4 - speed manual transmission.

There's more standard equipment, including the Sport Chrono package with launch control and electrically controlled transmission mounts; and the Porsche Active Suspension Management system, which allows the operator to choose different driving settings and lowers the car by 0.4 inch.

I originally stopped by the used car department looking for a used Scion xD with manual transmission.

Powered by a modified 2.3 - liter «big turbo» inline - four paired to a 5 - speed manual transmission with custom gearing, the car was shown in Germany briefly before being imported to the US in 2000.

This Chrysler sports car with Italian heritage is powered by a 3.0 - liter V6 engine and automatic transmission.

This study measures car reliability by analyzing problems experienced over the past 12 months of ownership in such areas as: features and controls; engine and transmission; entertainment and navigation; heating and cooling; the overall driving experience, and more.

The cars feature a competition prepared cast iron block engine supplied by the Carroll Shelby Engine Company, which is coupled to a period correct 4 - speed transmission with an authentic shifter.

One of 57 Ford factory race cars produced in 1966, this Fairlane is powered by 427ci 8 - cylinder engine and 4 - speed manual transmission.

«Each car will feature a competition - prepared cast iron block engine supplied by the Carroll Shelby Engine Company, which will be coupled to a period correct 4 - speed transmission with an authentic Shelby shifter.

The car is finished in Cirrus Blue Metallic over blue fabric and powered by a 2.7 L M20 inline - six paired with a 5 - speed manual transmission.

This is one of 6,502 Pace Car Editions produced in 1978, with an unrestored, original L82 350ci / 220 8 - cylinder engine backed by an automatic transmission.

Museum - quality car powered by a 292ci V12 engine and 3 - speed manual transmission.

Built and appears to be always a dry western state car, consigned by owner of the last 14 years & stated to be original 327/300 H.P. V - 8 motor, but not verified, original Power Glide transmission was rebuilt 6 months ago.

Instead of turning off the ignition with the clutch disengaged, if a person makes a habit of stopping their car by stalling the engine (leaving the transmission in gear and taking their foot off the clutch), will this cause any damage or excessive wear?