Sentences with phrase «transmission car using»

You've probably never tried driving a manual transmission car using only third gear.

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Among other adjustments that could help double fuel economy are turbocharging with smaller, more efficient engines that produce the same level of power; advanced heat management and cooling systems, which reuse the heat produced in the engine for energy; weight reduction, including broader use of high - strength steel that is already in some cars today; better aerodynamics; more efficient air conditioners, transmissions and lighting devices (including headlights); and increased electrification leading to full hybridization with electric motor and regenerative breaking — all of which currently exist.

That means the transmissions eight ratios can be used when the car runs on electrical power, too.

Bought my first used csr in 25 years, wanted an Avalon, the car interior design is mostly much above average, the placement of the cigarette lighters used for powering devices is a bit awkward, could use one for back seat, this is the limited edition so many upgrades, irritating humm in transmission, engine has good power and shifting is clean, get a low mileage car, get it toyota certified to 100,000 and drive worry free, the paint appears to chip easily, overall very pleased with this car

Apart from noting the Niro appears to use an automatic transmission, we know little else about the concept car's mechanicals, although Kia promises it will «preview an innovative new powertrain.»

Are you able to «turn off» any and all radio transmissions that the car might try to make using the dash control panel?

It's also the first production vehicle to use a new, 10 - speed automatic transmission that Ford has co-developed with General Motors for longitudinal - engine cars (the two also are working on a 9 - speed for transverse - engine models).

Car folks like to hate on CVTs, because this type of transmission is usually used in sluggish economy cars with a mind for maximum efficiency.

With six - cylinder torque, the CVT can keep the engine more relaxed at the lower end of the tachometer, avoiding the buzzy acceleration that we're used to in small four - cylinder cars with similar transmissions.

Officials claimed the concept car used a six - speed dual - clutch transmission, but the production model may utilize a conventional six - speed automatic.

The only way we could get a rise out of it was slapping off some rev - matched downshifts with the seven - speed S - Tronic dual - clutch gearbox, but U.S. - market cars won't have that transmission; instead our 3.0 T will use an eight - speed automatic.

The paddles themselves feel cheap and flimsy — yes, they're in the manual transmission cars as well, but are rarely used, as they toggle on and off the auto rev - matching feature.

The other two models available use Mercedes» seven - speed automatic transmissions as per the firm's other AMG cars - an AMG Speedshift MCT 7 - speed automatic, and an AMG Speedshift Plus 7G - Tronic automatic.

When the right car came along, I would just use that engine and transmission.

Some reviewers attribute this lag to the transmission, but I found that even when I was using our test car's paddle shifters to force the Discovery Sport to hold a lower gear, the lag was still present.

If your car is equipped with DSG then yes, because it uses a «wet» clutch that needs the transmission fluid.

Another great junkyard find is the shift linkage from a Porsche Boxster that the guys now use for the car's five - 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.

Applied automatically at medium to high speeds, the engine uses a fixed - gear transmission that provides a mix of power and efficiency similar to that of a fifth or sixth gear in a car with a manual transmission.

The chassis cutaway on display also shows the car will continue to use a naturally aspirated four - cylinder engine and a manual transmission.

That's a significant jump, but the additional ratios in the transmission (both the four - and six - cylinder engines get a new six - speed auto) make much better use of the power: whereas the last car shifted into third gear at 89 mph, the new one does it at 49 mph.

The car I'm rebuilding (Skoda Estelle / 120, 70's, RWD, rear - mounted engine), uses half axles for the transmission, that goes inside housing elements (thick «pipes»).

Only one car here — the M3 — is available with a manual transmission, and both cars we've brought to the track use automatics with seven forward gears and paddle shifters on the steering wheel.

He also mentions that cars equipped with the Cambiocorsa gearbox tend to use clutches sooner than you'd expect with a traditional manual transmission.

Using the same 200 - hp flat - four engine, the car can be mated to a six - speed manual or automatic transmission, the automaker says, and the latter with paddle shifters.

If you want that, you pull two paddles on a steering wheel [on conventional cars, they're used to shift gears in the transmission].

Most cars with manual transmissions do not require you to change the oil / fluid which it uses to lubricate itself.

The 2 - series based car used the more traditional transmission because it's 25 kg lighter than the DCT, but the greater benefit comes from the extra control it grants the driver.

A Sportage GT is also likely to use the Optima GT's dual - clutch transmission — while Kia will continue to offer manual gearboxes on cars like the Proceed GT hot hatch, Biermann is a big fan of dual - clutch «boxes.

Stitchcraft's car is completely different, based on the Mustang Convertible and using a 2.3 - litre EcoBoost four - pot and automatic transmission.

The 7 - series» DSC includes a huge amount of sub-functions, including ABS (anti-lock brakes), ASC (stability control, including a separate mode for stabilizing a trailer), CBC (cornering brake control), DBC (Dynamic Brake Control, which recognizes panic situations and helps the driver to effect a full - braking panic stop with less pedal pressure), Brake Fade Compensation, Brake Drying (which applies the brakes slightly in wet conditions to keep the pads dry and thus ready for use), Brake Standby (which applies slight brake pressure in the event of a sudden lift from the gas, moving the brake pads up against the rotor for quicker response in a panic stop), Startoff Assistant (which prevents the 750i from rolling backwards down a hill as you start out), ACC Active Cruise Control (see below), and automatic brake hold (which holds the car at a stop even with the transmission in gear).

We don't yet know what transmissions the car will use, but the Quadrifoglio will be available with either rear - or all - wheel drive.

st of all, The Chrysler Platform LX is CHRYSLERS PLATFORM which came from the LH Cars, The LH Cars were FWD but due to its engine layout (North - South) it was cabable of being RWD / AWD but $ $ $ prevented them from doing so, the 1st Gen RWD 300 sedan platform uses the LH platform with Mercedes pieces such as Firewall, floorpan, Transmission, Rear Suspension (which uses a totally different geometry than Mercedes therefore not directly from Mercedes) to complete the platform.

But I needed a job, so I end up working at a transmission shop, then a used car dealer, now I'm working on semi trucks... And I'm still not getting paid enough to buy my own house..

The Project 7 is based on the aluminum chassis of the Jaguar F - Type V8 S, and uses that car's 550 - hp, 5.0 - liter supercharged V - 8 engine and eight - speed automatic transmission.

My car is a manual 6 - speed transmission, which because of all the torque takes a bit of getting used to, but once you do its a blast to drive.

A seven - speed manual is standard on all Corvette models but the pace car will use the optional eight - speed automatic transmission.

That power goes through either just the rear wheels, or all four with the optional all - wheel - drive system, using a ZF eight - speed transmission like the ones found in Chrysler's large rear - wheel - drive cars.

At the cars» debut in Tokyo, Nissan suggested the «natural and tasteful» Freestyle could use 1.2 to 1.5 - litre turbocharged power units - the concept was also equipped with a continuously - variable transmission - while the aggressively - styled Nismo used the direct - injected, 1.6 - litre turbocharged power unit from the Juke Nismo.

It takes a huge amount of patience to get used to the tricks of the cars transmission, but once you get used to it there is not a real problem.

Lexus says using the four - speed automatic transmission means that engine rpm «more closely aligns» with the driver's inputs under acceleration, giving a more direct feeling between the right pedal and the car's performance.

Sports cars, which used to be surefire ways to get manual transmissions, are also turning toward faster and more efficient automatic options.

The company had hoped its Roadster would hit the streets in 2007, but durability problems with the unique two - speed transmission units the car was originally going to use put a stop to that.

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

With 18,485 actual miles, this Rosso Corsa Red F355 Spider is equipped with the F1 racing transmission used in Formula 1 race cars.

The 6 speed manual transmission is a joy to use and a rare sight in today's cars — a slick and precise throw with excellent pedal position is the life blood of M Power.

In theory, drivers of manual transmissions spend more time shifting and therefore have little time to get distracted using the increased technology many newer cars come equipped with.

The automaker also will expand use of its «Super CVT - i» transmission, which is lighter and more fuel - efficient than current Toyota CVTs, to other cars.

Combined with a development of the California's seven - speed dual - clutch transmission, against the clock using launch control the new Portofino is claimed to reach the 100km / h benchmark in just 3.5 seconds — a tenth quicker than the old car.

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