Sentences with phrase «transmission cars for»

Most major car rental companies have offices at the airports offering both standard and manual transmission cars for around $ 50 a day.

Not exact matches

Ditto for a jaunt through the Rockies with a car that has transmission problems, Mello says.

Linamar manufactures components for passenger and industrial vehicles with a focus on powertrains: engines, transmissions, gears, camshafts — all the stuff that moves a car.

In response, Congress passed a law directing the U.S. Department of Transportation to issue new safety standards, including auto - reverse for power windows, additional mirrors, back - up cameras and sensors to reduce blind zones, and brake transmission shift interlocks, which prevent cars from being shifted out of park without the brake pedal.

As the car slows down, the transmission automatically downshifts into lower gears, but a sudden command to increase speed reverses that process and the transmission has to find the proper gear for quick acceleration.

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.

He wanted to get the best gas mileage he could for his 100 mile daily round trip so that meant our car came with a manual transmission.

Some people might take issue with the fact that the game includes no options for manual transmission or any kind of damage effects that hinder your ability to drive the car the more you wreck.

In addition automatic transmissions will not allow the engine to over rev until the car reaches a Proper speed Not to Let the engine over rev.. As for fuel consumption Fuel - injected cars are computerized and the injectors don't deliver fuel During engine deceleration period G Fuel, and prevent exhaust backfire.

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

It's hardly a chore with a gearbox as responsive as this one, but stop - and - go traffic reminds us why so few people pick a stick - shift transmission for a commuter car.

BLUF: at the end of the day, after hours of work, like you said, ``... helping people make the best choice for a huge investment» such as marriage is just as detrimental as having a transmission replaced when it will cost more than the car.

When he was at Ferrari, he says the brand spend 10 million euros to develop a manual transmission for the California convertible, and ultimately just two customers ordered their cars with the row - your - own option.

With its 5.0 - liter Ford Racing - tweaked V - 8 engine and manual transmission, the wide - body drift car is built for epic power slides and burnouts.

For years, Miata fanboys have boasted that MX - 5s had the most satisfying transmissions this side of formula cars.

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.

There are automotive unicorns like, say, a CTS - V wagon with a manual transmission, and then there's the Hoonicorn RTR, Ken Block's insanely brilliant, 1965 Mustang - based, 845 - horspower monster mashup built specifically for the rally car star's upcoming Gymkhana 7 video.

Owing mainly to the fact it has a far plusher interior than the race car, curb weight for the street - legal M6 is 4,220 to 4,250, depending on whether the car is equipped with a six - speed manual or a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission.

If you don't wait for it to drop then you either strain your clutch or upset the engine and the car judders before the engine speed matches that of the transmission, especially in lower gears (1st to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd).

While both our Jaguar and our Infiniti had driver - selectable modes that control throttle and transmission mapping, in neither of our test cars did those selections extend to the suspension (Jaguar does offer that capability but for the XFR only).

This is the sort of car that I would love to drive top - down for long distances, although I would probably opt for a naturally aspirated engine and automatic transmission to better match the car's relaxed demeanor.

I wrote a post a while back about the donor car I bought for the engine and the transmission.

Pushing the boundaries of high - performance technology today means something very different from what that original car embodied, so the formula for the New Sports eXperience is considerably different in the 2017 Acura NSX: The basics include a hybrid powertrain made up of three electric motors, a lithium - ion battery pack, a mid-mounted twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine and a dual - clutch nine - speed automatic transmission.

... AND THE UNLIKELY SELLOUT Much ink has been spilled over Lotus's intentions to broaden its lineup, but an automatic transmission for the Evora opens the door to a fresh set of buyers well before the brand's slew of new cars starts arriving in 2013.

This guy sold me a nice car with a bad transmission when I called him back a bout it he acted like he didn't know what I was talking a bout I only had... the car for 4 days

After smelling something burning I took the car in for an inspection to my local BMW dealership (Not Perill... o) which found a significant transmission leak.

Under the Hood: Wraith features a 6.6 - liter V - 12 engine good for 624 horsepower, mated to an eight - speed automatic transmission that receives input from the car's GPS - en... Show full review

With that, witness the new AMI: an analysis of cars assembled in the U.S. with high domestic - parts content, predominant U.S. sourcing for engines and transmissions, and high U.S. manufacturing jobs supported per vehicle.

Power drops from 167 hp to 155 hp for the U.S. - spec roadster, but crucially, the car's curb weight also drops 148 pounds, from 2,480 for the lightest current - generation NC Miata to a featherweight 2,332 pounds for the 2016 model year when equipped with a manual transmission.

There's a unique aero duct for the ZL1's transmission cooler, and indeed there are no less than 11 special coolers for various mechanical bits in this car (notably the differential), a little reminder that heat is a potentially destructive byproduct of extreme power and speed.

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.

It can be difficult to make a virtue out of cheapness in any segment of the car market these days, yet the 2016 Scion iM makes its case convincingly at a base price of $ 19,255 for the manual transmission model and $ 19,995 for the automatic.

But perhaps most remarkably of all, AMG reckons Project One owners will be able to drive their cars for 50,000 km rather than after a brisk trip around the houses in Monaco before the first «revision» is needed, which means removing the engine and transmission and taking them apart to see what's been going on, just like a race car.

The Audi Drive Select function allows you to adjust the steering, air suspension, transmission behavior and throttle response to make for a sportier experience, but even at its sportiest, the A8 is still a big, floaty car.

The ZF 8 - speed automatic hitched to the 4.0 - liter engine is shared with Aston's GT car, the DB11, but the transmission is tuned for sharper response, swapping ratios impressively with the steering wheel - mounted paddles as I begin dancing the Vantage on the snowy roads.

Porsche's Motorsport division has reengineered the normally - aspirated flat - six engine, the chassis and the aerodynamics, and for the first time the car is available with a choice of transmissions.

For car enthusiasts like us, there's generally no substitute for a traditional manual transmissiFor car enthusiasts like us, there's generally no substitute for a traditional manual transmissifor a traditional manual transmission.

While European A7s are available with a number of different engine and transmission choices, all cars bound for the U.S. are initially relegated to a single configuration.

A limited - slip differential is integrated into the transmission, and the front motors can either power the car independently or send extra power to the outside wheel when cornering for torque - vectoring capability.

owned this car for 2 years now, have replaced transmission, clutch, 02 sensors, fuel filter, slave cylinder, master cylinder, tires, alignment, tie rods, brakes, etc throughout the problems i love this... Read full review

There's a big change in store for the 2014 BMW M6: coupe, convertible, and four - door coupe versions of the performance car will henceforth be offered with an optional six - speed manual transmission.

Mechanically, the car was fairly state of the art for the time, incorporating a five - speed transmission, four - wheel disc brakes, and a softtop that could be easily operated from the driver's seat.

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.

In conjunction with a lighter, more powerful electric motor and a more efficient six - speed automatic transmission with a new electric oil pump, the Hybrid is good for a combined 193 hp, which is also slightly less than the outgoing car's 199 combined hp.

Good answer, also think about racing cars moving to «auto» transmissions - when they were manual the time for a gar change meant that the wheels were not getting power - even a 1 second gear change with 2000 gear changes a race meant 2000 seconds of no power - these CVT etc avoid this...

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 lots of cars tell you the level of turbo boost and the engine oil pressure and temperature, the GT - R goes about twenty steps further, supplying occupants with transmission oil temperature and pressure; front / rear torque split for the all - wheel - drive system; front - to - back, side - to - side, and combined G force data, steering angle position, and a lap timing system.

The company will also offer the new GT8 with both a 7 - speed manual transmission, and a dual - clutch automatic for those wanting to pretend they're race car drivers.

That's down from the 4.1 seconds claimed for a standard, non-Competition Package car with the seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission.