Sentences with phrase «twin clutch gearbox»

I wouldn't fancy this new twin clutch gearbox in the long term.

The 2.0 litre motor, most likely what the car will be equipped if launched in India, produces 224PS and is paired with a 7 - speed twin clutch gearbox.

This model offers a stunning set of specifications, such as the twin clutch gearbox with seven speeds, the extraordinarily precise driving performance in bends and excellent stability when braking and accelerating.

However company insiders confirm that the new car is being tested with the PDK, twin clutch gearbox.

The option of and automated twin clutch gearbox (DSG) raises the price by $ 2300 on both variants.

A twin clutch gearbox with paddle - shift is fitted and drive is sent to the rear wheels.

Power is distributed to all four wheels via a seven - speed twin clutch gearbox.

Not exact matches

Shift the car's seven - speed twin - clutch gearbox into drive and the Chiron launches effortlessly.

Those quattros are also exclusively fitted with a six - speed S tronic twin - clutch transmission, the same gearbox being used on the front - wheel drive 2.0 TDI with 147bhp.

The 35 will be offered with either a manual or DSG twin - clutch gearbox and in both three - and five - door variants.

A technical marvel, it features a hugely complex power train that sees a 9 speed dual clutch gearbox mated to a hybrid petrol and electric twin turbo V6.

Most worth looking at are the Mini John Cooper Works and the Clio 220 Trophy, the latter of which hides an excellent chassis behind a lacklustre engine and twin - clutch gearbox.

The new, Getrag - developed, six - speed twin - clutch transmission — similar in function and layout to Volks - wagen's DSG gearbox, and the only trans - mission available on the MR (the GSR offers only a conventional five - speed manual)-- works well enough, being neither obtrusively rough nor drastically uninvolving.

Considering the six - speed twin - clutch gearbox was already one of the finest on the planet, striking the perfect balance between speed and refinement, the tangible gains are minimal.

But while the hard - top uses four - wheel drive, the cabrio's power is all sent through the front wheels, via a standard six - speed DSG twin - clutch gearbox.

Does the seven - speed twin - clutch gearbox add to or take away from the experience?

The Roadster is mechanically similar to the coupe and retains its 6.2 - litre V8 powerplant, seven - speed twin - clutch gearbox and rear - wheel drive.

The Audi gets an eight - speed automatic gearbox, rather than the Porshce's twin - clutch transmission.

A seven - speed twin - clutch automatic transmission is the only gearbox available in the California T.

The only gearbox option is a seven - speed twin clutch unit.

If you force the DCT twin - clutch gearbox to stay in a higher gear by using its manual mode then there is some turbo lag as the twin blowers gather their breath, but north of the 3000rpm zone it likes to occupy, responses are near - instantaneous.

> Engine and gearbox - Pairs a 3.9 - litre, twin - turbocharged V8 with a seven - speed dual - clutch «box.

A 75kW (101bhp) electric motor sits between the petrol engine and a six - speed twin - clutch gearbox.

However, unlike the Enzo, the GT - R's twin - clutch paddleshift gearbox can be adjusted to change gear less harshly, or even driven in full automatic mode.

Even so, as the V - 8's angry voice reflects and bounces it ways up rock faces as the twin - clutch 7 - speed gearbox punches in shifts with a wicked ignition crack, you know the 570S Spider is a pretty serious supercar.

The gearbox is the familiar seven - speed twin clutch unit, or Seamless Shift Gearbox in McLaren speak, driving the rear wheels through an open differgearbox is the familiar seven - speed twin clutch unit, or Seamless Shift Gearbox in McLaren speak, driving the rear wheels through an open differGearbox in McLaren speak, driving the rear wheels through an open differential.

If there's a disappointment, then it's the EDC twin - clutch gearbox.

A six - speed manual gearbox is standard in all cars, with Mercedes - Benz offering the option of its seven - speed DCT twin - clutch automatic.

The gearbox swaps cogs quickly and cleanly in manual mode, as you'd expect of a twin - clutch unit.

The GR6 six - speed twin - clutch transmission, the only gearbox offered, is operated via steering column - mounted shift paddles and offers three shift modes: A, the fully automatic mode; M, the manual mode; and R, for race mode.

Positioned behind the Monocage II tub is the new 710bhp 4.0 - litre twin - turbo V8 engine and seven - speed twin - clutch gearbox.

It will be available with two gearboxes, a six - speed ZF automatic or a six - speed electro - actuated «box, with dry twin - plate clutch (Although this won't be available in North America).

All four wheels are powered by a DSG twin - clutch gearbox.

A 3 - litre VR6 twin - turbo engine produces 496bhp and 490 lb ft of torque — figures which are more than double those produced by the standard 2 - litre GTI — with drive to all four wheels through a seven - speed DSG twin - clutch gearbox, a new unit able to handle this GTI's vastly superior peak outputs.

Of the three gearboxes across the range - seven - and nine - speed torque converter autos and the SL 63's multi-plate wet clutch automatic - it's the SL 63 with the fastest shifts, but it still doesn't quite match the latest generation of twin - clutch autos for snappy changes.

Its key rivals come at higher prices, the # 39,020, 328bhp Audi S4 getting an twin - clutch paddleshift automatic gearbox as standard and the # 37,885, 302bhp BMW 335i M Sport possessing rear - wheel drive and sharper dynamics.

A six - speed manual gearbox is standard, with BMW's seven - speed twin - clutch paddleshift transmission a # 2645 option.

The 2.0 ltrs both use Audi's twin clutch S Tronic automated manual gearbox, however the big diesel uses the 8 speed ZF automatic gearbox that's found in, well, almost everything.

Volkswagen's DSG gearbox — an electronically controlled, twin - clutch device — is simply the best automatic - type transmission we've ever driven, and it posts better performance and around - town fuel - economy numbers than the manual.

Punch the button in the dial's center (if your car has the PDK twin - clutch gearbox, that is), and it works effectively as a racing - inspired «push - to - pass» feature: Suppose you're cruising at 50 mph in sixth gear, in comfort mode, and you decide to overtake the car in front.

The manual gearbox was ditched too, in favour of a twin - clutch auto, as part of Renault's attempt to broaden the appeal of the new 200.

For Honda, it also means front - wheel drive and manual gearbox only, because, as its engineers say, this is fundamental to the DNA of a hot hatch, and, as they also admit, they don't have a suitable twin clutch «box available.

As result this gearbox lacks the immediacy of a modern twin - clutch unit.

A seven - speed PDK twin - clutch gearbox is the only transmission option.

Transmission choices include Volkswagen's six - speed DSG twin - clutch automatic gearbox or a six - speed manual, the latter of which will be available at a later date.

Drive from the 309bhp, 465 lb ft twin - turbo six - pot diesel is sent forwards through an electronically controlled multi-plate clutch behind the gearbox.

Although the DCT gearbox feels off the pace of the latest twin clutch transmissions the shift speeds are far from lazy or ponderous.

The automatic gearbox is a six - speed torque converter — so not the ultra-modern twin - clutch type transmission that most of the VXR8's German counterparts use.

At low speeds the Nissan's twin - clutch gearbox clunks and thumps as it engages ratios, and the tightly wound diffs mean its wheels seem to claw at the surface of the road just like a barely concealed race car.

Modern twin - clutch autos may shift infinitely faster, but no computer will ever replace the emotional satisfaction of a proper manual gearbox.