The V - mounted SST (MR -
twin clutch transmission) and Engine Oil Coolers increase the efficiency of the OEM coolers, by increasing the fluid capacity and cooling surface area, while controlling and improving air - flow to the cores.
The shame is that Alfa hasn't seen fit to offer a manual «box, and early driving reports aren't glowing with praise for the latest - generation «Alfa TCT» dry
twin clutch transmission.
This will come mated to a standard S tronic
twin clutch transmission, the S5 Coupe can power to 100km / hr from rest in 4.9 seconds, on the way to a governed 250km / hr top speed.
Although the DCT gearbox feels off the pace of the latest
twin clutch transmissions the shift speeds are far from lazy or ponderous.
Not exact matches
The 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS is the most powerful 911 to date and it's powered by a 3.8 - liter
twin - turbo flat - six rated at 700 hp and 553 lb - ft of torque and paired to a modified seven - speed PDK dual -
clutch automatic
transmission.
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.
With 540 hp from a 3.8 - liter
twin - turbo V - 6 engine, a six - speed dual -
clutch transmission, and an electronically controlled all - wheel drive system, the car defines the word «fast.»
We made just one pass from a standstill to extreme speed with the 3050 - lb 650S coupe (we didn't even engage the launch control), and the combination of the
twin - turbo V - 8 and quick - shifting, seven - speed, dual -
clutch Graziano
transmission got us to the crest of the hill in Turn 1 so quickly that we actually felt lightheaded.
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.
Base price: $ 100,000 (est) Engine: 3.8 - liter
twin - turbo V6 Power: 543 hp Torque: 466 lb - ft 0 - 62 mph: 2.8 seconds Top speed: 198 mph (est) Drive: Four - wheel drive
Transmission: Six - speed dual
clutch Fuel economy: 20 mpg
Its 4.0 - liter
twin - turbo V - 8 makes 789 hp and 590 lb - ft of torque and comes paired to a seven - speed dual -
clutch transmission.
Upshifts and downshifts are prompt and smooth, even at take - off — so much so that I had to double - check the spec sheet to verify that this was, indeed, a
twin -
clutch transmission and not a traditional torque - converter automatic.
The 2014 Nissan GT - R takes a wholly different approach, employing a
twin - turbocharged 3.8 - liter V - 6 (good for a walloping 545 hp) mated to a dual -
clutch automatic
transmission and sending power to all four wheels.
The Audi gets an eight - speed automatic gearbox, rather than the Porshce's
twin -
clutch transmission.
For the first time ever on an Evolution, a two - pedal,
twin -
clutch automatic
transmission is available.
A seven - speed
twin -
clutch automatic
transmission replaces last year's eight - speed conventional automatic, and Quattro all - wheel - drive distributes power all four corners.
A seven - speed
twin -
clutch automatic
transmission is the only gearbox available in the California T.
Both the seven - speed manual and
twin -
clutch PDK
transmission are available, but you'll do without the limited slip diff if you choose PDK, and its weight penalty and ethos seem at odds with what the T stands for.
How It Drives Under the long and shapely hood is a brand - new,
twin - turbocharged 4.0 - liter V - 8 engine making 503 horsepower in the GT S, where it's attached to a lightning - fast, seven - speed dual -
clutch automatic
transmission.
The optional S - tronic
twin -
clutch transmission is more fuel efficient and allows for 15 lb ft more torque.
It applies to FQ - 300, 330 and 360 variants, with or without the
twin -
clutch SST
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.
Once again an enlightened VW offers the choice of either six - speed manual or
twin clutch DSG
transmissions, the latter being an all - new seven speed «box.
The automatic
transmission — a
twin -
clutch seven - speed automatic — is also adjustable by pressing a button that varies shift quickness.
The
twin - turbocharged 562 - hp aluminum V - 8 lurks unchanged beneath your Prada bag and carton of Cubans, still mated to the same quick - shifting seven - speed dual -
clutch automatic
transmission.
Under the hood of a Macan S is a
twin - turbocharged 3.0 - liter V - 6 making 340 hp, mated to a seven - speed, dual -
clutch automatic
transmission and all - wheel drive.
The engine is mated to a 9 - speed automatic
transmission new to the 2019 Envision that sends power to all four wheels via a variant of the
twin -
clutch all - wheel - drive system found in the Buick Regal GS and TourX.
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.
The DOHC, 3.8 - liter V - 6 features
twin IHI turbos to help pump out the power, and the engine is matched to a special quick - shifting dual -
clutch transmission designed to withstand the torque loads.
The A7s we drove in Europe were European - specification and used Audi's 7 - speed
twin -
clutch S - tronic
transmission, and all we can say is: we're glad we're getting the ZF 8 - speed torque - converter automatic.
The M3 comes with the option of two
transmissions, a six - speed manual or BMW's DCT, a seven - speed
twin -
clutch automated manual.
A version of McLaren's 3.8 - liter
twin - turbo V - 8 will produce between 450 and 500 hp, and will mate to a seven - speed dual -
clutch transmission.
Indeed, Merc's seven - speed
twin -
clutch transmission can be a bit uncouth, not always offering the smoothest of shifts (it's better with the diesels) and its various modes are never entirely satisfactory.
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.
The hand - assembled engine, this one made and signed by Nobumitsu Gozu, one of four engine builders who hand - make the GT - R's
twin - turbo power plant, is mated to a dual -
clutch six - speed automatic
transmission that sends power to all four wheels, with a bias toward the rear.
We have four completely different engine configurations (flat six, V - 6,
twin - turbo V - 6, pushrod V - 8) in three different locations (front - engine, mid-engine, rear - engine), powering the rear wheels or all four wheels via manual
transmissions and dual -
clutch automatics.
A six - speed manual gearbox is standard, with BMW's seven - speed
twin -
clutch paddleshift
transmission a # 2645 option.
Powertrain ENGINE: 32 - valve DOHC
twin - turbo V - 8 DISPLACEMENT: 3.8 liters HORSEPOWER: 592 hp @ 7000 rpm TORQUE: 443 lb - ft @ 6500 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 7 - speed dual -
clutch automatic DRIVE: Rear - wheel
Subaru does not have technology for a
twin -
clutch automatic
transmission now, but product planners are open to the idea for next generation car.
Among the key common components are the carbon - fiber chassis and cabin tub, a double - wishbone suspension, a
twin - turbo 3.8 - liter V - 8, a seven - speed dual -
clutch transmission, and the unique cockpit layout featuring a narrow center stack and A / C controls located on the door panels.
The powertrain is complicated even by the standards of this segment: A
twin - turbo V - 6 powers the rear wheels through a nine - speed dual -
clutch transmission, while a rear - mounted electric motor provides supplemental power to the rear wheels for quicker response.
The only
transmission available is a seven - speed
twin -
clutch automatic.
The 2015 Acura NSX, to be badged an Acura in North America and China, and as a Honda everywhere else, is expected to get a high - output,
twin - turbocharged version of the new Acura RLX sedan's 3.5 - liter V - 6, with an electric hybrid system working off a seven - speed dual -
clutch transmission.
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.
Power is unchanged but there are gains in fuel economy and fewer emissions, with the car now claimed to be capable of delivering 33.6 mpg on the standard EU test when working with the now - standard seven - speed
twin -
clutch transmission — nearly 5mpg better than before.
The
twin - turbo 3.8 - liter V - 6, for starters, still produces 545 hp and 463 lb - ft of torque, and it's still coupled to a six - speed dual -
clutch transmission and all - wheel drive system.
The only
transmission option is a seven - speed DCT
twin clutch item, driving the rear wheels via BMW's active M differential.
Thank the Lord Baby Jesus, praise Allah, and / or send money to your local televangelist — the Germans have finally gotten the message that those
twin -
clutch transmissions, awesome they may be, aren't a substitute for a row - it - yourself stick.
A seven - speed PDK
twin -
clutch gearbox is the only
transmission option.
You can choose between a six - speed
twin -
clutch transmission and a traditional five - speed manual.