Sentences with phrase «upper gear ratios»
Toggling that switch with the lever in D allows blocking out upper gear ratios to avoid unwanted automatic shifts while towing heavy loads on aggressive grades.
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The short off - the - line gear ratios are complemented by very long, widely spaced upper gears.
The gearing feels well - matched to both engines though; second is a good B - road gear in the 1 - litre, second and third for the 1.5, while tall upper ratios benefit refinement and economy at higher speeds.
The manual transmission has also been revised and now has a longer ratio in the upper gears.
The symbol in the upper right corner of the display in the instrument cluster confirms the right choice of gear ratio, or recommends changing it up or down.
I've got the Max Tow package which came with a slightly lower gear ratio, but with a 6 Speed transmission, it still has a nice power band through the upper gears.
The long ratios in the upper gears reduce fuel consumption.
Both automatic transmissions in the new A4 series feature a wide spread of gears: Their lower gears have sporty low ratios and high ratios for the upper gears to reduce engine speed and fuel consumption.