Sentences with phrase «upshift through»

The power band of the drive system continuously pulls the car faster all the way to the red line, allowing for minimal power drop on the upshift through most gears.

Automatic transmission vehicles will upshift through the gears more quickly and smoothly if the driver eases back slightly on the accelerator when the car has gathered sufficient momentum.

The shooter (pro spy photographer Brian Williams) captured the car taking off from a stop several times, and each time the transmission upshifts through second and third gear very quickly — too quick to be a manual.

Not exact matches

To sit in a Ferrari's sumptuous driver's seat, savoring the aroma of leather and the voluptuous view over the hood; to press the red starter button on the steering wheel and hear the V - 8 light off with a cannon - fire report through quad exhausts; to flick one of the big shift paddles at redline and feel the 7 - speed dual - clutch transmission crack off an upshift so fast the M80 - like tailpipe explosion that follows seems at least a city block behind you... these are merely a few of the sensations that delight and excite and bedazzle any soul lucky enough conduct a Ferrari with his or her own hands.

In S +, the black box automatically blips the throttle during downshifts, holds the gear through fast corners, downshifts early, and upshifts late.

Accelerating hard through M1's main straightaway, the Giulia's rear rubber chirps with every upshift.

Through corners it leans on vast reserves of grip and it demolishes straights in awesome lunges punctuated only by brutal, thumping upshifts.

It has to do with how long to hold onto the gear you're in through fast corners and at high or low revs, how to time upshifts and downshifts, and how to best manage the power and torque flow.

Part of the reason is found in the Sport mode; as with similar buttons, it imbues the 300S with a sharper throttle response, delays the upshift points and allows manual shifting through the steering wheel - mounted paddles.

Around a race track in full automatic mode, it sounds like a legitimate pro is driving — rev matching downshifts, high - rev holds through exits and upshifts at precisely the right point.

Transmission: 7 - Speed Dual Clutch Automated Manual - inc: Seamless Shift Gearbox (SSG) w / Pre-Cog rocker gearshift controls, Using the Active Dynamics Panel situated in the center console of the 12C's cockpit, the characteristics of the SSG transmission can be switched through three different settings: Normal, Sport and Track modes, Each provide a progressive immediacy of gear shift, operated through finger - tip controls mounted on a rocker behind the 12C steering wheel: upshift by either pulling w / the right hand or pushing w / the left, and vice versa to downshift, «Automatic» mode, «Launch Control» and «Winter» modes can also be selected on the Active Dynamics Panel, the latter changing all electronic functions to suit low grip conditions and delivering maximum driver aid and support

The standard six - speed dual - clutch transmission works well enough, but to get full manual control — without auto upshifts — you have to be in the sportiest of the three engine - management settings, and moving up from Normal through Sport to Race means you lose the stability control safety net completely.

I had to merely brake, point the car and get back on the gas and the 384 pound - feet of torque brought me through the turn quickly, the transmission not upshifting until it got to the red line.

You really do feel the difference and each high rpm upshift sends a pleasant jolt through the entire car - this is not present in the more sedate driving modes, but that's just fine for smooth day - to - day driving offering supreme smoothness; it's a great setup.

Those who prefer using the seven - speed manumatic's gear lever to self - shift will pooh - pooh the fact that upshifts and downshifts are accomplished through a side - to - side motion of the lever instead of forward and backward.

The responsive six - speed ZF automatic transmission includes a Sport mode that delivers quick upshifts and downshifts through a pair of levers mounted on the steering wheel, and incorporates a throttle - blipping feature to smooth transitions on the downshifts.

And with your foot through the floor and right fingers clicking off upshifts every two or so seconds, and Rory is correct: Not only does the road narrow in front of you, but the soundtrack brings a broad smile.

If this were to occur in first or second gear, the vehicle could not upshift into third through sixth gears.

With better knowledge of the course, we upshifted to second and hit the throttle, building up speed to carry through the second turn.

Comfortably enclosed in the gorgeous body - hugging sports seats, the driver is protected to a certain degree from the Anniversary's direct conversations with sharp bumps and dips in the road while directing proceedings through the delightfully sharp, light and accurate steering and the oily - smooth, if slightly long - throw and occasionally baulky (usually when upshifting from third to fourth gear) manual gearshift.

Its 6.2 L Supercharged HEMI ® SRT Hellcat V8 engine delivers its massive 707 hp and 650 lb - ft of torque through a rev - matching TorqueFlite ® 8 - speed transmission with upshifts as quick as 160 milliseconds.