Sentences with phrase «upshifting so»

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.

Not exact matches

«We're racing against the [Porsche] Cup cars, who have an edge on ultimate pace because they've got a sequential dog «box so they lose so little time in upshifts, where as we have the gearbox from the street car.

Seems to me that the bike experience is halfway between the two, in the sense that it's sequential and allows fast full - throttle upshifts and really fast downshifts with simple rev - matching (so easy to blip a bike).

As predicted, the strength of the V6 is its incredible pick up, regardless of revs, and so keen is it in a low gear that a pre-emptive tag of the upshift lever is required in manual mode if you're not to snag the limiter.

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 paddles require just the right amount of weight applied to them to shift up or down, not so much that an upshift requires the same thought and physical process as a conventional manual shift (if it was the case we'd be demanding a return to an open manual gate), not so light that an errant index finger brushing the left - hand paddle could result in two ratios dropped mid-corner.

This may be so, but the memory chip inside my head misses the whiplash upshifts of the older gearbox.

Full - throttle takeoff is not entirely smoke - free, but wheelspin can be easily controlled, and the almost immediate first upshift consolidates the coupe's composure, so by the time you're in third, traction is — at least in the dry — no longer an issue.

The so - called 9G - Tronic transmission is very eager to upshift on the highway to keep fuel economy numbers high (Mercedes expects a 20 percent improvement over the GLK), but there's plenty of low - end torque in every gear to keep the GLC on the move.

Tuned so brutally in its first iteration, the Independent Shifting Rod single - clutch automated manual is now just a touch more refined, allowing hard upshifts during acceleration without the extreme jarring to the driveline and jostling of the passengers — which, in turn, allows for smoother driving nearer the limits.

When you're pushing the envelope so much, you can't leave milliseconds on the table on every shift — every upshift and every downshift.

Sure, the headline number of 0.2 second to execute a shift is impressive and, because this is a dual - clutch gearbox, shifting doesn't interrupt power delivery, so you can bang off upshifts or downshifts in the middle of a curve without upsetting the chassis.

BMW's six - speed automatic is pretty efficient at upshifting, so the engine remains in its beefiest range more often than not, even under hard acceleration.

I let the RS shift itself in Sport mode and it did so flawlessly, both upshifting and downshifting, and as always you can use the steering - wheel shift paddles if you prefer.

However, maintaining a smooth line is absolutely essential, so no mid-corner full - throttle upshifts, please, and no show - off steering action.

It feels almost like sprint gearing, so you work the» box hard, but the response to each flick of a finger is good and there's a lovely parp on every committed upshift, a bit like a louder version of the ones you get with a VW DSG in similar circumstances.

The six - speed manual will be the only transmission choice for the Bullitt, so Steve McQueen wannabees can double - clutch upshift as in the famous «Bullitt» chase scene.

Per Wayne's advice, we're feverishly upshifting the six - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission in manual mode, trying to reach sixth gear as soon as possible so the engine will stay at minimum revs.

I was not so impressed by the paddle - shifted semi-automatic manual transmission, which was extremely jerky in urban driving, with unacceptably long, rough upshifts.

That's overload as in full punch all the way to the cutout speed, accelerating hard in third gear at 100 - plus mph, relishing each and every whiplash upshift, and changing down so early that your head keeps snapping forward in a sequence of wordless nods.

When triggered, upshifts are up to 30 percent quicker and downshifts 40 percent quicker than experienced with the already swift F12, and each cog swap from the seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox produces a not - so - gentle thwack on the back.

Upshifts need to be precise and punchy to mitigate the loss of revs — and therefore boost — as you find the next gear, while braking and downshifting is your chance to exercise old - school skills, modulating your brake pressure and positioning your right foot just - so to allow well - timed blips of throttle.

The Toyota four's two - stage cams go into banshee power mode at about 6000 rpm, so first and second gears give only a split - second taste of the engine's full juice before it's time to upshift.

It does this by changing the accelerator mapping so that the same pedal travel delivers less power than in the standard mode; the transmission control strategy for the automatic gearbox is modified to bring forward upshifts and delay downshifts, while intelligent energy and climate management reduces mechanical power consumption and also the energy consumption of electrical systems - such as heated mirrors and seats.

In fact, the engine has so much power that you can make the giant rear tires burn rubber at 45 mph on an upshift.

Sometimes when you want a downshift it'll upshift, and if you're rolling onto the power from 5 mph or so, it'll jump back into first with a little jerkiness.

The bellowing birturbo V8 in both models spins so quickly to its 6750rpm limiter in the lower gears of the eight - speed tiptronic auto that you need to be ready to flick the upshift paddle well before you get there.

There is absolutely no flex or slop in the shift linkage, so mid-corner upshifts are a breeze even at what feels like 1.3 g of cornering loads.

SynchroRev Match doesn't do much to help the 3.7 - liter V - 6's tendency to float its revs, so waiting for the tachometer's needle to drop for a perfectly timed upshift will still take a beat or two longer than a downshift.

It amplifies the 3.0 - litre twin - turbo's V6 sound so it snarls when you squeeze the throttle and cracks on upshifts.

Also in this mode, the automatic transmission control strategy is modified so as to upshift sooner and to delay downshifts, while intelligent energy and climate management reduces the mechanical power consumption and consumption of electrical systems such as heated mirrors and seats.

Rather than dropping quickly to a lower engine speed in preparation for an upshift, the Si's engine holds its speed for a second or so before dropping, which makes timing the clutch engagement for smooth shifting difficult.

Upshifts are so smooth you have to listen for them, because at anything less than wide - open throttle, you won't really feel them.

The transmission still upshifts too quickly for my taste, but every LaCrosse comes with paddle shifters, so feel free to click your own as you see fit.

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.

The key to this nine - speed is that when you upshift, you're not actually selecting a gear but rather locking out any gears above it — third might see you downshifting to second on its own, and so forth.

On the well - known fishhook bend at Goulburn's Wakefield Park, it is possible to hold a slide for several seconds so long as you remember to upshift before the Stinger reaches its 6250rpm cut out.

As well as 444bhp at 5700 - 6700rpm, there's 443 lb ft, which arrives at 1900rpm and hangs around until 5000rpm, so the RS4 has the kind of table - top power and torque graph that really means you don't need the ultra-quick upshifts of a dual - clutch gearbox.

In the manual mode, the good thing is that it doesn't upshift on its own until you do so.

There's also a manual shift program but, interestingly, the Mercedes - Benz CLS 63 AMG's shift lever lacks a manual shift mode gate — you know, the type where you push the lever forward to upshift and so on.

The default drive mode is an Eco program, so it quickly upshifts when approaching highway speed to preserve fuel, which makes it feel a bit less lively on the interstate.

An Acura representative told me the transmission programming takes into account steering angle, so it won't upshift right in the middle of a turn.