Sentences with phrase «upshifts too»

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.

This six - speed automatic is not bad, and the paddle - shift operation works pretty well, but it upshifts too slowly.

The drivetrain upshifts seamlessly and provides quiet, steady power, but it shows moments of confusion as you catapult to highway speeds — upshifting too soon from one gear, holding the next too long.

The DSG transmission is superb but is programmed to upshift too early, and is not that comfortable to drive.

Not exact matches

Transaxle choices include a 3 - speed automatic or fully adaptive 4 - speed electronic automatic, which if run too hard in low gear will automatically upshift to second before it redlines.

It surely doesn't help that I drive many different cars on a regular basis, but I find myself riding the Toyota's clutch too often when pulling away from a stop or during a less - than - smooth upshift unless I fully concentrate on throttle application.

The new nine - speed transmission was mostly smooth and responsive, not being too quick on the upshift in the service of fuel economy and with quick, positive downshifts for passing.

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.

The 10 - speed was quick, but too often it would get confused and hold a gear too long, or upshift far too quickly.

More satisfying, if puerile, is the pop accompanying each full - bore upshift, and it's cacophonous at other times too.

An interesting aside: if you listen carefully to the Camaro ZL1 as it downshifts and upshifts entering and exiting each turn, it seems that both the red and blue cars have the ten - speed automatic gearbox option as the shifts happen far too quick for it to be the available six - speed manual.

The new nine - speed transmission is mostly smooth and responsive; it's not too quick on the upshift in the service of fuel economy but has quick, positive downshifts for passing.

Sport Plus, the most aggressive of four driving modes, may deliver too many revs too often, but Sport manages the transition between energetic to relaxed with bravura, and the transmission barely pauses for breath during upshifts.

Also, though the six - speed automatic transmission's manual mode and paddle shifters inspire quick, throttle - blipping shifts from the little engine behind you, the car will automatically upshift around 6,500 rpm and deny you downshifts if the engine is revving too high.

Depending on throttle input, you could be doing 60 km / hr in sixth gear and the transmission has no issues upshifting at 1700 RPM too.

In the turns the eight - speed automatic transmission wants to upshift a shade too quickly and downshift a bit too slowly for my taste, even in Sport mode.

Our one powertrain quibble is that the six - speed automatic transmission is too eager to upshift and too lax about downshifting.

The same gauges and instruments, including a standard multifunctional display and upshift indicator, are now being used in the new Golf Estate too.

The same instruments, including a standard multi-function display and upshift indicator, are now being used in the new Golf Estate too.

Of course, the PDK paddle shift option does this too, and adds lightning quick upshifts into the mix for extra performance, effortlessly switching cogs when cruising around town or on the motorway in auto mode.

The manual transmission may rate higher in EPA testing, but in daily driving most people are likely to leave it in a lower gear for too long, not upshifting at the precise point for optimum fuel economy.

The sport shift mode moves to the opposite extreme, with upshifts right at the limiter and far too much gear holding for daily driving.

The eight - speed automatic transmission is baby bear middle of the road, neither holding the revs too long nor upshifting at the first hint of acceleration.

It's my mode of choice because Normal has an automatic stop - start function and the transmission upshifts at the altar of the almighty miles - per - gallon deities — that's all a bit too much for my taste.