Sentences with phrase «using steering wheel paddle»

In Sport and Touring variants, the CVT features a manual mode that simulates a seven - speed manual transmission, using steering wheel paddle shifters.

The TransBrake helps to improve driver reaction time and launch consistency by using the steering wheel paddle shifters as a launch trigger — a paddle launch improves reaction time by 30 percent compared with a foot - brake launch.

Regenerative braking technology, which works to put lost energy back into the battery when slowing down and which can adjusted while driving using the steering wheel paddles, has also been upgraded for 2017 Outlander PHEV — the drive battery output has been improved by 10 %.

The eight - speed dual - clutch performed beautifully in both slow speed situations thanks in most part to also having a torque converter and when you're really on it running through the gears using the steering wheel paddles.

Instead, you can use the steering wheel paddle shifters to control the ratios, but the system will eventually override to self - changing when left untouched or when reaching redline.

Standard features include Cadillac's CUE with navigation, an eight - inch, full - color capacitive - touch screen, LED front and rear lighting, Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Alert, the Safety Alert Seat and the new Regen on Demand feature, which allows the driver to temporarily regenerate energy from the vehicles motion using the steering wheel paddles.

Use the steering wheel paddle shifters and it's not a manual, but it does let you enjoy extra control and hold gears longer for better acceleration.

We played with the manual shift mode using the steering wheel paddles, which felt sluggish carrying out shift commands.

Drivers shift gears manually using the steering wheel paddles without losing the automatic function.

When the transmission is operating in manual mode, a scale with a color background signals the driver to use the steering wheel paddle or selector lever to upshift when approaching maximum revs.

When the transmission is operating in manual mode, a scale with a color background prompts the driver to use the steering wheel paddle or selector lever to upshift when approaching maximum revs.

Not exact matches

Left to its own devices it imperceptibly shuffles between ratios when you're pottering along yet it'll swap cogs in the blink of an eye when on a charge using the standard fit steering wheel paddles.

The system is activated through two paddles behind the steering wheel, similar to what's used for a paddle - shifted transmission.

Leave the «box in Drive and the shifts are intuitive and quick to shift to meet your needs, but it's when you opt to use the pair of metal look paddles attached to the back of the steering wheel that you can really get stuck in to the GTS's performance.

And because the EcoBoost's torque curve is flat, a well - timed downshift using the steering - wheel - mounted shift paddles makes quick sprints from 80 to 100 mph only a finger click away.

The DSG automatic shifts quickly, especially when you use the paddle shifters behind the steering wheel, but it's slow to engage and lags upon initial takeoff and when pulling out of corners.

Numerically higher gearing would quicken acceleration, increase torque at the rear wheels, and create more opportunities for using the ideally placed paddle shifters behind the steering wheel.

However, the M550i xDrive's transmission has been tuned to provide a more dynamic experience, eliciting a faster engagement using shift paddles located on the steering wheel.

Called the Weissach Package, this $ 18,000 option uses carbon fiber for the roof, anti-roll bars, coupling rods, paddle shifters, and steering wheel trim.

Alpina also uses strange gearchange buttons on the back of the steering wheel rather than the more familiar paddles.

Drivers can also shift manually using paddles on the steering wheel.

You can also shift manually by then pushing the stick forward or back, or by using paddles on the steering wheel.

This is one of the few manumatics that has enticed me to use the paddle shifters, which provide crisp, aggressive shifts in «Sport» and «Sport +,» though the paddles are attached to the steering wheel, so choose your gear before you turn in.

Steering wheel mounted paddles come as standard and although the transmission does a fine job of shuffling ratios without any human intervention, we found ourselves using the paddles more than expected.

The F - Sport Package includes transmission paddle shifters behind the steering wheel that will almost certainly never be used more than once by any owner — and that likely only during the initial test drive.

The transmission includes an «L» position that allows you to limit the range of gears the transmission will use, and steering - wheel paddle shifters let you select gears within the range.

Only one car here — the M3 — is available with a manual transmission, and both cars we've brought to the track use automatics with seven forward gears and paddle shifters on the steering wheel.

If you want that, you pull two paddles on a steering wheel [on conventional cars, they're used to shift gears in the transmission].

Your head snaps back with enough intensity to cause whiplash as the GT - R easily hits 1 g of force shifting hard from 1st to 2nd gear using titanium paddles behind the steering wheel.

However, use the paddles mounted on the back of the steering wheel and you get much smoother results, whatever speed you are doing.

Selection between «Stealth» and «Sport» modes is done manually, using what initially looks like a gearchange paddle behind the left side of the steering wheel.

The driver can take control using either the steering wheel - mounted paddles or the lever in a sequential forward - for - downshift, backward - for - upshift manner.

The BMW steering - wheel - mounted push - pull paddle shifters take some getting used to, but once acquainted, make a lot of sense when you're hand over hand in a sharp curve.

The DSG gearbox works extremely well, giving a decent impression of a conventional automatic under gentle use while seamlessly swapping between its seven ratios, but offering near - instant changes when driven a bit more keenly — or when over-ridden with wither the push - pull gear selector or (optional) steering wheel paddles.

Drivers change gear using steering wheel - mounted Magaline Pneumatic paddle shifters, and the car automatically blips the throttle on downshifts.

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.

Using a steering - wheel - mounted shift paddle cleverly co-opted from DSG - equipped Golfs, a driver can select one of three drive modes.

I'll be honest, most of the time I prefer paddles that move with the steering wheel; on most roads where you don't use a lot of lock, or need to change gear half way round a corner, they always seem to be at the end of your fingertips.

Curiously, the ZF 8 - speed doesn't feel as crisp in the XE as it does in the 340i, especially on downshifts — even using the steering - wheel paddles.

Automatic shifts were pretty good, and a manual setting now allows you to use paddle shifters mounted to the steering wheel to adjust gears.

The third way is by using paddles behind the steering wheel to activate the regen function manually.

This is the only engine that can be mated with the six - speed automatic (the 125 and 140 models both use the six - speed manual) and while there's nothing intrinsically wrong with the auto its shift speeds aren't the fastest (although they are smooth) and the steering - wheel mounted paddles are so small that you can struggle to find them.

Drivers seeking earlier downshifts and later upshifts will instead need to use the manual shift mode via the steering - wheel - mounted paddles.

Alpine has confirmed that the car will use a four - cylinder, turbocharged powerplant, and the firm's images — cover your eyes, manual purists — show a car with two pedals and steering wheel - mounted paddles.

We're instructed to always run the transmission in manual mode and use the shift paddles behind the steering wheel.

This seems like a bad deal on paper, yet we liked this 2.0 T engine's notably quicker, quieter response while accelerating away from stoplights in metro driving, and the engine made great use of the 2.0 T's six - speed automatic with its shift paddles on the steering wheel and a set up of shorter ratios in first through fourth gears for quicker acceleration.

The system can be controlled automatically or manually using the gearshift paddles on the steering wheel, or the gear lever.

The semi-automatic transmission can be engaged in manual mode wherein one can up - shift or down - shift using the console - mounted shifter selecter or the paddle shifters just behind the steering wheel, without the need of a clutch pedal.

Without the optional # 170 steering - wheel paddles, we were left to use the gearstick, which works in the distinctly un-motorsport-like forwards - for - up / backwards - for - down fashion.

While the automatic transmission models have been developed to select the right gear at the right time depending on the mode chosen in the JaguarDrive Control ™ system and according to driving style, enthusiasts will make the most of manual shift control using the steering wheel - mounted paddles.