The New City VX and VX + variants are also equipped
with paddle shifters for a sportier driving experience.
All engines are mated to a responsive 8 - speed automatic transmission
with paddle shifters for manual control.
You can now choose between a 6 - speed automatic transmission
with paddle shifters for manual control or a traditional 6 - speed gear shifter and three pedals on the floor.
These models come with newly designed alloys, new body colour choices, a standard rear spoiler for the Coupe S versions, a 7 - speed adaptive automatic transmission
with paddle shifters for the V6 line - up and additional equipment added as standard.
The S63 AMG uses Mercedes - Benz's standard drive selector, along
with paddle shifters for manual control of the transmission.
The included six - speed automatic transmission can be ordered
with paddle shifters for a better driving experience.
The difference here is that you can get a 6 - speed manual gearbox, and that the optional continuously variable transmission (CVT) comes
with paddle shifters for a more engaging driving experience.
The larger 2.0 L engine finds its peak torque at just 1,350 rpm (retuned from the Sonata's peak at 1,750 rpm), which means there's little need to flip down a gear
with the paddle shifters for overtaking — the necessary pull is already there.
Kia teams this engine with a six - speed automatic,
with paddle shifters for individual gear control.
The V6 - engined 3.5 S includes all that, plus 18 - inch alloy wheels and a sport mode
with paddle shifters for the CVT.
Appropriately, there is no sport mode on this transmission, but Cadillac does include a manual mode,
with paddle shifters for convenience.
That engine teams with an 7 - speed automatic transmission
with paddle shifters for manual control.
This vehicle also offers a class - exclusive 8 - speed automatic transmission
with paddle shifters for a sporty and energetic ride.
It has all - wheel - drive with torque - vectoring, and puts its power through an eight - speed automatic transmission
with paddle shifters for its only forward - gear controls.
Not exact matches
Why no other manufacturer has done it is beyond me,
for it fuses the effortless control and excitement of a
paddle -
shift gearbox
with the greater engagement of a manual.
It comes standard
with navigation, a head - up display, a moonroof, LED headlights, two - tone seating trim
with suede inserts, a Bose audio system, and
paddle shifters for the transmission.
Moving inside, it looks like the Maserati Levante will carry over many of the design cues from the Ghibli and Quattroporte sedans,
with a three - spoke steering wheel backed by large chrome
shift paddles, a huge electronic
shifter, and a control knob on the center console
for operating the infotainment system.
Add the optional Sport Chrono package's Sport + mode
with the
paddle -
shift transmission and those numbers allegedly drop to 4.5
for Boxster, 4.0
for S.
The instant throttle response is part of it, but bury the pedal and the acceleration is simply brutal, an adjective that serves equally well
for the
shift quality of the Cambiocorsa transmission
with every
paddle - flick.
Meanwhile, the top - trim Grand Touring starts at $ 26,720, and includes black or Parchment leather seats
with pleated piping, more chrome exterior accents, a full - color head - up display, power moonroof, adaptive LED headlights, LED fog lights, onboard navigation, and
paddle shifters for the six - speed automatic transmission.
A special Black Luxor Beige two - tone treatment is reserved
for the partial - leather upholstery, along
with a SportDesign steering wheel
with paddle shifters, embossed headrests and floor mats, and shiny door - sill plates
with a Platinum Edition script.
Thanks to the short ratios allowed by the high cog count and
shifts that are as quick and crisp as some dual - clutch rivals», at least in manual mode
with paddles at the ready and a supercharged V - 8 willing to rev all the way to 7,000 rpm, you can always be in the powerband, never losing ground
for a millisecond.
An eight - speed automatic
with paddle shifters is the only transmission option
for either engine.
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for 2017 The uplevel 3.0 T Prestige model gets a three - spoke multifunction steering wheel
with shift paddles, Audi drive select and adaptive cruise control.
When the road unwinds
for just enough distance, each up -
shift from the steering wheel - mounted
paddles is met
with a quick «burp» from the exhaust before the tach falls back into the powerband,
with the blower - whine shrieking off the rock wall next to you, before reaching the end of a brief straight and braking early as to glide the car into the next curve.
I usually just manually
shifted with the expensive - feeling magnesium
paddles,
for the best experience.»
I still pine
for that glorious old naturally aspirated V - 12, and I hope they find a bit more top - end energy
for the BC, I'd still have a six - speed manual over the
paddle shift any day of the week, and I think the car needs a bit more front - end grip and some interior tweaks (primarily some clear
shift lights to help connect
with the bruising engine, which sounds similar from 3,000 right up to over 6,000 rpm).
Until recently, the single - clutch automated manual was preferred to the dual - clutch design
for high - performance cars because it
shifted quicker and coped
with greater torque loads, plus it offered the same manual gear selection
with shift paddles and the same mode
for automatic
shifting.
For maximum cardiac acceleration, let the revs build to 8,000 rpm — just past peak power at 7,400 rpm — and bang off a lightning - quick upshift
with a gentle yank of the carbon - fiber
shift paddle.
Comfortable and stylish interior and exterior (M - Sport Package) Beautiful interior (Ivory White leather
with patterned aluminum and matte blue trim) Excellent performance - the car is always in the right gear and I don't have to use the
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For the non-AMG models, that means a 9G - Tronic
with paddle shifters.
The ZF eight - speed automatic transmission
with paddle shifting carries over, but the chassis is significantly upgraded: the steering is retuned
for more precision and feel, and there's a bit less camber at the rear wheels.
Some cars are ruined when their manual gearboxes are swapped
for paddle shift transmissions, be it dual - clutch gearboxes or old - school torque converters, but that's certainly not the case
with the Giulia.
For the driver, each W12 S comes standard
with a neat Sport Plus steering wheel, complete
with weighty metal gear -
shift paddles.
Stepping up to the R - Design model brings a sportier feel
with a lower front spoiler, revised grille, sport pedals,
paddle shifters, and Nubuck and Nappa leather contoured seats — all
for an extra $ 4000.
Pull the left - hand
paddle -
shifter and it gets even more aggressive; let the computer do it
for you and the rev - matching system reads the brake pressure applied and the pace you've been driving to deliver downshifts ranging from mild to wild, but always exactly on point and executed in under 300 ms. Better, the power from the engine and the quick
shifts from the transmission are maximized in their yield of acceleration by the new all - wheel drive system, which shares its philosophy
with that of the excellent new M5.
Shift paddles let you select four different driving modes: (1) automatic
for unobtrusive performance; (2) minimal brake regeneration
for highway cruising; (3) maximum brake regeneration
for optimal off - throttle deceleration in traffic and during sporting driving; and (4) an automated mode
with radar - optimized cruise control to apply the brakes when slow traffic is sensed ahead.
A notable change
for 2017: if you'd rather
shift with the console lever instead of the
paddles, Porsche has reversed the lever's direction.
To give myself a fighting chance
for traction, I've also tweaked the car's driving mode settings to give me «only» 500 hp,
with the adaptive suspension set to full soft and the
paddle shifters enabled in case I need to pre-emptively upshift and dilute the V - 8's onrush of power.
But the Porsche doesn't excel against the stopwatch
with the seven - speed manual, which simply is not as slick and quick as its rivals»
paddle -
shifted transmissions — or its own optional PDK dual - clutch automatic,
for that matter.
Most buyers, though, will opt
for the continuously variable automatic that comes
with magnesium
paddle shifters behind the steering wheel.
If you aren't prepared to make the effort to get to know it then you should probably opt
for the
paddle -
shift transmission in the first place, but the flip - side of that is if you're going to make the effort you should be rewarded
with a great gearshift.
A high - downforce rear deck lid spoiler; carbon fiber roof, wing mirrors, front and rear bumper, and side skirts; dual - vented steel and aluminum hood; suede steering wheel
with Formula One - style
paddle shifters; and black - chrome accented glass fiber paneling on the center console and doors litter the list of special upgrades
for the concept.
There's another set of buttons below the climate control panel,
with buttons
for traction control, a
paddle -
shifted automatic transmission, forward collision warning, adaptive cruise control, and a lane departure warning system.
The aluminium
paddles provoke a twinge of extra excitement, but then you remember they're hooked up to Merc's old five - speed auto — albeit
with uprated hydraulics
for faster
shift speeds — rather than the properly sophisticated seven - speed semi-auto from the much cheaper SL63 AMG.
Utilising a recalibrated version of Bentley's eight - speed ZF automatic gearbox
with wheel mounted
paddle shifters, the British carmaker claims the Speed's full brunt of torque will be available from just 1750rpm, making
for effortless progress.
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 SHO comes
with paddle shifters, and while they're no substitute
for a true manual transmission (which isn't available on the SHO), they did make the engine / transmission even more enjoyable.
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