Sentences with phrase «wrong gear»

The «wrong gear feeling» and «loss of power» is why I ask.

«Our tester tells us he never feels like he is in the wrong gear,» says Wilson.

But unexpected happens (different map, bad weather, dead - end road, wrong gear, thin air, someone gets sick) when actually climbed.

It feels proper on the move, too; there's not a lot below 3000rpm, with some good old - fashioned turbo lag if you're in the wrong gear, but keep above those revs and this thing's fast, with a very linear punch towards its red line.

The transmission is beautifully tuned to match the engine's performance, always keeping it on boil under track conditions, never hunting or getting confused and putting you in the wrong gear.

It wasn't until afterward that I found neutral and realized I was in the wrong gear all that time.

Driven in «D,» the S - Tronic tranny is also too determined to short - shift its way to fifth or sixth gear to save fuel, often leaving the A3 in the wrong gear for action - packed driving.

It's a shame, then, that this six - speed automatic seems to be in the wrong gear too often.

Preselecting the wrong gear, a common flaw when this technology was in its infancy, is now a rare occurrence.

at first, it felt like it was in the wrong gear, a couple times, the RPMs even went up, but no increase in speed

The only other possible link between transmission fluid and engine firing I can think of is safety switches preventing starting the engine when in the wrong gear, but I think those work in this car by preventing the key physically turning to the start position, which isn't what's happening here.

The gearshift has a short throw and a slightly artificial - feeling weight to it — and unlike the new Porsche 911 there isn't an inhibitor when you change up from fourth to guide you into fifth rather than seventh — meaning that it's irritatingly easy to snag the wrong gear.

Sometimes too easy to put in the wrong gear.

Precision and decision are both lacking — gear - shifts delayed while the computer adjudges what it is you're asking for, only to hand you the wrong gear before humming and harring and again selecting the wrong ratio.

Almost impossible to catch on the wrong gear, the gearbox squeezes swift acceleration and good fuel economy from the refined 2.0 - liter diesel.

For example, once or twice I inadvertently started out in the wrong gear (second or third), but the GTI proceeded with barely a strain.

With the stick shift, any lag is blamed on being in the wrong gear.

Passing power was immediate, and the Lexus never felt like it was in the wrong gear or breaking a sweat, despite having the smallest engine and least amount of power in the test.

It's a rare thing to snag the wrong gear in this Skoda, which is nice when you're going at it hammer and tong.

Apparently the previous owner did some heavy towing in the wrong gear and burned the clutches.

Its minimal low - end torque (126 pound - feet at 4,200 rpm) could be a hassle in traffic, while the six - speed manual's notchy shift action and closely spaced gates made it easy to grab the wrong gear.

The responsive engine and light but direct controls make it a great car to hoon about in, though the turbo lag from the little motor can be frustrating if you pick the wrong gear exiting a tight bend.

This isn't really a problem until you find yourself in the wrong gear on some super-tight switchback and you try to grab a gear with a pinky finger and whiff a few times.

The largest recall involved 51,742 Ford pickups (F - 150, F - 450 and F - 550 from 2017 and 2018) to address a transmission problem that could see the automatic transmission settle into the wrong gear.

Many cars will shift from second to third, say, followed immediately by fourth, leaving the driver in the wrong gear with not enough revs in hand.

The transmission dial is no picnic to use, either, and it's too easy to slip the rotary control knob into the wrong gear.

Electronic safeguards prevent over-revving if the wrong gear position is selected, but relies on the driver to make upshifts or downshifts.

In normal mode, the transmission never seemed to hunt or to be in the wrong gear.

The single problem was a red gear - indicator in the shift pattern that was indicating the wrong gears, a momentarily confusing situation.

The recall reprogramming limits the down shifting of the tranny so you end up with a car that is always in the wrong gear and a herky jerky pig to drive.

Shifts are smooth from the six - speed automatic and it never seemed to get hung up or pick the wrong gear.

Drive Away Assist as a further part of the Parking package assists when moving off, helping to prevent collisions caused by engaging the wrong gear or confusing the brake pedal and accelerator.

Its generous 270 Nm (199 lb - ft) of torque available from 1,750 rpm means you can't be in the wrong gear.

The conventional 8 - speed automatic is silky smooth in Comfort mode, but on the track, the available Sport mode fires off shifts before you ever even suspect you might be in the wrong gear.

Matched to the same, quick - thinking eight - speed auto transmission available on the 2.0 - litre Amarok, it's rarely caught in the wrong gear, making the manual shift paddles behind the grippy steering wheel on the Aventura almost redundant.

There are some signs of penny - pinching in the Suzuki, like auto down (but not up) driver's side windows, and no gear selector lights alongside the gear lever, to help avoid selecting the wrong gear (there's a digital gear display on the instrument panel, like in the Mazda, but it's harder to see).

The chain needed oiling, he noted; the man was in the wrong gear and a metal mudguard was catching on the tyre with a rhythmic slur as the wheel turned.

If you're not a «travel hacker,» you might be paying too much for flights, carrying the wrong gear, and missing out on readily - available freebies.

If you are heading into a mission where you must capture the creature then you should read up on what it is weak against, create the relevant items and put them in your bag — failure to do so could mean you waste up to an hour trying to capture the creature with the wrong gear.