The two rivals are developing a high-volume, six-speed automatic transmission suitable for front-wheel-drive cars.
The car has a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine with a 6-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive.
It got 23 to 24 mpg overall, depending on whether it had a manual or automatic transmission.
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That's 20% better than the previous 3.7-liter V6, in part owing to the new eight-speed automatic transmission.
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Available with manual or automatic transmission, they went 0-60 mph in 10.5 seconds and got 18 mpg.
Its power is transmitted to the road via the 7-speed dual clutch automatic transmission and 4MATIC all-wheel drive.
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The Mazda5's 2.5-liter, 157-horsepower four-banger and five-speed automatic transmission are serviceable, but there's more exertion than passion underfoot here.
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Similarly, auto enthusiasts watch other drivers creep by in automatic transmission slush boxes and wonder why they even bother.
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Power is transferred to the rear wheels via a modified five-speed automatic transmission.
Honda says a new six-speed automatic transmission will help the next-generation Odyssey achieve up to 28 mpg on the highway.
Mated to a quick-shifting eight-speed automatic transmission, it brings the car up to speed swiftly and with authority when pressed hard.
This XKR-S is still, after all, a 2-ton two-plus-two coupe with a big engine up front and a six-speed automatic transmission.
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Two-and-half-hour stints are a breeze, thanks to the surprising suppleness of the suspension, potent engine, smooth-shifting seven-speed automatic transmission and quiet interior.
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Its features will include automatic transmission, parking and navigation aids and a jack for changing tyres without getting grease on your chador.
Based on the A7, the four-door coupe pairs a 560-horsepower V8 engine from the S8 sedan with an AWD eight-speed automatic transmission.
Cadillac's next generation CTS, due out later this year, will be 244 pounds lighter than the current model, and will offer an eight-speed automatic transmission.
Lots of lurching--the automatic transmission never quite knew what to do.
From the notebook: In the preproduction test car I drove, a little programming gremlin peeked out, as the automatic transmission would occasionally refuse to upshift.
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The suite of available engines comprises three small and efficient four-cylinders, including a 1.4-liter, 160-hp turbocharged unit that can be paired with a dual-clutch automatic transmission.
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Coming in three trim levels, all models come powered by a peppy 180-horsepower 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that drives the front wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission.
HCD-14 Genesis uses optical recognition to identify the driver and initiate the starting sequence, while gear selection for the 8-speed automatic transmission is performed via paddle shifters.
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Behind the handsome, purposeful grille is Mercedes's evolved OM642 diesel V6 (72-degree bank, 48-degree crankpin offset, with center counterbalance shaft), connected to the GL's standard seven-speed automatic transmission.
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Now, of course, everything is relative, and my test car is a 2.0-liter, front-drive compact with an automatic transmission on all-season meats, so it's not remotely a sports car.
But mated with the standard 5-speed automatic transmission (only the base LX is available with a 5-speed manual) in a vehicle that weighs just 2, 855 lbs, performance is acceptable.
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The winning design was submitted by Sangho Kim of Pasadena, California, and the result is a car with a 6.2-liter engine, eight cylinders, automatic transmission, rear-wheel drive and 430 horsepower.
Combine that level torque with a frictionless, rev-happy turbo nature and the eight-speed ZF automatic transmission and you have a car that accelerates with a gliding, step-less escalation of pace.
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The two engines available for the U.S. market are carry-overs the 5.0-liter V8, either naturally aspirated (375 horsepower) or supercharged (510 hp) but they are now paired with an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission.
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The two biggest U.S. auto makers have agreed to jointly develop a nine-speed and a 10-speed automatic transmission for use in their portfolios of cars, crossovers, sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks.
Driving the rear wheels via a sophisticated seven-speed automatic transmission, the two power sources make the S400 feel every bit as lively as the conventional S550 version with its 382-horsepower V8 engine.
What you won't hear McGovern boast about is the telematics (GPS and other interactive systems) monitor that hides in the center console, or the paddle-control automatic transmission shifter that resides on the steering column.
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