Based on the Audi A8, the Continental GT is a 2-door coupé made by British car manufacturer Bentley.
The GT is available with a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged eight-cylinder or a 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged twelve-cylinder petrol engine mated to an automatic gearbox and an AWD system and can go on to a top speed of 195 mph.
The GT is available with a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged eight-cylinder or a 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged twelve-cylinder petrol engine mated to an automatic gearbox and an AWD system and can go on to a top speed of 195 mph.
by JaaagMan February 11, 2012
Invented by a Frenchman just before WW2 and introduced to road cars in 2003 in the Golf R32, this type of transmission is a semi-automatic gearbox - two clutches take care of two sets of gears. One clutch takes care of odd gears (1, 3, 5, 7) and the other clutch deals with the even gears (R, 2, 4, 6).
How it works:
One clutch has 1st gear engaged, with the car moving forwards. Meanwhile, the other clutch has 2nd gear ready to be engaged. Come change-up time, clutch no.1 disengages 1st and clutch no.2 engages 2nd gear and the car keeps going, whilst clutch no.1 prepares 3rd gear for engagement. All of this happens within milliseconds, so power delivery to the road is uninterrupted.
Usually - though not always - dual-clutch gearboxes are more fuel-efficient than an equivalent manual gearbox.
For more info, see Wikipedia.
How it works:
One clutch has 1st gear engaged, with the car moving forwards. Meanwhile, the other clutch has 2nd gear ready to be engaged. Come change-up time, clutch no.1 disengages 1st and clutch no.2 engages 2nd gear and the car keeps going, whilst clutch no.1 prepares 3rd gear for engagement. All of this happens within milliseconds, so power delivery to the road is uninterrupted.
Usually - though not always - dual-clutch gearboxes are more fuel-efficient than an equivalent manual gearbox.
For more info, see Wikipedia.
"What gearbox have you got in your Audi TT?"
"Oh, I've got Audi's (VW's) dual-clutch gearbox. It's fantastic!"
"Oh, I've got Audi's (VW's) dual-clutch gearbox. It's fantastic!"
by JaaagMan January 21, 2012
The Ultimate BMW 5-Series. Supersaloon (sedan) now with a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8. Better than all uber-saloons. Apart from the Jaaag XFR-S.
by JaaagMan January 27, 2013
An estate (wagon) variant of the Volvo S60 to compete with the BMW 3-Series Touring. It comes with the same range of engines and transmissions as the S60, with the availability of AWD on the 3.0-litre petrol and 2.4-litre diesel: 1.6-, 2.0 and 3.0-litre turbocharged petrol engines and 1.6-, 2.0 and 2.4-litre turbocharged diesel engines along with six-speed manual, Powershift (dual-clutch gearbox) and Geartronic transmissions. Power outputs vary from 115PS (DRIVe) - 304PS (T6) and top speeds from 118mph - 155mph.
by JaaagMan January 21, 2012
A slightly more practical A6 from Audi to rival the Mercedes-Benz CLS. A 5-door hatchback (liftback), available with 2.8- (204PS) and 3.0-litre (300PS) six-cylinder petrol engines (the latter being supercharged) and a 3.0-litre six-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine in three states of tune (204PS, 245PS and 315PS), with the most powerful engine having two turbochargers for extra oomph.
A high-performance variant - the S7 - is equipped with a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged eight-cylinder petrol engine; the same engine in fact, as the second generation Bentley Continental GT.
A high-performance variant - the S7 - is equipped with a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged eight-cylinder petrol engine; the same engine in fact, as the second generation Bentley Continental GT.
by JaaagMan January 22, 2012
by JaaagMan December 29, 2011
Audi's rival for the Land Rover Freelander/Range Rover Evoque, BMW X3, Mercedes-Benz GLK and VW Tiguan.
It is available with 2.0-litre TFSI four-cylinder and 3.2-litre FSI six-cylinder petrol, 2.0-litre TDI four-cylinder and 3.0-litre TDI six-cylinder diesel engines, either mated to a six-speed manual or a 7-speed S-Tronic dual-clutch gearbox, with (2.0 TFSI 210, 3.2 FSI 250, 2.0 TDI 170, 3.0 TDI 240) or without (2.0 TDI 140) quattro.
It is available with 2.0-litre TFSI four-cylinder and 3.2-litre FSI six-cylinder petrol, 2.0-litre TDI four-cylinder and 3.0-litre TDI six-cylinder diesel engines, either mated to a six-speed manual or a 7-speed S-Tronic dual-clutch gearbox, with (2.0 TFSI 210, 3.2 FSI 250, 2.0 TDI 170, 3.0 TDI 240) or without (2.0 TDI 140) quattro.
by JaaagMan February 25, 2012