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Once upon a time not too long ago, sports cars and manual gearboxes were synonymous. Nowadays, it's getting harder and harder to find a high-end performance car with a stick shift as most automakers are opting for dual clutch or automated manual transmissions.
- Dacia Details Its New 5-speed Easy-r Automated Manual Transmission
Dacia has released further details about its first-ever automated manual transmission. Offered with the TCe 90 engine on the Logan, Logan MCV, Sandero and Sandero Stepway, the five-speed Easy-R automated manual gearbox is said to provide the convenience...
- Aston Martin Lifts The Top On New V12 Vantage Roadster With 510hp
Some three years after the introduction of the V12 Vantage Coupe in 2009, Aston Martin has presented a roofless version of its sports car that joins the lesser Vantage and Vantage S V8 models. There are no surprises under the hood with the range-topping...
- New Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster Photos Leaked
After the 420hp (426PS) Vantage V8 Roadster and its slightly more powerful 430hp (436PS) Vantage S Roadster sibling, Aston Martin has whipped up a new open-top edition of the series, this time based on the V12 Vantage that's powered by a 5.9-liter...
- Aston Martin Launches New Vantage Gt4 Racer
Aston Martin's Racing division has revealed the 2009 specification Vantage GT4 race car that's based on the firm's latest 4.7-liter V8 Vantage model. Set to replace the outgoing 4.3-liter Vantage N24, Aston Martin's new competition car...
- Fiat Group To Launch Dual Clutch Gearbox For Alfa, Fiat And Lancia Models In 2009
Beginning in September 2009, the Fiat Group will offer its first-ever semi-automatic dual clutch gearbox. Fiat’s announcement comes only a few weeks after Volvo (click here) and BMW (see here) released their versions of semi-automated dual clutch...
Cars
New Aston Martin Vantage SP10 Offers a 6-Speed Manual for the First Time on V8 S
Once upon a time not too long ago, sports cars and manual gearboxes were synonymous. Nowadays, it's getting harder and harder to find a high-end performance car with a stick shift as most automakers are opting for dual clutch or automated manual transmissions.
Aston Martin's Vantage V8 S, which is the more focused and slightly more powerful at 430hp (436PS) sibling of the regular V8 model, is one such example as it is available exclusively with the English brand's Sportshift II 7sp automated manual transmission.
Read more »- Dacia Details Its New 5-speed Easy-r Automated Manual Transmission
Dacia has released further details about its first-ever automated manual transmission. Offered with the TCe 90 engine on the Logan, Logan MCV, Sandero and Sandero Stepway, the five-speed Easy-R automated manual gearbox is said to provide the convenience...
- Aston Martin Lifts The Top On New V12 Vantage Roadster With 510hp
Some three years after the introduction of the V12 Vantage Coupe in 2009, Aston Martin has presented a roofless version of its sports car that joins the lesser Vantage and Vantage S V8 models. There are no surprises under the hood with the range-topping...
- New Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster Photos Leaked
After the 420hp (426PS) Vantage V8 Roadster and its slightly more powerful 430hp (436PS) Vantage S Roadster sibling, Aston Martin has whipped up a new open-top edition of the series, this time based on the V12 Vantage that's powered by a 5.9-liter...
- Aston Martin Launches New Vantage Gt4 Racer
Aston Martin's Racing division has revealed the 2009 specification Vantage GT4 race car that's based on the firm's latest 4.7-liter V8 Vantage model. Set to replace the outgoing 4.3-liter Vantage N24, Aston Martin's new competition car...
- Fiat Group To Launch Dual Clutch Gearbox For Alfa, Fiat And Lancia Models In 2009
Beginning in September 2009, the Fiat Group will offer its first-ever semi-automatic dual clutch gearbox. Fiat’s announcement comes only a few weeks after Volvo (click here) and BMW (see here) released their versions of semi-automated dual clutch...