The diesel can even be ordered with a six-speed manual gearbox, while the V6 is paired solely with a six-speed, dual-clutch auto-manual.
The coupe has the option of a six-speed automatic or six-speed manual.
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What about the fact that, in addition to a six-speed automatic, this wagon can be had with a six-speed manual transmission, a device that's quickly becoming a drivers-only shibboleth?
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Five-speed automatics and six-speed manuals are common, and there's the new fuel-saving, infinitely variable transmission.
Mr. Troxel also questions why the Acura only offers a five-speed automatic, not the six-speed its rivals typically feature.
The two rivals are developing a high-volume, six-speed automatic transmission suitable for front-wheel-drive cars.
My test vehicle came with a six-speed manual transmission (a seven-speed automatic is also available).
I'm rather looking forward to driving the car with the hot little turbo engine and six-speed manual.
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Under the Hood: The Altitude model is equipped with a 5.6 liter V8 engine and a six-speed transmission.
Two transmissions are available: a six-speed automatic and an eight-speed automatic made by Aisin, a Japanese parts supplier.
However, new six-speed gearboxes should help, by matching the engine's speed more closely to the vehicle's road speed.
The company has six-speed automatic transmissions while competitors have up to 10 speeds.
Honda says a new six-speed automatic transmission will help the next-generation Odyssey achieve up to 28 mpg on the highway.
In part, that's due to the six-speed manual's vague shift gate, which demands rather deliberate shifting into second and third.
It has a six-speed paddle transmission that will go from 0-60mph in 3.8 seconds and hit 100mph by 9.5 seconds.
The short-throw six-speed manual gearbox continues to be a gear-rower's delight, though the clutch pedal throw could be a bit heavier.
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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Vehicles with fuel-saving six-speed transmissions or cylinder deactivation systems let a big V8 engine run on just four cylinders on the highway.
The 201-horsepower, 2.4 liter model is more responsive, but it only comes with a six-speed manual transmission, a deal-killer for most buyers.
You may wish the manual tranny had a sixth gear or that there were steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters for the six-speed, dual-clutch automatic.
Automakers have been achieving incremental improvements in the efficiency of their conventional engines with new technologies like direct-injection, six-speed transmissions, turbo-chargers and start-stop systems.
Automakers have been achieving incremental improvements in the efficiency of their conventional engines with new technologies like direct-injection, six-speed transmissions, turbochargers and start-stop systems.
The V8 engine gets 767 total horsepower using flywheel technology at the wheels and a six-speed racing transmission with paddle-shifters at the steering wheel.
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Beyond the smoothed-out ride, Porsche has made shifting (both clutch movement and toggling through the six-speed gearbox) easy, and low-speed steering effort is also minimal.
Meanwhile, Ford is rolling out a more fuel-efficient lineup of power trains for its 2011 F-150, including a 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine and a new six-speed transmission.
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.
The efficiency is thanks in part to Toyota's direct- and port-injection 3.5-liter V6 (306 horsepower and 277 pound-feet of torque) mated to a six-speed automatic with paddle shifters.
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He races around Albuquerque in a six-speed supercharged Mini Cooper.
The most efficient Cruze model, the Eco, uses a 138-horsepower, turbocharged, four-cylinder engine and a manual, six-speed transmission to achieve an EPA rating of 28 mpg city, 42 highway.
Both companies worked together to produce a six-speed front-wheel drive transmission that has been used on a variety of vehicles including the Ford Fusion sedan and the GM Chevrolet Malibu.
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