Sentence examples for driver shift from inspiring English sources

Both engines are paired with a smooth-shifting five-speed automatic transmission; its manumatic feature lets the driver shift manually without a clutch.

The four-speed automatic lets the driver shift the gears manually.

But to avoid a gas-guzzler tax, the car lacks BMW's Steptronic feature, which lets the driver shift manually.

This highly sophisticated gearbox should not be confused with the many variations on the Tiptronic theme (TouchShift, AutoStick, Steptronic, etc)., which are automatic transmissions that let the driver shift through the gears, within limits.

Correction: June 17 , 2001 Sunday An article on May 28 about the demise of the manual transmission misstated the year Porsche began offering its Tiptronic system, a clutchless transmission that lets a driver shift gears manually.

The F1 sequential manual transmission does away with a clutch pedal, instead giving the driver shift paddles on either side of the steering column, just like a Formula One car (although traditionalists can still order a six-speed manual).

The driver shifted gears.

Officer Kenneth Boss, the driver, shifted the car into reverse, and Officers Carroll and Edward McMellon stepped out to investigate.

The truck's driver shifted into low gear to climb the bumpy incline leading onto the Manhattan Bridge.

Then the driver shifts the water-drive lever to the forward-propellers position and the car swims away.

As he raced past, the boy called out, "Did you see the bomb?" The driver shifted into reverse and rushed backward down the road.