I've had Saabs, Subarus, GMs, all kinds of cars that have had trouble synching the gearbox with reverse, but not this one.
In authorizing continued covert action in Pakistan and agreeing to a slower pace of withdrawal from Iraq than he talked about during the campaign, he has raised the question of whether new facts, more hawkish advisers or the drumbeat of daily threat assessments have subtly changed his willingness to throw the gearboxes in reverse.
Engineers decided that putting the robot in reverse would help prolong its gearboxes by allowing their teeth to wear on the opposite side.
Engineers are now driving the robot in reverse to help prolong its gearboxes by allowing their teeth to wear on the opposite side.
At a signal from a smartphone, a system of tiny computers activates her engine, gearbox and steering and she reverses smoothly into a parking space.
The car's gearbox features 12 ratios, including a reverse gear, and under full chatter Porsche estimates the P1 would have attained a top speed of 21mph.
Matched to a Motorrad six-speed sequential manual motorcycle gearbox (modified by Campagna to include reverse), this liquid-cooled 1,600cc engine spins out a smooth 160 horsepower and 129 pound-feet of torque.
I tested the Spyder with Can-Am's semi-automatic transmission (a $1,500 option over the manual gearbox), which provides five forward gears and reverse.
Sometimes it's normal for a manual gearbox to forbid shifting in first or reverse when the cogs of the gears are facing.
Gearbox: Maybach OLVAR EG 40 12 16 B (eight forward and four reverse) Radio: FuG 5, Befehlswagen (command tank) version: FuG 8 (Sd.Kfz. 267), FuG 7 (Sd.Kfz.
