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double-declutch

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double-declutch
vb
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (intr) Brit to change to a lower gear in a motor vehicle by first placing the gear lever into the neutral position before engaging the desired gear, at the same time releasing the clutch pedal and increasing the engine speed US term double-clutch
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double-declutch [ˌdʌbldiːˈklʌtʃ] VI (Aut) → hacer un doble desembragaje
double-declutch [ˈdʌblˌdiːˈklʌtʃ] double-clutch (Am) [ˈdʌblˈklʌtʃ] vi (Aut) → fare la doppietta


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3-litre V8 front-mid-engine developing 420 kW/571 hp peak output, 650 Nm of torque and dry sump lubrication, a seven-speed double-declutch transmission in a transaxle configuration, sports suspension with aluminium double wishbones and a kerb weight of 1620 kilograms.
Could you drive a low-loader, double-declutch the Pennines, deliver the golf balls to Fylingdales and keep your foot off the brakes, steady your lorry on ice on the narrow black road to Scotland?
The automatic double-declutch function not only makes shifting down a more pleasurable task, it also ensures that the load alteration effect is reduced.
 
 
 
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