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kickdown

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kickdown [ˈkɪkˌdaʊn]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a method of changing gear in a car with automatic transmission, by fully depressing the accelerator


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And the response is quick too, with the kickdown from the tiptronic six-speed automatic gearbox coming almost instantaneously when you hit the gas pedal to overtake, for instance.
And the response is quick too, with the kickdown from the tiptronic six-speed automatic gearbox coming almost instantaneously when you hit the accelerator pedal to overtake, for instance.
There's enough urge for overtaking and, as with most automatics, kickdown is slow, so it is better to drop into the Sport setting, which gives much more immediate response.
 
 
 
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