How to Use gearbox in a Sentence

gearbox

noun
  • Both of these send that power to all four wheels via an eight-speed gearbox.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2018
  • The gated gearbox is a novelty feature that takes a while to get used to.
    Trinity Francis, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The driver can shift manually at any time, but the gearbox operates best on its own.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 1 Mar. 2018
  • As in that car, it's coupled to ZF's very good eight-speed automatic gearbox.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2017
  • No manual gearbox offered for those who want a sportier driving experience.
    G. Chambers Williams Iii, star-telegram, 5 Jan. 2018
  • The eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox aims to shift more smoothly in Strada mode, while still snapping through gears in Sport and Corsa.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The rear-wheel-drive coupe with the seven-speed gearbox (standard across the GTS lineup) weighs 3,192 pounds.
    Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2018
  • The seven-speed PDK paddle-shifting gearbox and lightweight 21-inch wheels promise to make it as thrilling to drive on the track as on the road.
    Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The front wheels are driven by independent direct-drive gearboxes, while the rears employ two-speed boxes, required no doubt to achieve the Vmax that Rimac claims.
    Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 7 Mar. 2018
  • For instance, the car’s eight-speed gearbox is all the way in the back.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 17 Aug. 2023
  • And, like the engine and gearbox, the carbon is all in-house.
    Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 11 May 2021
  • The Graziano gearbox is sort of in-between stick shift and a double clutch.
    Mike Jordan, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The power is sent to the rear wheels through a new eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 26 June 2020
  • In the Porsche, the slick gearbox is more important than the engine.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The line’s have to be shut down so crews can replace the 35-year-old gearboxes.
    Patrick May, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2019
  • With a few laps to go, Rosenqvist was right on Dixon's gearbox.
    Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 28 July 2019
  • The gearbox that was removed will be rebuilt and kept as a spare.
    Cicero Estrella, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Mash the throttle and the F-Pace leaps off the line as the gearbox cracks off each successive shift.
    Michael Harley, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
  • The gearboxes control the cables that pull the cars along their routes.
    Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The pedals are offset and tightly packed in the footwell, but the Tremec gearbox shifts smoothly, even when the oil is cold.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The team says the new mill can produce in excess of 304 horses, which is sent to the rear wheels via a five-speed transaxle gearbox.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The gearbox is quicker to downshift in Drive and holds onto gears longer.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The motor drives the front wheels through a single-speed gearbox; all-wheel drive is not available.
    Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 7 Nov. 2022
  • These are jet turbines that turn a propeller at the front of the engine via a gearbox.
    The Economist, 28 June 2019
  • The engine itself has been turned 180 degrees to squeeze in the gearbox and e-motor.
    Jeremy White, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Power-wise, the car is fitted with a 5.0-liter V-8 mated to a five-speed ZF gearbox.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The manual gearbox is an endangered species at this point, outsold by EVs in the U.S. since the end of the last decade.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Our only gripe with the close-ratio gearbox is that the shift from fourth to fifth requires you to move the lever quite far to the right to find the fifth and sixth gear plane.
    Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Some quicker and smoother shifting in the gearbox was what would have made our test drive a lot more reflective of the way the car looks.
    Kyle Edward, Forbes, 9 May 2021
  • To be a cyclecar, a vehicle had to have a gearbox and clutch.
    Alex Goy, Ars Technica, 27 May 2024

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