How to Use torque converter in a Sentence

torque converter

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• All of the dirty fluid that’s sitting in the torque converter, and many of the passages, just stays there and contaminates the new fluid.
  — Ray Magliozzi, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Sep. 2017
• This is a multi-plate wet clutch design, kind of like Audi’s, as opposed to a torque converter-style.
  — Dan Neil, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2020
• But if the transmission clutches are cooked, the gears are chewed up or the torque converter is failing, those cannot be repaired with the transmission still in the car.
  — Ray Magliozzi, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• For a transmission with a torque converter, the eight-speed automatic sure has a hard time creeping away in first gear with any grace.
  — Eric Tingwall, Car and Driver, 8 Oct. 2020
• The stator directs the flow of transmission fluid inside the torque converter.
  — Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2021
• As in the brawnier AMG models, the nine-speed automatic gearbox uses a wet clutch rather than a torque converter to improve response.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 29 June 2022
• Power reaches the wheels via an 8-speed automatic gearbox with torque converter, built in-house.
  — Kyle Edward, Forbes, 1 May 2022
• The nine-speed automatic gearbox is also smoother at lower speeds than on V-8-powered models, where AMG replaces the torque converter with a wet-clutch pack.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 14 Oct. 2020
• Lotus will also continue to offer a torque converter auto with the V-6.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 6 July 2021
• On cool days, the Syclone's turbo, torque converter, and adhesive-tape traction are devastating from zero to 60.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 29 May 2020
• To save weight and optimize response time during acceleration, a wet start-off clutch replaces the torque converter.
  — Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 15 Dec. 2017
• This is a big upgrade from the GT-Line trim which only uses a regular torque converter automatic transmission.
  — Kyle Edward, Forbes, 8 May 2021
• With 110 horsepower on tap, the Chevy V-6 performs pretty well through either the five-speed manual or the three-speed automatic (with lockup torque converter) transmissions.
  — Michael Jordan, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2020
• An 8-speed torque converter automatic is standard on all models.
  — Michael Harley, Forbes, 3 June 2022
• In place of a conventional automatic's torque converter, this dual-clutch six-speed transmission uses two clutch packs to couple the engine to the transmission—one that's engaged when an odd gear is selected, the other for evens.
  — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 13 May 2019
• The nine-speed automatic transmission uses a conventional torque converter rather than the wet clutch pack AMG employs in some applications.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2020
• This should unlock the torque converter clutch, resulting in a consistent (slightly higher) tachometer reading (assuming no gear shifts occur).
  — Brad Bergholdt, chicagotribune.com, 22 Nov. 2019
• The most significant powertrain change is the arrival of a new wet-clutch nine-speed transmission, which has planetary gears like a conventional automatic but uses a clutch pack instead of a torque converter to improve off-the-line response.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 14 Mar. 2022
• The Conti's eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission pairs well with the car's split mission, offering both snappy responses and almost torque converter-like smoothness at lower revs.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 7 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 15 Aug 2024