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  • Better still, pretend you're Lance Armstrong just pedal as with any bike; it has a 7-speed sprocket.

    A2B electric bike is a smooth, green ride 2008

  • EMS outfitted me with a 7-speed Jamis Commuter 2 bicycle, which also had straight handlebars and came with fenders.

    Survivor: Bicycle Lanes Ralph Gardner Jr. 2010

  • Porsche Cayman with its PDK 7-speed transmission outperforms the manual version (just last year, the 2008 Cayman with its Tiptronic S automatic transmission was substantially slower than its manual counterpart).

    Are the Latest Automatic Transmissions Faster Than Manuals? 2009

  • Thanks to Nashbar, you no longer have to go to Wal-Mart to find a 7-speed mountain bike!

    There's The Rub: Marketing Gone Amok Awry BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • Low, flat and stable on curves even at very high speeds, the Mercedes SL63 coupe features a new 7-speed sports transmission.

    Automobiles: Move Over, Speed Racer 2008

  • I've ridden the Trek Calypso, Giant Simple 7 but ended up with a Giant Suede 7-speed just because it felt "just right."

    Bike for Cruisin' - And She Knits Too! 2007

  • Transmission: 7-speed manual with automated shifting and clutch

    pyxopotamus Diary Entry pyxopotamus 2005

  • Both of the car's variants, the 500 SL and 350 SL V6, have a standard ECO start/stop function and 7-speed automatic transmission.

    Forbes.com: News Hannah Elliott 2012

  • They removed the 5.6 liter engine and 7-speed automatic transmission from a 2011 Infiniti QX.

    Forbes.com: News Tamara Warren 2011

  • The latest developments in the area of transmissions - such as the manual 7-speed transmission from Porsche or the 9-speed automatic transmission from ZF- show the level of innovation being demonstrated by developers of transmission and drive technologies in the optimisation of the drive train.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

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