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  • The slightest imperfection of machining in the gearbox's componentry, fashioned months before, might have been lying in wait, ready to explode like Apollo 13's oxygen tanks.

    The New Bugatti: Waiting for Superman No More 2010

  • AgainstUnremarkable fuel economy; gearbox's occasional hesitancy; high prices

    NASIOC AVANTI R5 2010

  • AgainstUnremarkable fuel economy; gearbox's occasional hesitancy; high prices

    NASIOC AVANTI R5 2010

  • The power delivery is smooth, the gearbox's shifts even smoother.

    Autoblog 2010

  • We must mention the manual gearbox's SynchroRev system, which works really well, effortlessly matching engine revs with road speed on gearshifts.

    Car Advice | News Blog 2009

  • We must mention the manual gearbox's SynchroRev system, which works really well, effortlessly matching engine revs with road speed on gearshifts.

    Car Advice | News Blog 2009

  • The gearbox's automatic mode works very well, but such is the engine's crisp, eager nature that it's a crime not to use the paddle shifts.

    Motoring 2009

  • The AAIB report concluded that the gearbox's failure led to the main rotor blades breaking off and hitting the helicopter.

    British Blogs 2009

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