ten-speed

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Recent Examples of ten-speed Paired with the six-speed manual, the CT5-V Blackwing is capable of reaching 60 mph from rest in 3.6 seconds; opting for the ten-speed automatic reduces this figure by two-tenths of a second. Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025 Passing power is readily available and the ten-speed is amenable to being flattened when trying to hit a closing gap in traffic. Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 That means the only propulsion option is the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 with 440-hp and the ten-speed automatic transmission. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2024 In the case of cars, Ford ended up being better in ten-speed transmissions, GM in nine-speed transmissions. Harvard Business Review, 17 July 2024 Modest numbers for a 4,500-pound hauler, but Honda engineers tuned the ten-speed automatic to provide the best reflexes. Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ten-speed
Noun
  • Bent Creek Experimental Forest Bent Creek Experimental Forest, which sits in the Pisgah Ranger District, is the closest section of Pisgah National Forest to downtown Asheville, and has more than 20 miles of trail that locals and visitors flock to for mountain bike rides and trail runs.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The mountain bike trails are a muddy churn with hour-long queues at the top.
    Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The association’s other services include help finding a carpool buddy, bicycle maintenance and personalized transportation planning.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Some e-bikes are too heavy to be safely transported on the bicycle rack of a compact car, and two of them would easily exceed the limit.
    Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There's a case to be made that parenting is not, in fact, similar to riding a bike.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Why e-bikes are so popular Electric bicycles appeal to many people, including some who haven't been on a bike in years.
    Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The concept of a tandem bicycle for two riders goes back almost as far in history as the bicycle itself.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Ben and Jaime are forced to steal a dorky, cherry red tandem bicycle, not a fancy automobile.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • My next bike, the red-and-yellow Big Wheel, had a lot in common with a velocipede known as the penny-farthing, which was invented in the eighteen-seventies.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
  • Oakland Pedal Tours offers free velocipede shuttles between breweries, which are also within walking distance.
    Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2019

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“Ten-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ten-speed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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