Volkswagen - DSG clutchless shift?
05 January 2004, 04:04 PM
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Anyone got any knowledge/opinions?
Non-petrolhead colleague is interested in getting a Touran fitted with one.
It will see lots of 4km-each-way, city centre, stop-start hilly commuting. He currently has a manual Rover, but liked a Smart he hired, hence is looking at this kind of thing.
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Non-petrolhead colleague is interested in getting a Touran fitted with one.
It will see lots of 4km-each-way, city centre, stop-start hilly commuting. He currently has a manual Rover, but liked a Smart he hired, hence is looking at this kind of thing.
Thanks
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05 January 2004, 04:07 PM
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Only know what I've read in Evo and seen Clarkson say. It's a great system, no delay in 'changes and no 'jerkiness' between shifts. If auto/clutchless is your bag then this is the daddy(apparently)!
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05 January 2004, 04:59 PM
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Quite a few orders from Audi on cars using the DSG have been put back. There is a weakness in the box and the change part required to rectify the fault is suffering 5+ week delays. In the AutoExpress this week.
06 January 2004, 08:37 PM
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Im interested in the performance aspects of the DSG box. VW and Audi say its quicker then manual, and they publish it in their performance stats. But has there been yet a direct comparision with same car just different gear boxes? It would make interesting reading if someone measured realworld acceleration figures to compare..
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