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joela
Guru
| Posts: 1139
| Joined: 03/06
Posted: 06/13/06
01:59 AM
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"Bernhard Sees DSG As the Future
Volkswagen product chief Wolfgang Bernhard is placing a lot of faith in the VW Group's DSG gearboxes. DSG (Direct Shift Gearbox), described as two gearboxes in one (one clutch operates odd-numbered gears and reverse; the other, even gears) has been in place on VW models since 2003, and Bernhard sees it as the future transmission for the company's transverse-engined vehicles."
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto_News/Auto_News/Todays_Auto_News.S175.A9927.html
Will be interesting to see if the automaker brings the tech to the U.S.
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aquabat911
Enthusiast
| Posts: 708
| Joined: 04/06
Posted: 06/13/06
02:10 AM
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I have driven a 3.2 TT with DSG, what an incredible gearbox. I would have never considered buying a performance car with a semi-auto before. I have never been a fan of the tiptronic in Porsches, and SMGs just were never quite right, but DSG is really nice. They seem to be selling really well in the GTI and GLI, and I think most people that bought them in the TDI Beetles didn't even realize what it was. It will be nice when they get the longitudinal gearboxes figured out so we will see it in the Audis and Passats. There is talk that the next R32, possibly R36 will only be available as a DSG. I really hope this is the end of the torque converter!
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Posted: 06/13/06
04:47 AM
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I wish my car had a DSG! Torque converters suck.
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MKIV
Enthusiast
| Posts: 404
| Joined: 04/06
Posted: 06/13/06
08:52 AM
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I LOVE THE DSG...but..it takes away from the sporty feel of the 5spd/6spd..no matter what...the manual transmission will always be number 1 in my heart.
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Posted: 06/15/06
09:16 AM
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 MKIV:
I LOVE THE DSG...but..it takes away from the sporty feel of the 5spd/6spd..no matter what...the manual transmission will always be number 1 in my heart.
i couldnt be with you more... stick for life
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TypeGCV
New User
| Posts: 36
| Joined: 06/06
Posted: 06/15/06
11:13 AM
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I just started to drive stick...and i love it...it kinda sucks though since i live in the orange county area. All there is, is traffic...EVERYWHERE
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Posted: 08/18/06
08:32 AM
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TypeGCV:
I just started to drive stick...and i love it...it kinda sucks though since i live in the orange county area. All there is, is traffic...EVERYWHERE
Used to live in the santa cruz mountains and loved my manual 94 Jetta. mountain roads are what sticks are made for. However I moved down to orange county and got my 97 GTI, I still remain a stick lover, traffic be *** automatics suck.
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