Volkswagen Launches All-new 7-Speed DSG Gearbox

Volkswagen's Seven-speed DSG Gearbox

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Pentium

nice so new Golf now will have this great gearbox!

December 22, 2007 10:57 pm

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Hiromichi

Great achievement with big applause! This is what becomes a main stream together with CVT. The dry type is available with Mitsubishi?Lancer and Nissan GT-R, but what really great is that VW adopted the one to their bread-and-butter model with 1.4 single charged petrol engine that reached 47.9mpg!! which has been recognized as a Holy area of diesel.

December 22, 2007 11:39 pm

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phobos

Awesome, the 6 speed DSG is the best in the world, 7speed is better,can they put that thing in Audi R8 ?

December 22, 2007 11:55 pm

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Roger

why the hell would you put that in an R8? Honestly think about what your saying.

December 23, 2007 8:37 am

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thamzn

Lovely

December 23, 2007 9:03 am

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thamzn

5spd, 6spd, 7spd and 8. Could it be that everyone is slowly etching towards the CVT model of endless gears? Mmhhh

December 23, 2007 9:04 am

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Blaconque

thats more sportic ...more beloved... more interesting

December 23, 2007 9:17 am

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german-cars-lover

Mercedes was the first automaker did it and now VW try to do it either... NICE.

December 23, 2007 3:23 pm

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radmeister

Yeah theoretically a CVT would be the best for fuel economy, but for performance it would be hard because the drastic changes in speed, it would have to move pretty quickly down the cone. In a sports car like the R8 you would want a transmission with very light internals so it takes less time to get up to speed and robs you of less pwr. The R8 should have the manual box out of the Carrera GT in my opinion, or a semi-automatic version of it.

December 23, 2007 3:56 pm

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german-cars-lover

Radmeister, You should know that Mercedes can make a sport transmission with best fuel economy . I mean look at AMGs.

December 23, 2007 11:20 pm

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radmeister

I dont think the AMG transmission is the best at sport or fuel economy. It is a great transmission that is divided between the two and as a result is not the best at either. The best fuel economy transmission is a CVT and best for sport is the one found in the Enzo.

December 26, 2007 3:42 am

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THERENAISSANCEMAN

really , is 8/12 miles per gallon , CITY/HIGHWAY US EPA PROTOCOL , your idea of best fuel economy , Radmeister ?

December 27, 2007 3:08 am

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THERENAISSANCEMAN

your dad must be the chairman/CEO of OPEC , hahaha. . .

December 27, 2007 3:11 am

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radmeister

Huh? i think you mis-read what i wrote. I said a CVT transmission is the best for fuel economy and that the Enzo had the best performing transmission, now with 40ms shift times in the FXX. Of course the enzo doesnt have best fuel economy, or any supercar for that matter. I think these days even OPEC is supporting fuel economy in vehicles, they want to prolong the use of the little oil they have left so that they can charge us 2$/L 5 years from now. Its like any other investment, you can only get so much return per period, and the longer you leave it invested the more you accumulate. Oil is a currency these days and same investment laws apply to it as any other currency.

December 27, 2007 8:38 pm

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