What is a DSG transmission? How does a direct shift gearbox work? A DSG transmission is a dual clutch transmission used by Volkswagen. A DSG uses two wet, multi-plate clutches to activate separate ...

Volkswagen’s Double Shift Gearbox has proven a true success story for the carmaker on the global market. A total of 3.4 million units have been produced at the Kassel Plant alone for the group’s ...

May 25, 2007 Volkswagen has developed a seven-speed version of its DSG gearbox which is used on such exotica as the Bugatti Veyron and the Audi TT. The new seven-speed gearbox, codenamed DQ200, uses a ...

You can read more about the DSG gearbox and potential problems in our guide here: www.honestjohn.co.uk/dsg-gearbox/ but in brief, the dry-clutch DQ200 gearbox tends ...

Audi has a long tradition in the development of innovative transmission technologies and their use in production vehicles and the company's latest variation on the theme is the Direct Shift Gearbox or ...

Most people who get a kick out of driving also get a kick out shifting their own gears. Not with a push of a button, the tug of a paddle or the nudge of a lever, but with a deft combination of well ...

The excellent combination of sequential DSG automatic transmission and a TDI 105 hp engine, complete with a diesel particulate filter, is now available at SEAT network dealerships. This combination ...

The automotive world has always had a race going on. Whether it was about more power, more cylinders or less CO2 emissions, everybody was trying to beat everybody else at that certain something by ...

Driving a TDI Volkswagen is always refreshing. Despite the fact that the suspension is more about comfort than sport and the powertrain is optimized for fuel economy instead of performance, an ...

Some owners have had a great run with this transmission, others not so much. Highway driving will be kinder to the unit, and a lot of city driving will be harder on it (although the DSG gearbox is by ...