"Dan Stephenson" <stephedanospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>I have heard the new models are going to have DSG transmissions. From
what
>little I admittedly know, that weirds me out. It's just then just like
an
>automatic where you manually change the gears? With no taking it out of
>gear when you want to? Would someone out there pls expound a little more
>on this topic. The most positive I hear about it, is that is save 10%
fuel
>costs. Like that's why I would get a new ****sche.
It would be more fuel-efficient than a Tiptronic auto; they're not
comparing
it to a "traditional" manual transmission.
I believe that DSG stands for Dual-clutch Sequential Gearbox.
It's similar in operation to current Sequential Manual Gearboxes,
but since it uses two clutches, the ****fts are very much smoother.
I believe that one clutch is used for odd-numbered gears, and
another for even-numbered gears.
Audi has had one for 2-3 years. BMW is working on one,
probably other manufacturers.
FloydR
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