For those trying to get the efficiency of a manual transmission with the smoothness of an automatic, a Direct Shift Gearbox ...

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 Karoq when fitted with the 1.5-litre TSI engine and front-wheel-drive uses the DQ200 dry-clutch gearbox, which tends to be the most problematic, although your car is a much later example and so ...

The automatic versus manual dispute regarding the transmission systems installed on a specific car has been going on for quite some time now, especially when a certain automaker came out with the ...

What does DSG stand for? In the original German, DSG stands for Direktschaltgetriebe, roughly translating to Direct Shift Gearbox. It is also sometimes called a DCT or dual-clutch transmission, as all ...

Went from a 6-speed manual Mini Cooper S to a 6 speed dual clutch dsg Volkswagen gti MK6. Is it as exciting and engaging on ...

Appearing for the first time in a Porsche 944 Turbo test vehicle in the 1980s, the dual-clutch transmission is one of the most significant developments in modern automotive history. Consisting of two ...

Sequential and dual-clutch gearboxes both allow you to manually select gears without a clutch pedal, but that doesn't mean they're the same. This video from parts supplier FCP Euro explains the ...

Engineering Explained and The Humble Mechanic team are two YouTube channels with the goal of teaching us more about the cars we drive. Today, they get together to break down how Volkswagen's ...

LuK, a specialist in clutch and gear systems, said on Thursday it had developed a dedicated dry double clutch for the new Volkswagen group seven-speed direct-shift (DSG) gearbox. Fuel savings of up to ...

In the not-too-distant past if you were in the market for a new car you would have been faced with two choices when it came to the gearbox – manual, or automatic. These days though there’s another ...

Set to arrive in the second quarter of 2021, the machine will be powered by a 1.4-litre, 110kW turbo petrol engine mated to an eight-speed Aisin automatic. Die-hard manual fans can choose one model – ...