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 ...

So claimed VW in its marketing blurb for the 2024 Taos 4Motion. But buyers didn’t love it, and they didn’t think it was smooth, either. They thought it was broken. Which is why, as part of the 2025 ...

In the early 2000s, when the Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) debuted, there was a problem that many drivers faced when buying a new car. Conventional automatics were smooth, but they weren't efficient, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 the weekends? No. Is it a much better choice for a daily driver that can ...

Understanding the 'dry clutch' DSG issue's that I've read over a handful of websites, my 1.4 TSI GT golf (52k) has been advised to have a new clutch pack, timing chain and adjuster replaced. I've been ...

What can we say about the Volkswagen GTI that we haven’t said before? After subjecting the perennial 10Best winner to innumerable reviews, it’s hard to come up with any praise or criticism that hasn’t ...

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 ...