0-60 & top speed - Mkv gti dsg

[Peskarik]

Somebody will say "you can shift with paddles". Sure you can, but it is oh so perfect, clinical. I wanna make mistakes and learn something!

Also, I do not fancy keeping my hands on my wheel all the time - click, click, click, click.. I like to keep my right hand on my girl's thigh, maybe  And the stick is closer to the thigh, so less pain of separation 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

I have never driven a GTI before
But i think i would prefer manual rather than DSG....
Car just feels more lively.... (But bare in mind I'm comparing this to the Tiptronic/automatic gearbox in our Pajero)

Ah, but the DSG is a quantum leap away from any other kind of conventional autobox (epicyclic gears and a torque converter), even if they do have "tiptronic" controls.

Before I ordered my current RS4, I drove the latest S6, which dispite having the tweaked Lambo 5.2 V10 - still has the conventional autobox with tiptronic.  The box was truely aweful, and I really cant see why peeps buy them (the autoboxes).

I've driven many, many different autoboxes (and CVTs, EasyTronics, and even bus pre-selectors  ), and even some of the very best ones, like BMW autos - really are no comparison to the DSG.

I really would recommend trying the DSG, ideally for a whole day, before dissing it.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Somebody will say "you can shift with paddles". Sure you can, but it is oh so perfect, clinical. I wanna make mistakes and learn something!

Fair comment.  I suppose I'm well past wanting to make mistakes!

Also, I do not fancy keeping my hands on my wheel all the time - click, click, click, click.. I like to keep my right hand on my girl's thigh, maybe  And the stick is closer to the thigh, so less pain of separation 

Then use the DSG stick for the manual changes, and you can still get your (girls') thrill !!!   

[Peskarik]

Somebody will say "you can shift with paddles". Sure you can, but it is oh so perfect, clinical. I wanna make mistakes and learn something!

Fair comment.  I suppose I'm well past wanting to make mistakes!

Also, I do not fancy keeping my hands on my wheel all the time - click, click, click, click.. I like to keep my right hand on my girl's thigh, maybe  And the stick is closer to the thigh, so less pain of separation 

Then use the DSG stick for the manual changes, and you can still get your (girls') thrill !!!   

I know about DSG being quantum leap and all... I tried it (not the whole day), I tried BMW's paddles on M5... no, I like manual, I like heel-toe, there's no way I buy DSG or any other "automatic" box. I'd just be miserable, I know it.