If dsg is the future then I am going to move to a manufacturer that doesnt think so. Been in this dsg MK5 Gti for 4weeks now and its bored the life out of me. 
fast?yes
easy?yes
convenient?yes
fun? Nope. but ETTO i guess
As for economy... why can i only get 26.6mpg from the GTI??? Its not much more than the R32 used to give me. :embarassed:
Automatics have always been easier and more convenient, less economical and more importantly less fun. That's why the Americans have had them for decades (try and and get a manual hire car in the states!!). DSG may be a brilliant Auto box - but at the end of the day that's all it is. An Automatic.
I'm not trying to score points or anything but the DSG is just a very modern (and very good) Automatic.
I know plenty of people really like the DSG - just my opinion.