How do you drive a DSG?

[The Danno]

am1w- I assume you are telling me to stay with a manual box.   

On a Golf R, I would go with the DSG, 100%.
It also suits the GTD very well.
I am split 50/50 between manual and DSG on a GTi.
I chose the manual as: (a) it was £1330 cheaper and (b) I am more used to manual gearboxes and like the greater control over the car.

Why DSG in the R?

[Movi]

am1w- I assume you are telling me to stay with a manual box.   

On a Golf R, I would go with the DSG, 100%.
It also suits the GTD very well.
I am split 50/50 between manual and DSG on a GTi.
I chose the manual as: (a) it was £1330 cheaper and (b) I am more used to manual gearboxes and like the greater control over the car.

Why DSG in the R?

Here's a pretty good reason

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN1GeE2MXHE

[R32UK]

Here's a pretty good reason

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN1GeE2MXHE

this clip has come up before. its not a very well carried out test. how does he expect to get VW quoted figures when the test is in the wet??

not to mention factor such as tyres, fuel load, that fatty sat in the driving seat.

[The Danno]

Exactly... What the car really needs, mid pull away, is a redip of the clutch for just a split second and you are off like a scalded cat. He doesn't know how to get best out of it clearly. 4wd and getaways are a tricky art. I remember seeing the same thing on top gear and when stiggy got hold of the 4wd car he got it off the line and beat clarkson, even though clarkson had won in the previous car.... It's how u drive em...

And to boot even if you did beat me and my manual off the line I'd have your DSG round the first corner....

[R32UK]

not to mention every one of those pull-aways sounded gay and the car looked like it was being pushed not driven.

[am1w]

not to mention every one of those pull-aways sounded gay and the car looked like it was being pushed not driven.

Don't you mean ghay?

[The Doc]

Always had DSG VW's, always will 

[Steve30]

Always had DSG VW's, always will 

+1 all the way 

[JulesS3]

I couldn't better 6.6 in my S3 in the wet (although it was hammering it down still)

Not had to chance for a dry run and still can't launch quattro very well  :embarassed:


http://www.dynolicious.com/results/c965718954ecb4ca235f3be795349ed1.html

[The Danno]

I couldn't better 6.6 in my S3 in the wet (although it was hammering it down still)

Not had to chance for a dry run and still can't launch quattro very well  :embarassed:


http://www.dynolicious.com/results/c965718954ecb4ca235f3be795349ed1.html

Are you manual or DSG??