GTi Performance - Manual or DSG

[Arnold_Lane]

How does having an A6 with S-tronic help with the extra cost of the DSG?

It doesn't, but it's the first auto boxed car we've owned (excluding a Rover V8 I had when I was a student) and it generally suits the car well, but I was less sure about how it would suit a GTi.

[mcmaddy]

If you are getting the gti to drive it properly then it has to be manual. Dsg just isn't as engaging as a proper manual and. Not really sure your lose anything with a manual and ACC either.

[I wanted a GTi]

If you are getting the gti to drive it properly then it has to be manual. Dsg just isn't as engaging as a proper manual and. Not really sure your lose anything with a manual and ACC either.

With DSG and when using ACC in traffic the car will stop and start as the car in front of you does, works better in sport/race.

[Jdm owner]

I'm driving a manual not keen on DSG that's just me though.

[Darlo]

I have owned a manual mk7 GTI and now have a Mk7 GTI with DSG box albeit not the latest gearbox.... i really don't like the dsg box to be perfectly honest. Too dimwitted and indecisive when in  auto D mode and when is S mode it just redlines. I admit it is good fun when giving it the beans and using paddles but around town its useless!

Get a test drive sorted to make your own mind up mate

[JoeGTI]

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[JoeGTI]

If you are getting the gti to drive it properly then it has to be manual. Dsg just isn't as engaging as a proper manual and. Not really sure your lose anything with a manual and ACC either.

I say this as a big fan of the manual gearbox - I've owned various performance Golfs with manual - but that's a load of nonsense.

You lose most of the benefits of ACC with the manual box. With DSG it will keep pace with the car in front. Stop/start traffic in particular is a breeze, car drives itself. No changing gears / clutch work to keep the car in the right gear as ACC adjusts the speed.

As for "driving it properly"...  there's not much out there that's more satisfying than racing through the gears with the paddles, listening to the exhaust pop as you do so. And then there's Launch Control...

[kalimon]

If you are getting the gti to drive it properly then it has to be manual. Dsg just isn't as engaging as a proper manual and. Not really sure your lose anything with a manual and ACC either.

I say this as a big fan of the manual gearbox - I've owned various performance Golfs with manual - but that's a load of nonsense.

You lose most of the benefits of ACC with the manual box. With DSG it will keep pace with the car in front. Stop/start traffic in particular is a breeze, car drives itself. No changing gears / clutch work to keep the car in the right gear as ACC adjusts the speed.

As for "driving it properly"...  there's not much out there that's more satisfying than racing through the gears with the paddles, listening to the exhaust pop as you do so. And then there's Launch Control...

I couldn't disagree more. I've tried to convince myself numerous times to like the DSG option, even convinced my wife to get it on her A3 ( she wouldn't have anything else now ) but I find using the paddles annoying and in full auto it's just plain dull.

[JoeGTI]

Sure each to their own.
As I've said, I've experienced both, I was a die hard manual person but I'd struggle to go back now. Driving the wife's car on the odd occasion I do irritates me mainly for this reason.

[Daz Auto]

I never considered getting the GTI Performance without DSG. I just find the DSG so nice to drive.

As we regularly take turns in driving - it is good to have similar driving cars.