Volkswagen Upping The Ante With 10 Speed DSG Transmission

A 10-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox is being developed by the Volkswagen Group. Speaking at the Vienna Motor Symposium, VW Group chief Martin Winterkorn also confirmed a high-performance diesel engine with 134bhp per litre was in the works.

The 10spd DSG transmission is in response to strict upcoming CO2 emission rating legislation, which will force manufacturers to lower average fleet CO2 emissions to 95g/km by 2020.

The diesel engine will feature “variable valve-train assembly, a high-pressure injection system at up to 3,000 bar and combined charging with the innovative e-booster [an electric turbocharger]



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nguyenvuminh - 4/26/2013 6:36:45 PM

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I'm not an engineer so excuse my idiotic question. As the "automatic" transmission gets more gears, and they have to change the gear with great smoothness, how does it differ from the CVT transmission that seems to get a lot of complaints? Thank you in advance to anybody that can set aside the time to provide some simple explanation.

t_bone - 4/27/2013 11:06:55 AM

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CVT steals power vs. direct gears in DSG or a conventional manual, even worse than a conventional auto. Also has a slipping sensation.

LexSucks - 4/26/2013 9:21:14 PM

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The "+" and "-" are backwards.

freeagent - 4/27/2013 12:15:12 PM

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take this dual clutch gear battle to the limit, and you end up with the motor running at some set optimum speed for emissions and power purposes, and only the gears change as the speed changes. not very inspiring. 6 speed manual for me, thank you very much.

vdiv - 4/29/2013 10:53:04 AM

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Or take the stupid multigear/variable ratio transmission and relegate it to history. The lack of it is one of the best things about electric vehicles offering the immediacy and the lack of changing and slipping and and maintaining and overheating and breaking.