Volkswagen Shelves 10 Speed DCT - Crushes Prototype As Final Blow

Volkswagen has confirmed that it has dropped its plans of launching a 10-speed dual-clutch transmission.

While speaking to Automotive News at April's International Vienna Motor Symposium, VW powertrain chief Friedrich Eichler confirmed the gearbox had been dropped.

“Two months ago, I had the prototype crushed,” he said.

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MDarringer - 5/9/2017 8:51:56 AM

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The DCTs from VWAG are notoriously fragile. They need to stick with conventional automatics that are much more reliable and smoother shifting. It is not uncommon for a VW DCT to fail between 50 and 100K miles

TomM - 5/9/2017 4:26:27 PM

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Actually - VW has no good news on the Automatic Transmission front either - their own transmissions are unreliable and incredibly expensive to repair. It is not unusual to see a VW 4 speed auto come in over $4000 to rebuild.