DSG Gearbox (audi, vw...etc)

[markeybhoy]

can someone explain how it works? not mechanically how it operated but whats the advantage of it? can it switch from fully automatic to manual?
ive noticed theres no clutch so cant be the normal manual obv...

im looking into getting an audi and would like to understand this.

cheers

 

[Dave.]

The Direct-Shift Gearbox (German: DirektSchaltGetriebe), or DSG, is an electronically controlled, twin-shaft dual-clutch manual gearbox, without a conventional clutch pedal, with full automatic, or semi-manual control. In simple terms, it is two separate manual gearboxes, contained within one housing, and working as one unit. It was designed by BorgWarner and initially licensed to Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) (VWAG) (which owns the Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and Škoda brands), with support by IAV GmbH. By using two clutches, fast shifts can be achieved, and the torque converter of a conventional epicyclic automatic transmission is eliminated.

Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-Shift_Gearbox

Dave

 

[markeybhoy]

some man.

was kinda hoping for a simple explination though of what it is rather than having to do a marathon of reading lol

cheers mate