Volkswagen has upset a number of Chinese consumers, particularly among the online community, who say the carmaker has failed to respond to complaints about a defective direct-shift gearbox (DSG) in ...

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 that a high-performance ...

What is a DSG transmission? How does a direct shift gearbox work? A DSG transmission is a dual clutch transmission used by Volkswagen. A DSG uses two wet, multi-plate clutches to activate separate ...

Engineering Explained and The Humble Mechanic team are two YouTube channels with the goal of teaching us more about the cars we drive. Today, they get together to break down how Volkswagen's ...

Volkswagen development boss Hans-Jakob Neusser has revealed limited details of a new 10-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox as part of a presentation on future driveline technology at the annual ...

Originally announced in 2013 by former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, the 10-speed dual-clutch was designed to handle upwards of 369 lb-ft of torque. Its presentation coincided with other ...

The automotive world has always had a race going on. Whether it was about more power, more cylinders or less CO2 emissions, everybody was trying to beat everybody else at that certain something by ...

James Martinez December 20, 2007 Comment Now! Modern automotive technology is getting so advanced, and the timeline for development so short that an item exclusive to the sacred province of the upper ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the early 2000s, when the Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) debuted, there was a problem that many drivers faced when buying a new car ...

The former head of Bentley and Bugatti, Wolfgang Schreiber, is suing Volkswagen for hundreds of millions of euros in royalties regarding the marque’s DSG, dual-clutch transmission. Between 1996 and ...

My car sometimes goes into "emergency mode" which clears after the car is switched off for 30 mins. I have been advised that I need a new multitronic (?)... It is possible that the garage has advised ...