Mk7 GTI - manual or DSG?

[Sharkie]

Have a look at the reviews to see where the journo's hearts are at .... pretty much every single one prefers the manual over the DSG .... and these guys drive cars for a living .....

[Tuan]

Manual

[Mattlock]

lol, if I couldnt heel/toe in a manual it would be pointless to drive one!

what you need to do is modify/extend the go pedal (not the brake pedal obviously) so you can heel/toe - I had to do this years ago to my 911 for the same reason.

i dont understand this talk of 'not feeling/being in control' of a DSG 7R, in the old days of torque converter auto yeah definitely agree, but with this car its an automated manual & I allways feel in total control of how it works when in manual/tiptronic in race mode.

in regards to choosing dsg/or manual - I couldnt make up my mind so went with the dsg - I can always pick up a manual in a few years time if I miss one bad enough.

Yep, I know I need to modify the throttle to bring it up to the right height - I just haven't got around to it yet.

The 7's DSG is much better than the 6's but it still has automatic behaviours in manual mode that I don't like. The one that annoys me the most is a double shifting effect either up or down. If you grab a gear at the red line, then there are occasions that the car goes for it at the same time and you end up shifting 2 gears.


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[SevenR]

I have never found an issue with 'double shifting'

[3C4M Guy]

I bought a DSG and regret it - only because I really miss a proper manual with 3 pedals! So much control. So much fun. A manual is the only way to go for the enthusiast driver who understands how cars work and wants to get the best out of them ... whilst having fun at the same time. I've tried a spirited drive through the hills with a DSG and even manual shifting with flappy paddles, it just doesn't do it for me.

Having said that, a manual is increasingly becoming a pain on our crowded roads. I guess the answer is 2 cars - one of each! If you want just one car, I'd say a manual unless you do most of your driving on crowded roads in peak hour.

[Dutch77]

DSG.. no-brainer.

I think you've answered yourself though - you enjoyed the manual more, and it may be a now-or-never case for you. There will be a manual with your specs somewhere around, or arriving soon. I'd say based on that you'll regret not doing the manual at some point.

The thoughts of hack journalists or the rest of us is pretty inconsequential, you're the one who needs to live with it.