DSG or not? Which car would you choose

[Tigger]

Hey shawno,
From what I have heard, it takes a little while for the auto to "learn" your driving style...so the downshifts etc may adjust over time...??

[shawno]

Really? For some reason I had thought that was only for the DSG version. At the moment i'm waiting for it to change down without pressing the accelerator harder (which doesn't happen), but now you've said that, I might give that a try and see if over time it does "learn".

[NZTiguan]

Really? For some reason I had thought that was only for the DSG version. At the moment i'm waiting for it to change down without pressing the accelerator harder (which doesn't happen), but now you've said that, I might give that a try and see if over time it does "learn".

Both gearboxes are "learning" type units. Not sure what you mean about "pressing the accelerator harder (which doesn't happen)" ?? The gearbox "should" change down if you hit the gas hard enough (sometimes that literally means pressing to the floor) and it also changes down if you touch the brakes to give you engine braking.

Cheers

[Phil G]

We test drove both earlier this year and preferred the 6 speed auto - didn't have the lag on take off that we found with the DSG. Went looking for a new Tig and ended up buying second-hand to get the auto.

[Captain Bungers]

I know this doesn't really help, but I went with the manual - at least I know what gear I am in and when

[shawno]

@Phil_G - Interesting to hear that.

@NZTiguan - What I was trying to say was that I would have thought the gearbox would be able to sense an incline/decline situation and automatically change down or up a gear without having to plant my foot harder. Maybe it does.

I have just have started playing with the Tiptronic and Sports mode which I have to admit does give me that feeling of driving manually when I want control.

Cheers

[Creniac]

My Tiggy is a manual and with good reason..... I tow my 5m boat around with ease, launching and retrieving is a breeze. The manual gives you the control you need as you need it, the original auto does also, as for the DSG and trying to pull boats out, beware.... I have seen two examples of very unhappy owners, both on first retrievals, both Bayliner boats around 19ft... the DSG and it's intuative clutches do seem to have trouble at times trying to start off from a stand still with about 1.2 - 1.4 tonne on a 15 degree incline trying to hold you back, one of which had to be towed out!! as for the Jetski you are talking about towing... no worries I think.....

[wai]

@Phil_G - Interesting to hear that.

@NZTiguan - What I was trying to say was that I would have thought the gearbox would be able to sense an incline/decline situation and automatically change down or up a gear without having to plant my foot harder. Maybe it does.

It is very unlikely that a tilt sensor would be used to automatically change gears as mere acceleration or deceleration would cause it to do strange things. Acceleration would see the apparent incline increase, so if the tilt sensor was used, it would signal even more power, which would result in a greater apparent incline...until you "went into orbit"

When going up an incline (or down one), the controller would be taking inputs from things like road speed, engine speed and throttle/accelerator position to work out which gear it should be in. In a petrol engine car it would also take an input from the inlet vacuum.

[shawno]

@ Wai - was more just a layman's explanation of something I'm sure the Germans have built in already...