Direct-Shift Gearbox
DSG - the dual-clutch gearbox from Volkswagen
The innovative DSG dual-clutch gearbox from Volkswagen offers previously unattained shifting comfort that lifts what were once well-defined boundaries between automatic and manual transmissions.
The DSG gearbox features two driving programs: normal mode and sport mode. In sport mode, the DSG shifts up and down later. Gearshifts can also take place in sequence manually using Tiptronic. They can be performed in particularly sporty style via Tiptronic switches on the multifunction steering wheel.
DSG的起源就如其他汽车高科技一样,其设计都来自赛车运动,而其实际应用早在80年代初的保时捷Prosche 962C和1985年的奥迪Audi sport quattro S1 RC赛车上,并为他们赢取多项冠军立下汗马功劳~!双重离合器的概念是非常先进,但作为新科技都存在着耐用性不佳的问题,耐用性的好坏同样决定了其成本的多寡,于是,其经过十余年的发展后,才真正被普通街车所用。