Audi: An automatic that trumps manual

Our gadget blog "Foursprung" has an interesting story about S-tronic, formerly known as DSG.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a breakthrough, one of those points in the evolution of the automobile where something new eclipses what went before, sets new standards and changes the way we think and the way things will be done.

For the first time, we have an automatic transmission that outperforms a manual.

Until now, it has been a given that an automatic transmission brings with it a penalty in both fuel consumption and performance, especially acceleration. But the Audi/VW Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) not only allows faster acceleration than its manual counterpart, it results in better fuel mileage.

Related news: GermanCarBlog, P4MR, Audi, DSG, S-tronic

Source: Foursprung

Audi: An automatic that trumps manual

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