View Poll Results: Would you buy a EVO X with the DSG?
Yes, if it makes the EVO a quicker car
92
31.62%
I would consider it, if it makes the EVO a quicker car
88
30.24%
Probably not, even if the EVO is quicker with the DSG
48
16.49%
Never, I don't give a f*ck if the EVO is quicker with the DSG
63
21.65%
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Jan 25, 2007, 02:33 PM
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. There is still a lot of sh*t we don't know, and I for one (unlike you) am not going to pretend I am some informant with key knowledge and details that others don't have. The point of the thread is IF the EVO X was offered with a DSG, or any transmission other than a true manual, would people consider it.
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Jan 25, 2007, 03:11 PM
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Yeah,
I own a DSG and it really is pretty nice to drive, but it's not a stick. It is quicker 0-60 than manual (VW GTI is 0.5 secs quicker 0-60mph with DSG). Now, I have to say, that after driving both, I would get the X in a manual.
I posted some DSG vids on a recent thread if anyone's interested
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I own a DSG and it really is pretty nice to drive, but it's not a stick. It is quicker 0-60 than manual (VW GTI is 0.5 secs quicker 0-60mph with DSG). Now, I have to say, that after driving both, I would get the X in a manual.
I posted some DSG vids on a recent thread if anyone's interested
2006 Tarmac Black Evo IX MR BR350
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Jan 25, 2007, 08:21 PM
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yeah, i have learned by getting flammed on this site not to call it dsg ( which insinuates it has two separate clutches), so instead i will continue to call it manumatic until a new term arises (just calling it CVT is wrong too). The truth is, as a NYC metro driver, im anything but manual all the way!
Jan 26, 2007, 04:36 AM
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Edmunds has a new report as of 1/10/07 stating that they do not know what type of transmission they are going to use, but then they go ahead and say this.
"More big news comes from the availability of a six-speed, dual-clutch transmission like Volkswagen's DSG unit. Shift paddles are mounted on the steering wheel, while a switch on the console delivers three different shift modes. For purists, a six-speed manual gearbox option will also be offered"
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...rticleId=11906
I guess just take it for what it's worth. We will just have to wait and see.
"More big news comes from the availability of a six-speed, dual-clutch transmission like Volkswagen's DSG unit. Shift paddles are mounted on the steering wheel, while a switch on the console delivers three different shift modes. For purists, a six-speed manual gearbox option will also be offered"
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...rticleId=11906
I guess just take it for what it's worth. We will just have to wait and see.
Jan 26, 2007, 06:35 AM
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I have a question, I don't know much about the workings of the computer controlled sequential gearboxes so I hope someone can fill me in.
How well do these gearboxes (SMG, DSG etc) cope with torque increases?
How do they react to clutch changes, eg. fitting a more aggressive clutch?
I ask this because people are getting all excited but i'm concerned that if you modify the engine then you run the risk of either grenading the gearbox or having the clutch take the brunt and kill itself, which will lead to an upgrade of the clutch which I wonder how the computer reacts to this.
How well do these gearboxes (SMG, DSG etc) cope with torque increases?
How do they react to clutch changes, eg. fitting a more aggressive clutch?
I ask this because people are getting all excited but i'm concerned that if you modify the engine then you run the risk of either grenading the gearbox or having the clutch take the brunt and kill itself, which will lead to an upgrade of the clutch which I wonder how the computer reacts to this.
Jan 26, 2007, 06:40 AM
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besides the fact that i prolly can't afford a brand new evo x when it comes out..lol! usually i like to read the reviews and a couple of new models before getting it coz a new generation model always, mostly likely has a few bugs they have to tweak.
Jan 26, 2007, 06:45 AM
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DSG depending on how it drives and how it handles higher than stock power levels. I don't see there being much aftermarket support for those style clutches for quite a while.
Feb 25, 2007, 03:47 PM
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For some reason I picture FAR more Evos on the road with unappreciative kids doing the gangsta lean while rollin on chrome 22's...in the past, the stick shift typically kept these wannabes away. Back then, if you wanted to drive an Evo, you had to know how to drive.
Now? Oh boy. lol