The dual-clutch automatic transmission's rarity at VW just increased. At the reveal of the 2025 Taos on Thursday in Orlando, Florida, Volkswagen told Motor Authority its DSG dual-clutch automatic ...

The reliability record of the VW Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) is taking a hit with a great deal of reports coming in from around the world for not behaving like they should, and dealers refusing to come ...

To understand the Volkswagen Group's three families of dual-clutch transmission, we first have to take a proverbial walk back through dual-clutch transmission history. Back to 1939, that is, because ...

Volkswagen and Audi issued a recall after cars suddenly stop on drivers. Aug. 21, 2009— -- Volkswagen and Audi are recalling 16,000 vehicles because of transmission problems that make them lose ...

Volkswagen has upset a number of Chinese consumers, particularly among the online community, who say the carmaker has failed to respond to complaints about a defective direct-shift gearbox (DSG) in ...

Volkswagen detailed a series of new technical innovations that the company hopes will help it become the "world's most sustainable carmaker" by 2018. Some of the most notable advancements we can ...

Volkswagen has revealed new information regarding its upcoming next-generation of dual-clutch gearboxes, indicating that the transmissions will sport ten gears. The jump in ratios is down to VW’s ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The first Volkswagen to be fitted with an automatic dual-clutch DSG (Direct Shift Gearbox) transmission was the 2003 Golf R32, a hot hatchback ...

When Volkswagen first introduced the Taos, the company offered two transmission options: an eight-speed automatic on front-wheel-drive models and a seven-speed, dual-clutch transmission (VW calls it ...

We have been informed that owners of Euro-spec VW cars (Polo, Golf and Scirocco) are reporting similar problems to the ones that caused a massive recall in China (500,000-strong). The issue has been ...

A gearbox is an important component of the vehicle that transfers power from the engine to the wheels. The gearbox is also known as the transmission. It is made up of a series of gears that transmit ...