The secrets behind DSG, which ones to avoid and how to prevent problems in the future ...

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 ...

Reports are in today that Volkswagen Group is doing recalling 2.64 million vehicles across the world globally. The issues range from a simple electrical fix, to a potential fuel leak and a final fix ...

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 ...

It is possible that the garage has advised you need a replacement Mechatronic unit which electronically controls the hydraulics required to change gears. This is a common issue on DSG gearboxes. You ...

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 ...

Volkswagen has developed an evolution of its pioneering DSG gearbox. The new seven-speed system – a world first and codenamed DQ200 – uses a pair of dry clutches in preference to the six-speed version ...

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 ...