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4 November 2006 posted in Tech 10 views
Volvo, Ford will get their own DSG Whatever stance you take in the automatic versus manual debate, if you haven't done so already, go out and sample a VW or Audi product equipped with the DSG transmission. All the positives – qui ...
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9 October 2006 posted in Tech 2 views
Chrysler developing dual-clutch tranny for FWD vehicles The dual-clutch gearbox's popularity has grown immensely over the past three years and that popularity only stands to grow. Average motorists have enjoyed the DSG's smooth shifting and economical fuel ...
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14 June 2006 posted in Tech 4 views
VW to replace all automatics with DSG? Volkwagen's Direct Shift Gearbox/S-Tronic twin clutch gearbox has been fairly canonized by all who have mashed its paddles. And now, the automaker's product chief Wolfgang Bernhard is suggesting that ...
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7 December 2005 posted in Gadgets 14 views
Borg-Warner to open new dual-clutch transmission plant Dual-clutch transmissions (DCT) are set to make the terms "automatic" and "manual" obsolete as they apply to conventional gearboxes - at least in Europe. That's why Borg-Warner has just broken ground ...
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18 August 2005 posted in Coupes 9 views
2006 Nissan 350Z debuts at annual Z Club gathering Nissan treated Z enthusiasts attending the annual Z Club gathering in Syracuse, NY to the first official look of the 2006 350Z. Edmunds reports that the '06 Z features a revised front end (unfortunate ...
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