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Originally Posted by DorkMissile
DCT technology (computer shifted manual) is readily available in the German market on every level of car from 4 door hatchbacks to high end Porsches since the early 2000s. The American car companies never really took to the technology (Ford tried, went with dry clutches vs wet and had some horrific results)
Had a Golf TDI as a daily with it, worked excellent. Fell in love how fast it shifted and how it barely dropped RPM between shifts.
Currently have a Honda motorcycle with one and would never go back to a standard trans.
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I have it on my Leon-FR (DSG) - It does shift lightning fast (especially with the TVS software on it ), HOWEVER, it is a fragile mechanism - Especially since its a Dry-Clutch system - so the torque handling is limited to 300 lb
Still OK for a speedy daily commuter on this 1.8 Liter engine.