It appears that Volkswagen has faltered in the race for more gear ratios – Automotive News has reported that plans for a 10-speed DSG dual-clutch transmission are now firmly dead in the water.
“Two months ago, I had the prototype crushed,” Volkswagen’s head of powertrain development Friedrich Eichler told the publication at the Vienna Motor Symposium last month. “Of course, I saved all the data.”
The transmission was first announced at the 2013 edition of the symposium, with then-CEO Martin Winterkorn saying that the benefits of the DQ551 gearbox included “the extremely wide gear-ratio spread, the reduced rpm range and other improvements with regards to the gear-tooth system and friction.”
The following year, the company claimed that the transmission would be able to handle up to 550 Nm of torque, and would feature a coasting function and a new regenerative braking system. The 10-speed DSG was expected to be introduced on the facelifted Mk7 Volkswagen Golf GTI, GTD and R; instead, these models will get a new, high-efficiency seven-speed unit at some point to replace the current six-speeder.
We first got wind of issues regarding the new transmission as early as September 2015, with reports stating that its development was becoming very expensive and complex, making it impractical.
Eichler said that the gearbox was reflective of Wolfsburg’s “more” and “bigger is better” engineering approach of the past. The company is now focused on developing a range of I.D. electric vehicles to assert itself as a leader in electrified mobility in the wake of the diesel emissions cheating scandal, as well as growing its SUV lineup to an astounding 19 models by the end of the decade.
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gear box is sun set industry. Car R&D is moving toward EV in the near future。 Gear box is no longer required.
As above
The fact that koegnisegg already invent and produce hypercar without using conventional gearbox making those conventional gearbox more and more redundant
More efficient, more comfortable, dynamic 9G-TRONIC.
Samlor/Kunta/Mikey/and their dupes, will be celebratings now.
Cukurrr tak collabo dgn VW..
Punch CVT > all
Some says dinosar 4AT > new toyota CVT, cuz better perf. Toyota facepalm real hard.
VW, its time to take out DSG into trash dump & use ZF!
Volvo 16speed I-shift with crawler gears & integrated engine brake
Volvo dealer donno repair
Yes they do. Biggest workshop is in Port Kelang
Should trash your comment instead. Probably you never tried driving a DSG before. Go drive one. Then drive a conventional auto. Then come here and tell how you felt.
Meanwhile Honda has patented a triple clutch 11 speed gearbox. Not sure what will be using it though, if they make it into production.
Honda power of dreams but dreaming only, they tried to beat Golf Clubsport Lap Time in Nurbugring and still use Mat Salleh Driver (as always for F1 and Rally). Honda is nothing but Mat rempit car, lose sales to Toyota and now even Toyota lose sales to VW as VWG catching up
Proton terbaik! Driven by gentlemen
Why dislike? But u can’t argue right? Honda knly dream, its just s mat rempit car
The electric motor is the future meh, it doesn’t need a gearbox.
Just focus on EV and Hybrid, and just use torque converter
The best gearbox is Punch CVT…..Once you tried it, you’ll never forget it….
Better than dinosar 4AT. Its a fossil
Ha ha ha good one!
bring back manual…problem solved
Aisin 4 speed is the best. Smooth and reliable.