7 Speed DSG starting soon?

[Jondalar]

No question the 7 speed wet clutch is an upgrade. They only gave it to the diesel which has more torque than the 206 petrol

Why would an extra ratio increase consumption? If anything I’d assume the opposite

The figures above are for the Alltrack with 6 and 7 speed DSG. From Tech specs on VWA website


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[curly747]

Why would an extra ratio increase consumption? If anything I’d assume the opposite

Maybe it makes the car heavier. Do the have the weights in the specs? Or maybe something else has changed in addition to gearbox change.

[HiddenTaco]

No question the 7 speed wet clutch is an upgrade. They only gave it to the diesel which has more torque than the 206 petrol

Why would an extra ratio increase consumption? If anything I’d assume the opposite

Wet is slower due to increased friction. So the same output requires more input.

[Rocket36]

5.6l/100km with the 6 speed is good enough for me. lol

Fighting the truckies for my $10 of AdBlue last night was funny. Well, only one was a prick ("cars go over there mate! piss off!"). Others were fine with it.

[tigger73]

It may also be due to post-dieselgate tune and changes to testing.


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[doc_777]

B8 Diesel engines are EA 288 series - not affected by dieselgate so tunes haven’t changed due to that.

[tigger73]

B8 Diesel engines are EA 288 series - not affected by dieselgate so tunes haven’t changed due to that.

Yes you’re right. I’d probably put it down to a higher rated gearbox having slightly higher losses and possibly also the revised car getting tested under different ambient conditions.


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[Jondalar]

Wet is slower due to increased friction. So the same output requires more input.

But we are comparing wet 6 speed with wet 7 speed on the Alltrack.


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