We have two versions of the DSG 7, one in my Tiguan 132 and the other in the brides Polo GTI. We only picked up the cars at the end of December, but have no issues with either box and indeed find them to be smooth and a pleasure to drive. The ratios seem to be very well matched to the different engines (given that there are seven of the them this shouldnt be too hard). The first gear in the Tiggy is indeed short, but as somebody pointed out in another thread '.......it is an SUV after-all'.
Cant see any reason why we would ever want a vehicle without a DSG.
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