Volkswagen announces seven speed DSG; officially updated gear set to debut in Europe

December 2007 issue of motor trend  Volkswagen six-speed DSG (direct shift transmission) transmission has already were highly praised in the automotive media for its fast, positive displacement and fuel-saving advantages. In fact Volkswagen has sold worldwide approximately one million units in vehicles. In an effort to improve the transmission, the German car maker rolls out an updated DSG that adds a different speed of changing mix.The 7-speed DSG that has been under development for some time, is ready to European production in the Gulf and enter Golf plus with a 1.9 TDI or 1.4 TSI engine, at a price of 1,750 euros (approximately $2,510). In addition to featuring an additional equipment that is new the first DSG in a configuration with front across to be mounted and dipped with dry couplings rather than those in oil. Volkswagen says these changes allow higher efficiencies, fuel consumption in the two models in which it first claims a maximum torque of 184 lbs-ft for the 7-speed DSG just meaning review installed.VW that there may be no option in some of the Volkswagen more powerful vehicles for some time. A Hill Start assist system is also included in both the models offered with the seven-speed DSG holding brake pressure temporarily after Footbrake, keep the car just before it is off.There no word yet on, if we the 7-speed DSG stateside, be seeing though the introduction of highly rumored can 2009 redesign of the rabbit/GTI. In the current configuration of the 7-speed DSG seems to be strong enough to handle the kind of power that probably save rabbit and derivatives, of next-generation upcoming R32 variants.