A Direct Shift Gearbox uses two gearboxes to automatically engage gears before they're in use. This allows them to be smooth ...

Volkswagen Group launched production of direct-shift gearboxes at a new plant in the north China city of Tianjin to supply its ever-expanding fleet in China. The 265 million euro (2 billion yuan) ...

Toyota’s rise to automotive highs is well documented. They took the world of endurance racing by storm and pioneered many innovative technologies. Among them, the Direct Shift-CVT transmission. The ...

What is a DSG transmission? How does a direct shift gearbox work? A DSG transmission is a dual clutch transmission used by Volkswagen. A DSG uses two wet, multi-plate clutches to activate separate ...

VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2008 AND AUGUST 2009. THE WIRING HARNESS OF A TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN THE DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX (DSG ...

James Martinez December 20, 2007 Comment Now! Modern automotive technology is getting so advanced, and the timeline for development so short that an item exclusive to the sacred province of the upper ...

Talk to an average car enthusiast and he'll probably tell you manual shifting is the way to go. The do-it-yourself gearbox has a long history in automotive design and motorsports. Thanks to simple, ...

A dual-clutch transmission, or DCT, functions like two manual transmissions in one package, with two independent shafts and clutches for odd and even gears. However, DCTs function similarly to an ...