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Originally Posted by Arragonis
Has anyone any experience of the semi-autos and are they any use ? How do they effect FE, if at all ? Apparently this box can be used as a clutchless manual or as a full auto.
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My limited experience has been with a 2006 VW Jetta with DSG. We enjoy it, although I'd like more if it had the shifter paddles. From the perspective of FE however, VW claims better mpg than both the tiptronic auto trans as well as their standard manual trans. From a non-FE perspective, I can tell you that they shift so much faster and more accurately than even a skilled hand (and foot) can do in a standard transmissioned car. Even during rapid acceleration, the shifts are nearly imperceptible. In normal driving, the car is CVT-like in shift smoothness.
We are strongly considering a VW DSG diesel wagon as our next family truckster.