Via
ABG:
I had no idea this was so popular. VW has reportedly shipped its millionth "automated manual" double-clutch transmission.
This is somewhat significant news for the North American market because of the lack of willingness of drivers here to choose manual transmissions. An automated manual offers some of the efficiency benefits of manual transmissions without the losses of a typical automatic slushbox's torque converter.
And the speed freaks like them because the dual-clutch design actually allows them to accelerate faster than a normal manual transmission.
See also...
VW's 7-speed DSG more efficient than traditional automatics; *also permits gliding*