Volkswagen claims a zero to 100 km / h time of 5.1 seconds for the manual Golf R, while the quick - shifting dual -
clutch auto model chops a further 0.2 seconds off that time — about 1.5 seconds faster than the quickest GTI.
Not exact matches
You'll pay # 24,495 for a higher - spec «3», another # 1400 for that car with the dual -
clutch auto, and # 30,595 for the DCT - equipped GT - Line S
model.
Speaking of the India - spec
model, instead of the dual -
clutch auto, Hyundai is expected to introduce a CVT automatic option with the Elite i20 in the coming months to take on the Baleno and the Jazz that also offer a CVT option with their petrol engines.
When Ford showcased the Lincoln C Concept at the 2009 North American International
Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, we commented that we'd love to see a
model from the blue oval that used such a dual -
clutch transmission.
According to
Auto Internationaal, the Focus RS» BAS hybrid system will be coupled with the familiar turbocharged, 2.3 - liter EcoBoost engine, paired with a 6 - speed manual as on the current
model, or, for the first time ever in an RS, a dual -
clutch automatic transmission.
The dual -
clutch automatic MR
model gets a nine - speaker sound system with 710 ear - splitting watts, Mitsu's FAST key entry, an
auto - dimming rearview mirror, rain - sensing wipers, automatic headlights, color - keyed extractor vents, bright radiator grille, and beltline molding, more sound dampening and piano - black accents.
The
auto is standard on all other
models in the range, bar the AMG versions, which get the MCT Speedshift seven - speed dual -
clutch.
An extra $ 2500 gets you the all - new and much more convincing seven - speed EDC (Efficient Dual
Clutch) wet dual -
clutch auto that is applied across the new
model range.
You can pick six - speed manual or dual -
clutch auto gears on all
models except the basic 1.6 petrol which is manual only.
The 66TSI is matched as standard with a five - speed manual transmission, while the 81TSI comes with a six - speed manual and a seven - speed dual -
clutch DSG
auto is optional on both
models.
Mechanical changes are few and far between, but Nissan has added a EXEDY high - performance
clutch to
models fitted with a six - speed manual gearbox - the option of a seven - speed
auto remains.
Paired with the seven - speed S tronic dual
clutch auto transmission as are all
model (except the 2.0 TDI which gets a six - speed S tronic) the car snicks through gears smoothly and rapidly.
The smaller engine is front - wheel drive with a six - speed manual gearbox as standard, but the seven - speed S tronic twin -
clutch auto is available, and this
model can be had with quattro four - wheel drive, too.
Matched only with a six - speed manual gearbox, the 77TSI 1.2 - litre turbocharged petrol base
model remains peppy and responsive despite the extra weight (over Fabia), while the volume - selling 90TSI DSG's 1.4 - litre turbo - four is almost as efficient (we recorded 6.2 L / 100 km) in spite adding more power and the convenience of a slick - shifting dual -
clutch auto.
For the first time in the Polo GTI there's a choice of manual or automatic gearboxes, but since the seven - speed twin -
clutch DSG isn't capable of withstanding as much torque as the six - speed self - shifter, Volkswagen had to re-map the torque delivery so you get less twist in the
auto model, but for longer.
It's a traditional torque - converter
auto, this transmission — it remains to be seen whether the all - new Mustang replacing this
model next year will be equipped with a dual -
clutch or not.