Not exact matches
Standard line gives the B200 a run for the money, I would probably go for the BMW over the Mercedes since it has a normal
auto instead of a dual
clutch one.
A six - speed manual gearbox is
standard across the range with the option of Audi's seven - speed S tronic twin -
clutch auto on all engines.
The
standard six - speed dual -
clutch transmission works well enough, but to get full manual control — without
auto upshifts — you have to be in the sportiest of the three engine - management settings, and moving up from Normal through Sport to Race means you lose the stability control safety net completely.
The
auto is
standard on all other models in the range, bar the AMG versions, which get the MCT Speedshift seven - speed dual -
clutch.
The
standard spec includes a six - speed manual gearbox, but you can specify a twin -
clutch S Tronic
auto box as an optional extra.
And for the first time Dodge is offering a six - speed dual -
clutch auto — yes, basically VW's DSG — alongside the
standard six - speed manual gearbox.
The 100kW 1.6 - litre diesel engine is workmanlike: With 300Nm of torque available from just 1750rpm it works in well with the (
standard) seven - speed twin -
clutch auto and never leaves you with that stranded feeling as you attempt a quick getaway or swing out for a passing manoeuvre on the open road.
These two also get Porsche's excellent PDK twin -
clutch auto as
standard, while the rest of the range has it as an option.
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.
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.
The 1.2 - litre petrol gets a double -
clutch seven - speed automatic transmission as
standard; the 160 PS diesel gets a six - speed double -
clutch auto while the 110 PS and 130 PS diesels can be mated to either a six - speed manual or a six - speed dual -
clutch automatic gearbox.
The
standard 187bhp version will do 0 - 62mph in 7.9 seconds regardless of whether you select the six - speed manual or dual -
clutch auto, while adding Quattro slashes half a second from this time.
A six - speed manual gearbox is
standard, but the vast majority of UK buyers will opt for BMW's optional seven - speed dual -
clutch «M DCT»
auto.