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.
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.
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 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 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.