dreaddontdie

ahhhhh...the DSG fart. it's normal and I love it...good explanation here: https://www.audiworld.com/forums/sho...5&postcount=21

PsYkHoTiK

Here's a good clip of the DSG fart (namely my car taking off on the hot lane during a track day):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCXk6ym9eYE

Skip to 1:45... And again at 2:32...

Evlengr

Moral of story: If you want control and a smooth take off, get an MT.

The drive by wire stuff nowadays combined with DSG leaves too much of a disconnected feel with any brand of vehicle.

IvanS4

As a MT owner, I actually don't think that the DSG diminishes the experience or control all that much. Could it use some tweaks? Yes. However, there isn't a clear winner as there are pros and cons to each transmission.

I think that you see the most complaints about the DSG (S-Tronic) coming from drivers comparing their experience with torque converter automatics. Once they understand what the DSG is doing then the feeling of being connected with the car becomes greater.

FYI, I drive both a DSG (Jetta) and a MT (S4).

Christo123

Ah the days of cable and linkage throttle control. While antiquated today there wasn't a more direct connected feeling to controlling the throttle.

NWS4Guy

Never, ever lift the throttle when driving the DSG under accel unless you don't want to accel anymore. The TCU and ECU will take care of rev matching, the best way to make it jerk is to lift throttle suddenly when you think it's about to shift. Drive the car like an Auto even though it's got clutches.


I disagree, my DSG is smoother than any 6MT could be without a lot of clutch slippage.

pepsiguy

1) That is absolutely hilarious!

2) I wanna do a track day too!

Evlengr

Bottom line at least we have a choice. I am currently a BMW owner and will not be next year when it comes time for my new car purchase (It will be an S4, hence I prowl here all the time). Between their AT only and stinking RFT's they have lost me as a customer.

Combine that with undisputable superior interior and I am now just biding my time until certain things fall into place (selling my house).

The only rough decision I am going to have is what color I get at this point. Me....I'll go with a stick. Plus if I don't my wife will be pissed. She has a worked MCS and likes to drive to (yeah she's a keeper).

LeoR604

That's just rude, but love how the cameraman chuckles when your car "let's one rip"

GR8-LIFE

"jerk" is the keyword. Its the word that best describes the DSG problem when it does in fact occur. The only other description is when you are first learning how to drive stick. Thats kind of how it feels like and it seems to only happen at a dead stop in the low gears only. It has happened to me many times but I have never been able to duplicate the problem at the dealer.

I did take the car in last week and AUDI stated there is a TSB on it and they flashed the transmission software to correct it. But I really cant be certain it has been resolved because as I said, mosrt of the time it doenst happen but when it does, its very aggravating. Sometimes I think manufacturers just guess to make the customer think the problem has been resoved. I say this because my BNO sound system has had a few glitches and once again, they ordered another amp lasts week when I brought it in for my DSG issue.

Thing is I know for a fact that there are many many different DSG issues so who knows if the software flash resolved thsi particular issue that occurs form a dead stop. We will see if its resolved. If it isnt, then It will be tough to remain confident whenever AUDI claims they have fixed a problem. So here is hoping that they truly got it right this time.