Volkswagen running for cover

[TheDemonLord]

Which time?

2006 is the one I remember

[sidecar bob]

^^ that is more torque than an LS2 (which is a 6L V8)

Oh. . . I heard they were peaky & had a short powerband.

[Tazz]

Oh. . . I heard they were peaky & had a short powerband.

I have to eat part of my hat on that though sadly, they're actually 50 N.m shy.
At least I can remember the important stuff like how long you need to microwave 2 minute noodles for.

Still wayyyy more torque than an LS1 though!

[J.A.W.]

I have to eat part of my hat on that though sadly, they're actually 50 N.m shy.
At least I can remember the important stuff like how long you need to microwave 2 minute noodles for.

Still wayyyy more torque than an LS1 though!

"Wayyyy more torque..."

Not really.. that torque is a function of large cubes pumped up to very high pressures, & it is only available over a very short rpm range..
& that means both a weighty mill, & heavy, complex transmission to do anything useful with it.. again, fine for trucks, but who'd want a diesel bike?

[sidecar bob]

I dunno what DSG box you've experienced, but neither of our Dubbies are like that.

None, He googled what someone thought they might drive like, nobody that's actually driven one would describe them as he did.

[Laava]

None, He googled what someone thought they might drive like, nobody that's actually driven one would describe them as he did.

That is what I would expect from someone who is aspiring to wear undies!

[imdying]

I dunno what DSG box you've experienced, but neither of our Dubbies are like that. The shifts are almost imperceptible (understandable, given that they occur in 0.2 seconds), even when changing manually. No thumping, and in "D" the shifting's quite leisurely.

Agreed, no shifting complaints here. In fact, the complete opposite. Most of the time you've shifted into 6th without noticing it, but if you give it grief in manual mode it's actually really fun.

I did worry initally that it seemed it would be expensive to break, but recently the arse dropped out of the price VW charge for clutch packs, and a mechanic friend has one which he absolutely rapes the ever loving shite out of. Everywhere. I'm surprised he still has a license. Shitty eurotrash VW or not, I actually feel bad for the poor car. If can't make a DSG explode, then I'm pretty sure it'll out live me.

As much as I fucking hate the GTi (poorest example of a drivers car I've driven yet... a 1.5litre SOHC Corolla wagon from the 80s has better throttle response), I have to begrudgingly have to admit the DSG itself is fucking awesome, and I wish my any (all) of motorbikes had one. The launch control is perhaps a little too fun too

/edit: I bet a DSG diesel would be fuckin' awesome to drive... you could ride peak torque right up to some obscene sort of speed

[sidecar bob]

I think Honda tried what could be described as a DSG some time back in a bike application. I cant remember the details but I saw a schematic in a magazine.
Porsche call it a PDK just because they're special.

[SPman]

I thought the VFR1200 had a form of DSG - it's got a dual clutch set up in one option.

[AllanB]

The 'auto' Honda 1200 has a double clutch jobbie. Did they come to NZ? Prob not, we'd slag them off as not 'real bikes'

[Laava]

The new africa twin has a dct option on it's top spec model

[Ender EnZed]

The NC700 can come with it as well.

[BMWST?]

stick yer dsg.My manual(6 spd) bmw diesel 120d was awesome.Overgeared for NZ, wasnt really worth changing into 6th till over 100 ks,and driving round welly suburbs it could fall off the turbo,even in first.Was bloody economical too

[Robbo]

About Gas Emissions.....

[Voltaire]

As my Manager in Cork said they day I got a new VW Passat Diesel in 2003 " Diesel is for Fecking tractors"

Hasn't its popularity only come around in Europe due to the tax set up? I remember in France they were in the majority once due to tax.

Had a Citroen 1900 BX sumthing or rather as a company car in London once...about a memorable as BMW K bike

My 2001 VW Transporter 2.5TDI is coming up for sale soon as I have bought a car