Hi everyone,
I have both a 2016 Ibiza FR 1.0TSI DSG and also a 2017 Leon FR 1.4EcoTSI Manual. I have quite a lot of hire cars for work and yesterday I was quite delighted when a 2017 Leon SE Dynamic Tech 1.6TDi DSG turned up!
First disappointment though was no FullLink which is something I had expected with it having exactly the same system and screen size as the Leon - had to resort to peasant Bluetooth
Anyway, to the point! It was the DSG gearbox that I was most interested in. As I drove it throughout the day, I was so impressed at how smooth and unobtrusive it was, especially compared to my Ibiza.
I was so adament that it was the 6 speed gearbox as I hadn't initally seen it change to 7th gear. I thought this would explain it's smoothness as I've driven a few 6 speed DSG's before in VW's and they (in my opinion) are better than the 7 speeds in terms of refinement.
Low and behold I get on to some dual carriageways and discover that it's actually the 7 speed which really shocked me!
It was silky smooth through all the gears on hard acceleration (hire car, drive it like you stole it ), and one major thing was NO HESITATION when slowing down below 5mph and wanting to instantly pull off again. Roundabouts were a breeze and it was just a great all round experience!
So, what gives? Have they improved the 7 speed DSG at all in the last year since my 2016 Ibiza was built or are they a different gearbox in the Leon? Maybe I should raise my issues with my dealer, does anyone else have this hesitation and pauses between hard acceleration gear changes?
I have both a 2016 Ibiza FR 1.0TSI DSG and also a 2017 Leon FR 1.4EcoTSI Manual. I have quite a lot of hire cars for work and yesterday I was quite delighted when a 2017 Leon SE Dynamic Tech 1.6TDi DSG turned up!
First disappointment though was no FullLink which is something I had expected with it having exactly the same system and screen size as the Leon - had to resort to peasant Bluetooth
Anyway, to the point! It was the DSG gearbox that I was most interested in. As I drove it throughout the day, I was so impressed at how smooth and unobtrusive it was, especially compared to my Ibiza.
I was so adament that it was the 6 speed gearbox as I hadn't initally seen it change to 7th gear. I thought this would explain it's smoothness as I've driven a few 6 speed DSG's before in VW's and they (in my opinion) are better than the 7 speeds in terms of refinement.
Low and behold I get on to some dual carriageways and discover that it's actually the 7 speed which really shocked me!
It was silky smooth through all the gears on hard acceleration (hire car, drive it like you stole it ), and one major thing was NO HESITATION when slowing down below 5mph and wanting to instantly pull off again. Roundabouts were a breeze and it was just a great all round experience!
So, what gives? Have they improved the 7 speed DSG at all in the last year since my 2016 Ibiza was built or are they a different gearbox in the Leon? Maybe I should raise my issues with my dealer, does anyone else have this hesitation and pauses between hard acceleration gear changes?