TT S-Tronic vs A3 3.2 DSG?

**micksims** · 02-05-2010,06:00 PM

Hi guys,

Wonder if anyone can help on this. I sold my 56 plate 3.2 S-Tronic TT a couple of months ago (Broke my heart) in order to buy a house. Now the house is sorted I'm now able to free up some cash and buy something new.
I can't afford to buy a new TT (yet!) but I was looking at an 04 plate 3.2 A3 DSG.

I loved the S-Tronic on my TT, was 10 times better than any other automatic I ever drove.
Has anyone experienced the two? Just want to know what to expect really.

Cheers,

Mike

**kite** · 02-05-2010,06:18 PM

Arn't S-tronic and DSG the same thing ?

**micksims** · 02-05-2010,06:39 PM

Yes I hear they went through a renaming, I know the engine is the same between the two just didn't know if the gearbox was, if it is then happy days!

**a8 tech** · 02-05-2010,06:59 PM

dsg is not automatic its a manual so please refer to it as a manual.There are no auto gearbox options for tt or 8p a3

**kite** · 02-05-2010,07:03 PM

DSG=Don't Select Gears.
Do the mechatronic's still fail after the name change...

**micksims** · 02-05-2010,07:04 PM

Talk about picky!! Does it have a clutch? no! I know and so do most other people that its not the same tech as a traditional auto box.
However try doing a search on Autotrader for a manual gearbox and see how many S-Tronic's and DSG's pop up!!

Thanks for the informative reply!!

**kite** · 02-05-2010,07:05 PM

It has 2 clutches, just no pedal....

**a8 tech** · 02-05-2010,07:06 PM

The S tronic 02E twin-clutch gearbox is also known as the Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) 02E.Yes the mechatronics play up

Is the S tronic a manual gearbox or an automatic gearbox?
It is both. The S tronic is an automatic sport gearbox with the emphasis on "Sport".
The technical basis of the S tronic is a 6-speed-manual gearbox which, as a special feature, has two clutches
(twin clutch).
Clutch control and gearshifts are performed by an electro-hydraulic control.
A twin multi-plate clutch and an intelligent electro-hydraulic control are used allowing two gears to be
selected simultaneously.
While driving, one gear is engaged and the matching gear is preselected.
During gearshifts, the clutch engaging the active gear opens while the other clutch of the preselected gear
closes. This is done under load and so quickly that power flow is virtually continuous

**micksims** · 02-05-2010,07:07 PM

Sorry I was refering to the pedal, evidently everyone seems to point out the finer details on everything here. (Must be German based?)
How about answering my original question? No?? I'll try somewhere else then.

**a8 tech** · 02-05-2010,07:10 PM

Yes that's correct we tend to give the correct answers on this forum
Power flow
Engine torque is transmitted via a stub shaft spline
from the dual-mass flywheel to the twin clutch input
hub.
The input hub is welded to the driving disc.
The driving disc is positively connected to
outer plate carrier K1, and transmits engine torque
thus to the twin clutch. Outer plate carrier K1 and
outer plate carrier K2 are both welded to the main
hub, so they are in positive engagement at all times.
Engine torque is transmitted to the two clutches
at the respective outer plate carriers and, when
clutch is positively engaged, to the appropriate
inner plate carriers.
Inner plate carrier K1 is connected to input shaft 1,
and inner plate carrier K2 is connected to input
shaft 2.
I have driven both and dismantled and rebuilt both.