Volkswagen blamed consumer tastes and feedback on the death of its dual-clutch automatic in non-performance vehicles.

Taos ditches the DSG on all-wheel-drive models for an eight-speed auto across the range. Customer feedback may explain why.

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News that VW was dropping the DSG coincided with BMW’s X1 being hit with a class action lawsuit over its clunky twin-clutch ...

The 2025 VW Taos’s standard 1.5-liter turbocharged I4 will now make 174 hp, which travels through an eight-speed automatic regardless of how many wheels are driven. The 2025 Volkswagen Taos gets ...

VW isn't completely ditching the DSG, as enthusiasts can still enjoy it in several products, such as the Jetta GLI, Golf GTI, and Golf R. Sadly, the DSG has taken over as the lone transmission option ...

We've been a bit deficient in not reviewing the Mk 8 Golf GTI until now. I reviewed the more expensive, more powerful Golf R in 2022, but the last GTI we drove was the outgoing Mk 7 car in mid-2020.

VW said it dropped the dual-clutch transmission on the Taos because drivers “think their car is breaking.” The Taos 4Motion previously used a DSG, but now has a classic 8-speed auto ...