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Originally Posted by Red Bread
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Originally Posted by Viffermike
Red Bread nailed it: Programming variety is one the ZF8's two biggest strengths. The other? Modular, scalable build specs. The ZF8's also used in Dodge/Ram trucks and Rolls-Royces, fer cryin' out loud.
It changed the transmission game nearly as much as the DCT in general itself -- and has as much to do with the impending death of the manual as the DCT does, too.
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You can pull my manual from my cold, dead...
While that's true, our Q5 has a 7s DCT that I fail to see any advantages over the ZF8. I assume Audi just has a warehouse full of the things and is burning off supply and will eventually change over to the ZF8. |
My wife has a brand new 2019 Q5 with a 7 speed DCT, coming from a 2015 Q5 with probably one of the worst automatic transmissions I have driven, when buying the new Q5 I have had high expectations about the 7s DCT, but for my surprise another failure, rough in low speeds, doesn't change when you want, it makes stupid changes when cold, etc etc.
So probably you are right, they're burning inventory of DCT's