Scirocco

Our cars don’t just perform well, they offer pure driving pleasure, thanks to the power of our advanced engines and crisp transmissions. We guarantee a memorable drive.

DSG – DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX

Overview
With our groundbreaking Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG)* you have two clutches, resulting in fast, smooth gearshifts and uninterrupted driving. And if you want to take control, the gear Lever’s Tiptronic function lets you change to sportier manual mode.

Technical

DSG* is a revolutionary ‘two-in-one’ concept. It combines the comfort of an automatic with the agility of a manual. Available on the Scirocco, DSG is totally unlike a conventional automatic. Twin electronically-controlled shafts manage gear selection. When the lever is slotted into Drive, one shaft selects first gear.
At the same time, the second shaft puts the next gear on standby. No sooner has the box changed to second than the original shaft reaches third, and so on.

Smooth and fast

Because the actions of the two shafts overlap, not only are gearshifts incredibly smooth, they are also unbelievably fast: each change takes less than four-hundredths of second.
Best of all, DSG can be used manually. Drivers can either nudge the Tiptronic gearlever forwards or backwards to change gear, or use the nifty optional paddle shafts mounted on the steering wheel: Left for down, right for up.

Scirocco – Power-assisted steering

Overview

You need different levels of steering assistance depending on what you’re doing behind the wheel. Slow down and start looking for a parking space and you want more help to give you fine control and easy handling.
Out on the open road you want less power assistance to give you control of the car at higher speeds.
Our speed-sensitive power-assisted steering system senses whant’s needed automatically and adjusts the steering accordingly.
This system also brings economy benefits. At its heart is a compact electric pump which is designed to provide the assistance needed without draining power from the engine as a hydraulic system would.

Technical

We have developed an electro-mechanical power steering system for the Scirocco.
Unlike previous electro-mechanical systems, where it really scores is in its adaptive nature. Sensors monitor-road speed and steering angle to analyze what you are doing behind the wheel.

If you’re parking it will increase assistance and reduce it if you are driving along happily. It has a mild self-centering action and compensates for hazards such as crosswinds and trickly cambers.

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