My contribution is:

Approaching set of corners.... Into s then quickly over the gate to manual. Gets the right gear and then allows you to hold the gear through the corners

I didn't know you could select manual from "S"!

Sell it and get a manual

Sell it and get a manual

HA! HA!

I didn't know you could select manual from "S"!

ur right - u can't go from sports mode to manual mode. most definately not using the gear lever/selector.

activating temporary manual mode via the paddles sux cause it changes back if u don't change gears after a few seconds.

Edited 22 March, 201214 yr by JR RS

I hope we can get some clarity in this. I do not want to screw up a new gearbox

My contribution is this:

Nice clear dry road (er, race track). Into S, turn off ESP, hold foot brake with left foot, floor accelerator with right foot. Tell any passengers to "Scream if they want to go faster" then when ready release left foot off brake and hold on tight.*

*Best effects are produced on a 2.0 TSi with a remap. Other engines may produce different results.

Edited 22 March, 201214 yr by boozyfloosy

I didn't know you could select manual from "S"!

Sorry - yes not too clear

Put it into S for a few seconds before a series of corners - it will downchange quickly to the right gear for the speed.

Then From S quickly move the stick up (ie to D) and over to the left ie manual in one movement. it misses D selection and holds the last S gear - meaning right gear right time plus will hold the gear in manual unless you stamp it down to the kickdown.

I'm then usually on the flappy paddles coming out accelerating out.

With ESP off and xds set on the hardest setting the car really is quite competent for a big lump.

Getting used to the Dsg - it's much better behaved than the one I had on an A3 back in 2004.

.......or get a manual!

You could get a manual - but I think the Dsg suites the car better IMO.

Also factors are:

Standard clutch is a weak spot

You need a remap before you can try to heel and toe

You can't heel and toe as the pedal heights are pants

Sorry - yes not too clear

Put it into S for a few seconds before a series of corners - it will downchange quickly to the right gear for the speed.

Then From S quickly move the stick up (ie to D) and over to the left ie manual in one movement. it misses D selection and holds the last S gear - meaning right gear right time plus will hold the gear in manual unless you stamp it down to the kickdown.

I'm then usually on the flappy paddles coming out accelerating out.

With ESP off and xds set on the hardest setting the car really is quite competent for a big lump.

Getting used to the Dsg - it's much better behaved than the one I had on an A3 back in 2004.

I don't understand the point of faffing around with putting into sport, and then try to shift through D to make it hold the gear you want. Why not just slip it straight across to manual as you approach the corner choose the gear you want, and balance the revs as you need to. Sport mode doesn't give it the ability to magical things which aren't possible in manual mode.

You can easily drive the DSG in manual but emulating the gear change behaviour of either the economy or the sport modes depending on how you use the throttle and what revs you choose to change gear at. Yes the DSG will override and make changes but that's only if you're trying to hold a gear at either silly high or silly low revs.

I don't understand the point of faffing around with putting into sport, and then try to shift through D to make it hold the gear you want. Why not just slip it straight across to manual as you approach the corner choose the gear you want, n and balance the revs as you need to. Sport mode doesn't give it the ability to magical things which aren't possible in manual mode.

You can easily drive the DSG in manual but emulating the gear change behaviour of either the economy or the sport modes depending on how you use the throttle and what revs you choose to change gear at. Yes the DSG will override and make changes but that's only if you're trying to hold a gear at either silly high or silly low revs.

It gets the right gear for the given speed with minimum fuss. without a gear gate it's hard to tell what gear to slot (the engines quiet too so hard to gauge on a button) - I normally have manuals....

Yes agree you can just put it into manual but it's easier/faster to get the box to do its thing first.

Have a go - see what you think -I think it works quite well

It gets the right gear for the given speed with minimum fuss. without a gear gate it's hard to tell what gear to slot (the engines quiet too so hard to gauge on a button) ...

You need a new exhaust

I love the DSG.

The Octy VRS is the 4th car I have had with DSG (Jetta 2.0 140tdi. Passat R36. Leon 170 2.0tdi & now the VRS) I did a track day in the R36 & on most of the corners I was able to change up whilst still accelerating hard without even a hint of upsetting the stability of the car!

i personally hate the sports mode. it revs the tits off the engine unecessarily.

normal drive & manual modes do me just right.

as darwin mentioned, i simply flick it over to manual from 'd' when i approach round-abouts or similar.

OR get a manual

You need a new exhaust

Just changed a rather noisy alfa gta for the vrs - I like the novelty of hearing

OR get a manual

And a better clutch

i personally hate the sports mode. it revs the tits off the engine unecessarily.

normal drive & manual modes do me just right.

as darwin mentioned, i simply flick it over to manual from 'd' when i approach round-abouts or similar.

Agree sport revs about 1000 rpm too far on the normal size turbo

This is what exhaust set up I was running on my previous daily driver... 50k miles on with it and whilst lovely the vrs lack of noise is nice in a different way the neighbours like me much more too!

OR get a manual

Try a manual...

No wait the clutch are sh-it in them your right lol

In my MANUAL I can usually pick which ever gear I want when I want and for as long as I want

This is what exhaust set up I was running on my previous daily driver... 50k miles on with it and whilst lovely the vrs lack of noise is nice in a different way the neighbours like me much more too!

That sounds rather splendid! Much to my wife's joy im going to be putting a miltek non-res on my vRS at some point.

In my MANUAL I can usually pick which ever gear I want when I want and for as long as I want

I can do that in my DSG with my flappy paddels except if I fail to change by either about 1k or 7k it decides im a tool and changes for me.