Waggin

The dash center display shows the currently-engaged gear.. If it also displayed the gear that's preselected, it might be useful in anticipating delays when the preselected gear is in the opposite direction you intend to pick..

Any ideas on whether or not the responsible controllers are flashable, and if anyone has the resources to reprogram it?

Jack_Smackus

One tap pre-selects the gear and the second click would change the gear like it is right now. Kind of like double click and single click on windows

MikeSS

By the time you look at the display and perform whatever "analysis" of your potential gear selection and it's ramifications, you could just go ahead and change to whatever gear you want....

MikeSS

Then you can use the clutch pedal as a mouse button.....

Timmay

you supposed to be watching the road when you're allegedly going to spend time analyzing what gear has been preselected, etc.

It's called "manual" tranny if you want that kind of control.

Jack_Smackus

I got a chill pill for you if you like.

Timmay

Nah, I'm good :-)

steveracer

I don't buy that 600-900 ms stuff, unless that equates to .6 or .9 of a second--then I buy it.

Ok, try this test: Upshift or downshift using the paddle. Try to touch your shoulder/chest and get your hand back on the steering wheel after tapping the lever as fast as you can, and your hand will easily get back to the wheel before the shift occurs.

With a manual trans, I can perform the shift I WANT faster that that, and specifically WHEN I want!
Don't get me wrong, I love my DSG for daily use, but for ultimate performance work the manual trans seems the way to go for a competent driver. I am looking forward to track days real soon to get the REAL feeling of this DSG, not the on ramp feeling.

MikeSS

Also keep in mind that an UPshift is only 8 ms. That's .008 seconds. Try to beat that with a manual....

Timmay

Yes, it's well known the upshift is a lot faster than the downshift with DSG. No matter how good you are with a manual, you will lose to DSG.