What does DSG stand for? In the original German, DSG stands for Direktschaltgetriebe, roughly translating to Direct Shift Gearbox. It is also sometimes called a DCT or dual-clutch transmission, as all ...

Volvo is the first company to use the direct shift gearbox on a heavy truck. CM reviews the FH 500 DC to see how well it ...

Volkswagen has added a new version to their range of TSI engines as well as an updated DSG dual clutch gearbox. At the Vienna Motor Symposium they are showing a 122 hp 1.4L TSI that like it's 138 ...

The 296bhp 295lb ft EA888 2-litre turbocharged engine and seven-speed DSG gearbox are as we left them in the old car – strong, effective, if not totally involving. The ‘sound actor’ system ...

making it even easier to take advantage of gaps on the motorway. The DSG automatic gearbox, which comes as standard, is smooth and flicks through the gears quickly.

However, it’s also added a four-wheel drive variant, marketed under the ‘4Drive’ banner, and that is only available with the DSG gearbox, just as VW decrees with its own Golf R Estate.

You can only have this engine with top-spec Monte Carlo trim, though, and it’s only available with the DSG automatic gearbox.