[urq] Audi A3

[dave flagg]

Ed,
they do downshift, especially in sport mode and in fact blip the throttle as 
one might with a stick. If it's a steep hill, they downshift several times. 
So it may have sounded like it accellerated; you also could be right about 
the ecu learning the driver.
df
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>
To: "j.koenig" <koenigj at comcast.net>
Cc: "urq list" <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [urq] Audi A3


>A friend at work just got an 08 TT roadster with DSG.  She lives on a
> hill and one of the first mornings on the way to work, she said she
> downshift for engine braking and the car accelerated briefly when it
> made the gear change.  Is that normal?  It had very few miles on it at
> the time so I suggested that maybe it needed to learn that behavior or
> that maybe she should have her foot lightly on the brake so it knows
> she's downshifting for engine braking.  Beats me.
>
> Ed
>
> On 9/5/07, j.koenig <koenigj at comcast.net> wrote:
>> I've only driven one, an Eos with DSG, but in my humble opinion it's not 
>> all it could be.
>> When the rumors were first circulating about DSG, I was hoping that it 
>> was just a
>> dual-clutch manual trans. (which it is) with paddle shift, etc., that 
>> would offer easier,
>> faster shifting, like its grandfather, the factory's PDK transmission 
>> from the old rally
>> days.
>>
>> In actual implementation , it's really more like an automatic that you 
>> can shift, albeit a
>> big step ahead of Tiptronic, et al.  I think it was even necessary to 
>> keep my foot on the
>> brake when stopped (red lights, etc.), although I can't swear to it.  If 
>> you're the kind
>> of person who likes a manual for its fundamental driving pleasure, I'd 
>> stick with the
>> 6-spd.  If, on the other hand, you have a need for auto. functionality 
>> (bad knees, spouse
>> who hates manuals, personal preference, etc.), it's a great alternative 
>> to an ordinary
>> automatic.
>>
>>
>> > From: ANTHONY ATTARD <acattard at yahoo.com>
>> > Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:19:49 -0700 (PDT)
>> > To: <urq at audifans.com>
>> > Subject: [urq] Audi A3
>> >
>> > Hi everyone.
>> >
>> > I am considering buying a Audi A3 to add to my driving
>> > experience.  Does anyone at this site have any info.
>> > good or bad regarding this model?
>> >
>> > Do both models (2.0T and 3.2) come with quattro drive?
>> > Does anyone has any experience driving one with the
>> > DSG transmission??   Would appreciate any inf., sites,
>> > etc.  Thanks in advance.
>> >
>> > Tony   83 URQ, 86 4K CSQ, 88 90 model Q.
>>
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