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  • That is some nice shoes!

  • I Only Say 1 Thing to GTI: OWNED BY A DIESEL!

  • I Only Say 1 Thing to GTI: OWNED BY A DIESEL!

  • I'm in love with this transmission it's so fun to use yet so easy to operate I'm just glad there is a transmission out there that can finally give you the performance of a manuel this would be an excelent track car.

  • when i tried doing this, my car didnt even reach 2 on the rpm, can you please explain why? i did everything right, my car is a mk5 gti 2006

  • @Itzcipmonkuno i have the same problem on my MkV R32 once in a while. what happens with me is that the clutch does not fully disengage, therefore it is still in 1st gear trying to move while the brake is fully engaged. idk why it happens, but usually i dont get too worried- i tell myself its the Volkswagen God's saving me from another speeding ticket ;D

  • Can you use it as many times as you want ? i heard something , that you can only use it 2 times.. something like this :S

  • manual AC! farmers!

  • Other than maybe being built to do this, how is this "Launch Control" and not just like neutral dropping????

    Your still modulating the revs with the gas.

    REAL launch control the gas is all the way down.

    The ECU limits revs not your foot.

    Or is he just launching below the ECU limit to spin less tire???

  • where is the LC?

  • Very nice ...that gearbox cant even handle normal driving(without get broken) and you make launch control

  • @Darwinisti

    If you change the DSG oil and oil filter regularly the DSG gearbox is very reliable.

  • @AutoWestland

    How regularly? 30 000 km? I heard many cases where 50 000-70 000 km with normal service is too much for that gearbox.

  • Does this wear the clutches or something?

  • if your car is just automatic try not to do it much, its bad for the transmission.

  • heres something better than that how about launch control on a evo at 5k RPM.

    Or put in park hold on brake and gas to about 4500 or 5k and put in drive and let off brake

  • @xXxG3T0WN3DxXx or put it in N (neutral) hold brakes if necessary then press gas and hold still at 3.5 or 4000 rpm and then just throw it on to D (drive) when you need to and let go of the brakes if you were holding it. and after putting in on to D with in a second slam the gas to the floor for best results :), oh and turn off Traction control.

  • @araz1994 do that with a dsg and u will definitely grind the clutch =.="

  • or just grow a pair and lrn2shift

  • cool automatic.

  • @325rider For the record, it's a manual transmission disguised as an Automatic. read up on it and you'll see. :)

  • @FowVayJetta Well it is still an automatic it can shift for you and theres no clutch you use but it does shift faster then someone can shift a manual

  • @IXGQ4LifeXI You are incorrect. There are TWO CLUTCHES on the transmission, not a torque converter as would be found on an Automatic Transmission. The two clutches are because there are 2 gearboxes, a "semi-automatic" (Where you have P-R-N-D-S) and a more manual-like one (where you have +/-). Also, the computer does most of the shifting, not the gearbox, as automatics would do.

  • @FowVayJetta I know what it is and how it works.. its badass and they faster then the manuals but whenever there is no clutch pedal and you can have the computer controll all shifting (take out of manual mode) it is an automatic by name though it is a computer controlled manual box basically..

  • @IXGQ4LifeXI though, to you, the absence of a clutch pedal and the lack of human intervention to shift gears may make it an automatic, it's neither referred to as automatic nor manual by the automaker. The entire anatomy is confusing to many, because it bears the facial resemblance to an automatic on the interior, yet a technical resemblance to a manual transmission. therefore, I'd find it best to simply call it "semi-automatic" for simplicity. so let's agree to disagree, OK?

  • @FowVayJetta Ok.. works for me.. doesnt matter what you call it.. manual, automatic, or semi automatic it still is badass.. most people just call by their name.. Like SMG or DSG when people ask if auto or manual

  • @FowVayJetta This is a manual gearbox shifted by a computer. So yes, you can call this a semi-automatic. But don't get me wrong, the computer is able to figure out itself to shift up or down as well. "TipTronic" lets you choose the gear yourself (like a sequential gearbox).

    Being like a manual gearbox (instead of a torque converter), it combines the advantages of the manual (performance, better mileage/fuel economy) and the advantages of an automatic (no clutch pedal, continuous acceleration).

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  • @IXGQ4LifeXI To prove my point, watch these 2 videos:

    watch?v=GVeflX9i_WY&feature=re­lated (This shows how the driver can work with the DSG.

    watch?v=hs4wiWXH4Lk&feature=re­lated (This gives you an inside look on how exactly the DSG works)

  • DSG can be operated manually, but with automatic benefits. 1) It is quick on the shift, very quick, quicker than normal automatics, quicker than normal manuals. 2) It keeps you from stalling the engine, it downshifts for you if RPM gets too low. 3) It prevents you from Red-Lining the engine, it upshifts for you if you hit the Red-Line. Within these borders, these RPM extremes, you may freely shift to your heart's desire.

  • Easy as apple pie.

  • @ripdux real mans car? WTF is a real mans car? U sound like an old granny.. Scared of new technology.. All because u grew up dreaming about men driving 68' mustangs, not everyone can openly admit their gayness like u.

  • please I have a question. can you do that with every secuential gearbox? how do I know my car has launch control?

  • i wish people would no what there talking about before they talk shit, its not a automatic transmission, its called DSG. its a manual transmission with 2 electronically engaged clutches. One clutch is for gears 1,3,5 and the second clutch is for 2,4,6. and this transmission has a better 0-60 time then the manual transmission and is overally faster. if you drove or were driven in a dsg car u would no that u can not get as smooth or as fast shifts then a manual transmission. so fuck off

  • i wish people would no what there talking about before they talk shit, its not a automatic transmission, its called DSG. its a manual transmission with 2 electronically engaged clutches. One clutch is for gears 1,3,5 and the second clutch is for 2,4,6. and this transmission has a better 0-60 time then the manual transmission and is overally faster. if you drove or were driven in a dsg car u would no that u can not get as smooth or as fast shifts then a manual transmission. so fuck off

  • thats so bad for an automatic transmission it puts alot of oil pressure in the transmissons torque converter ( not motor oil tranny) its also bad for the band that holds the first set of drums, the first drum plus piston and clutches in the drum your just wearing out the tranny that way alot faster if you want to launch get a stick shift

  • @mi2oahn It may be bad for an automatic transmission. This car has automatically shifted manual transmission, with dual clutches. It shifts just like a regular manual but quicker.

  • thats so bad for an automatic transmission it puts alot of oil pressure in the transmisson( not motor oil tranny) its also bad for the band that holds the first set of drums, the first drum plus piston and clutches in the drum your just wearing out the tranny that way alot faster if you want to launch get a stick shift

  • yyy. what lunch control???

  • j'aime cette voiture

  • How do you rate the DSG ? I've only ever driven a car with full manual, I was wondering what you though of it compared with a normal manual?

    Do you ever use the standard automatic, like in towns or always the DSG?

  • This isn't just "power-braking" as some suggest.Remember,DSG isn't a hydro-drive like a standard automatic.It is a regular gearbox with dual NC controlled wet clutches."Launch control" in this case recognizes your intent by using the brake and throttle and keeps the clutch disengaged(Just like a manual clutch pedal). No, it's not a trans brake, but it's not just holding the brake as some suggest... even though the EEC is doing most of it for you, it is in fact, launch control by design

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  • @Bmw545m Actually, if you had any sort of intelligence, you'd realize this IS launch control. The DSG tranny has it, stock. Hear the stutter at 3k? yeah, that's launch control. Idiot.

  • @JobeMinacum i've driven a golf mkV R32 with HGP turbo on it - didn't sound like this it mate a HUGE stutter at 3k, this sounded like an ordenary automatic gearbox for me sorry :)

  • @Bmw545m You sound like such a tool.

  • buy a car dude!

  • @NoKozak i have a standard

  • @NoKozak that's DSG not automatic

  • @UlliKnecht does the gearbox shift for you?

  • @germankid93 yes it does it feels like you're driving an automatic or multitronic but the system is a different

  • @NoKozak It's funny because I'm an American, extremely American, and I've never learned how to drive an automatic. I've been on sticks since I was 12.

  • @NoKozak lol dude i dont even wana know XP

  • @NoKozak Idiot it's not an automatic

  • @Mofopoly1 Erm yes it is. Well Semi-Automatic

  • @NoKozak Automatic Sucks .... but DSG Rocks <3<3 !!!

  • @xLiZxProductions you fucking dumb cunt so as the people that thump you up!!!

  • @NoKozak its not automatic.. and before you say i cant drive stick..both of my cars are manual.. but im tired of you retards who prob dont even have a car coming on here making stupid ignorant comments like that.. do you really want 75 yr old grandmas out there prowling in manual cars?

  • @NoKozak Too bad it isn't an automatic. Go read up on DSG before you make stupid comments.

  • @matthewcrabbe No clutch, so it's for pussies.

  • @ripidux You mean there is no clutch pedal. Quite a difference between no clutch and no clutch pedal.

  • @matthewcrabbe Look, a 68' mustang is a real man car... But this futuristic crap with all these gearbox menu is for ladies ;)

  • @ripidux You can think that.

  • @ripidux Yeah, that's why all the real men are gonna get either seriously injured or killed when us ladies get hit head on by you guys when you're showing off for friends and women, or simply being idiots on the road, because the technologies and safety designs from the 60s can't hold a candle to the "futuristic crap" that can let our cars get crashed and still wanna keep going. I guess women now rule the road, huh? :)

  • @ripidux I know you're not meaning DSG. Direct Shift Gearboxes have TWO clutches. nuff said.

  • @NoKozak

    Yeah.....except the Germans invented it.  Very few people I know have a DSG, and it's mostly on VW's and a few new 2012 Ford models......but I'm sure you knew that in the culturally vast territory of Tokelau :)

  • @NoKozak Funny because most Europeans use Automatic DSG transmissions over 5-6spd. Europeans like the American look while Americans love the Euro look. I wouldn't doubt you're an American to begin with.

  • @OhSnapNikka ??? Are you kidding. Why would any european like the american look on a car? We have the german, italian and british cars. Why on earth would we like something like a Chevy or Dodge design, not to mention the absolutely horrible Cadillac design. Where have you read that?! And if you think the DSG is the most commen tyoe of gear in europe. Riiiight. Most are manual due to our gas prices, taxes on cars, fuel ect. Most cars that are automatic, are the german diesels.

  • @ABOlsen69666 No in Germany and I lived there for many years, most VW fans love the look of NA Volkswagens it's the same where Americans love the european look to their VW. It's vice versa over in Europe.

  • @NoKozak fuck u ass wipe alot of the time atomatics are way better some times look at porsha transmishons.

    dick weed

  • @sniper24762 yeah, porsha xd

  • @sniper24762

    yeah.. nice spelling..

    and they are of course made in.... germany!

  • @NoKozak so damn right (:

  • @NoKozak :)))))

  • @NoKozak Well then I guess F1 racers are pussies right?

  • @adamslurch71 of course they are ^^. Well what i mean is not everyone does 300kmph on the round do they? if they are they are even bigger pussies. The idea is to joy the car more when you drive it in manual get it? of curse not you are American...

  • @NoKozak oh yes its time to make assumptions, seeing as how I drive a 1982 240D Mercedes with the optional 5 speed, yea i guess I don't understand driving a manual transmission car, oh well I guess just b/c I live in America that I'm grouped together with the morons who don't know shit, thanks for letting me know that.

  • @NoKozak It's a dual-clutch system, not a slush-box. Fires off shifts way faster than you could possibly hope to.

  • goddamn, remember when it actually took skill to drive a car down the road?

  • lololo slow car

  • are these DSG clutches desgined to be popped like a clutch a normal car? I hear about them breaking a lot.

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  • POWER BRAKE ! NOT LAUNCH CONTROL

  • @beyond305 Not its called launch control. My GTI's handbook says it.

  • @beyond305 Nope it is launch control, the car does not power against the brake. With the foot on the brake and the revs up the clutch is held ready near the biting point and as soon as the brake is released the clutch is fully engaged. Launch control isn't available on all DSG equiped cars some will power against the brake but those fitted with Launch Control do actually have Launch Control.

  • nur das du kein DSG hast...

  • why don't you just hit the gas and go? can someone explain me :D?

  • @blue4splash Trying to hit the gas and go will mean the clutch starts to engage at around 1000rpm and then progressively applies until direct drive is achieved, gives a smooth pull away. Using launch control allows you to increase the rpm upto 3000rpm and when you take your foot off the brake the clutch slams home giving maximum acceleration off the line. Remember this is basically a computerised manual not a conventional auto.

  • @logiclee1 thanks a lot Lee, well I have an manual transmission car so I know very few about auto transmission, and only once I've driven a car with automatic, but that had a CVT (continuous variable transmission) and that's uber cool and different from this.

    What can you tell me about a conventional auto what the difference between conventional auto and computerised manual?

  • @blue4splash A standard auto is a hydraulic pump driven by the engine.The hydraulic motion is then converted back into shaft HP through valves,clutches and gears. Large amounts of engine output is lost converting engine power to shaft power through the pumps.A manual transmission uses 100% of engine output and transfers it to the gearbox because it's all gears,no pumps. The DSG is a "manual" style gearbox with computer controlled clutches making it MUCH for effective than human actuated pedals.

  • Shame you use smelly auto gears... and drive on the wrong side of the road =P Manual DSG= better =P

  • That works for any VW DSG transmission right?

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  • @R26nitro250 no, make sure your doppelschaltgetriebe comes with launch control!

  • @R26nitro250 Only certain VW's with DSG have Launch Control. You might be able to get your dealer to flash it onto your car but I know my 2010 VW Jetta TDI DSG does not have it.

  • Whoever thinks a flappy paddle gearbox is better is a lazy bastard

  • ITs only with DSG transmission??

  • @MrDenyzor naw you can do it on any Automatic car

  • @acasey2001 and it's ok for transmission or bad?..

  • @MrDenyzor

    that would be my question, but I'm not going to do any launches with mine. The DSG tranny is a work of art in regards to smooth shifting and the sport mode is timed super good, so well in fact that I very rarely ever use the paddle shifting mode except to demonstrate that it exists.

  • How is that launch control? Launch control lets you floor the accelerator to the floor and will hold the revs at the set rpm. This video is just putting it into gear, putting your foot on the brake and holding the revs.

  • @vectrabc20let Someone who understands!

    What this guy does can be done with any automatic transmission. Only problem is if there's no oil cooler, you can burn the ATF and mess up your transmission.

  • @ChrisPatterson1986 haha! and you think you know so much about cars. get outta the house and see the world.

  • @jrtjean

    Try again, but with an intelligent comment!

  • Sorry to say mate, but this doesn't look like launch control.

    This is just stalling the car up to put it into a higher part of the rev range and acquiring more torque.

    A proper launch control system allows you to mash the throttle, and the launch control allows the maximum possible throttle to be applied without wheelspin.

  • halo everybody... i wan make sure tiptronic transmission can change lightend flywheel????

  • dsg is good until its working properly. if there are some problems, its expensive to repair it

  • my Mini Van does the same thing....

  • @acasey2001 lol you a troll going around on all these videos with dsg in them....hop off our dicks kid really...besides your can dose nothing close to this...and btw i have a dsg and manuel they r both awesome but i find myself driving the dsg more...because of traffic and i love how smooth it is

  • @blindrawing what is a "can"?

  • @acasey2001 ment to say car. lol

  • Did u actually measure this to be faster than simply flooring the pedal with DSC on?

  • i cant get more than 25oo revs! why?

    

  • @talalzaber you need to have the newer style program flashed in by vw dealer

  • If you check out my vids u can see a Turbo R32 doing a launch from 4000 RPM

    the video is taken from inside the cabin.

  • launch control has to be specially designed for the cars drivetrain. a golf gti won't have been designed to take the abuse of holding the accelerator and brake simultaneously. don't try and impress your friends with your so called 'launch control' because its only going to cost you heaps of money to fix a ruined dsg 'box.

  • hi i work for vw in the uk and id just like to say if you keep doing that you are going to knacker the clutches mate it is not at all wise to hold the brake and accelerator at the same time in ANY dsg equipped car!

  • @TheIronchin also please explain to these simpletons what exactly launch control means. IN LAUNCH CTRL THE ENGINE RPM IS PRECISELLY DETERMINED SO THE CAR CAN ACCELLARATE AT OPTIMUM TORQUE. i cant explain it better perhaps you can?

  • @TheIronchin You work for VW UK? Awesome! Can you share your experience regarding the durability of the Polo's DSG box when driven gently, but with the occasional bout of full throttle acceleration thrown in? I'm thinking of buying one in the near future but clutchless manuals from other makers don't seem to have the best reputation for durability.

    And does it stop the car from rolling backwards during hillstarts, or would I have to use the handbrake just like have to with my manual?

  • I have a 2007 Audi A3 3.2 w/DSG...will this work? Or do I need to get some sort of flash program, thanks.

  • i got some vids of me launching in my gti bad Quality tough ^^

  • Why r u gonna need launch control for DSG transmission waste money i rather juss stick wid straight drive im more import guy

  • do you even know what launch control is? :| ....

  • @sner200 I don't think you know what it is... search "Launch control (automotive)" on Wikipedia, the first part should interest you...

  • and for a passat 3.2fsi wich has four-wheel-drive it goes the same? i tried it out but i cannot rev to 1200rpm having the brake pressed.

  • @djmars2007 do you have traction control switched off?

    the DSG might not be warmed up enough also. it is good to drive the car a bit and get it warm before doing any launches

  • if you buy a golf you get a manuel

  • @markymark01977 Try the DSG before you say that! Had 2 mk 4s with manual, now DSG, the hyoe is true!

  • @chriswbaldwin ok but if you are driving a auto you might as well not be driving. manual is always better because you have more control over the car and shows real skill of driving

  • Thats whats the paddles are for! you dont even need to put it in manual, just flick the paddle and you in manual straight away!! Try one out!

  • No.

  • @markymark01977 then you're saying all the F1 drivers has no real driving skills. goodness! ignorant is a bliss.

  • only goes up to 6k?

  • i think he let up on the gas...

  • tiptronic is the driver controlling an automatic transmission, the dsg is a gearbox with a clutch where either the computer can control it or the driver can

  • Tiptronic and DSG are not the same

  • nice vid is this a feature on the certain cars with dsg. does it harm the brakes?

  • I'm guessing Launch control is only in the GTI or GLI series? Not the Tiptronic DSG TDI?

  • What happens when you can only rev up to around 1200 ? can u get it flash at a dealer?

  • It's a dual clutch manual gearbox without the clutch pedal. When you shift in manual, the gears show up on your cluster and it tells you what gear your in. Then you can shift up or shift down just like you would in a manual. Shifting is ultra fast since there are two parts to the gearbox, odd and even. The even side has your 2nd, 4th, and 6th gear, while your odd has your 1st, 3rd, and 5th gear. So when you're in 1st gear, 2nd gear is ready to be switched to since it's on the even side.

  • DSG is automatic tramision?

  • Yes, but not standard. I think it's the best of automatic gearboxes...

  • DSG=Direct Shift Gearbox

    Two Clutch System

    works like a robotic manual gearbox

  • DSG is automatic AND manual transmission... Basically, you can select how you want to drive the car, manually or automatic... in both of these modes, the shifting is so fast and smooth that you won't even feel it.

  • also known as tiptronic. but with a manual dual clutch gearbox as base.

  • @MB300Diesel Automatic is base!

  • auto;manual

    you can select

  • Misterkools you just need to warm up your car a bit do a 1 minute fast ride then try it again, turn esp off put it on S or manual 1, stomp on the brake, then stomp on the gas on and off til u see the rpm go up to 3000, good luck but don't abuse the launch control it really wears out the clutch..

  • i got a question, When i put it in S, it does not let me pass 1,400 RPM and i dont want to stomp on it bcuz it feels like its gunna burn tires please help

  • what year 2006 in us does not have launch control first year for launch control was 2007

  • well you kno when you buy an 06 modle they say 07 but idk

  • then you dont have launch control you need contact the vw dealer if you want more information

  • can i do this with an automatic gearbox ? I have a 2004 Golf GLS

  • i think no. you should google it.

  • maybe in a different way.

  • this is automatick u stupid ;F

  • Its a semi automatic gear box (dual clutch flappy paddle gear box).

  • This is in an automatic.

  • you must get a 60k or more manufacture warranty bumper to bumper at no cost, if you're planing to buy this cars, turbo is not well done YET. if those bast.......rs at vw say this car is good they won't say no to give you that minimum warranty. Don't be fool by them.

  • Plus you can switch all gears manually in DSG if you want.

  • Yea it's more fun to drive in Sport (S) or tiptronic, rather than Drive (D), that makes it boring.

  • The twin-clutch transmission, also known as the Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) or dual-clutch transmission, is an automated transmission that can change gears faster than any other geared transmission. Twin-clutch transmissions deliver more power and better control than a traditional automatic transmission and faster performance than a manual transmission!!!!

  • Exactly why I would take a DSG tranny over a Manual anyday!!!

  • @Marattz DSG's are nice, but still don't give you full control/feel of a manual transmission. Heel/Toe downshifting is manual only

  • @lrusak You've got a point about losing the feel of the clutch, but I disagree about control, because in "manual" mode, you select the gears when and as you please using the paddles or the gear lever, so it's just like a manual but without the momentary delay and power interruption that pressing the clutch on a manual causes. That's why formula 1 cars and WRC cars use clutchless manuals (a.k.a. sequential manuals) and not ordinary manuals.

  • @lrusak why do you need to heel-toe downshifting when the DSG does the rev matching for you?

  • @Marattz DSG FTW! The only transmission that can theoretically beat a DSG is the CVT since it can keep the engine exactly at peak power rpm during the entire acceleration process at any speed (and like a DSG, it does it without slipping at all). Problem is that it's hard to make a CVT that lasts as long as a manual or even a decent automatic, durability-wise. Oh well...

  • @Marattz yes agreed but i have driving many cars with dsg and i prefer not having one, as they are not as smooth as manual at lower driving speeds

  • @Marattz Any automatic transmission will shift faster, and more consistent than a manual transmission, because of driver error. But because of power drain in an automatic and the torque converter taking up so much power, a manual if shifted properly and with the right driver will net about 2 tenths of a second in the quarter mile, all else equal.

  • @candle3k . The DSG does not have a torque converter and is direct drive in each gear so no slip losses. DSG just swaps clutches to change gear, takes around 8milli seconds. The 6 speed version on this car has wet clutches, the 7 speed version uses dry clutches exactly the same as a manual box.

  • @logiclee1 Wet clutches would be far superior for any car. I don't know why the 7 speed didn't use them.

  • @candle3k  Dry clutches are used in the 7 speed to reduce weight and drag. The dry clutch dsg uses far less hydraulic fluid and has a much smaller hydraulic pump. Major benefit is of course increased fuel economy. The dry clutch dsg boxes are usually more economical than the manual version.