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Would you buy a Fiesta ST with a DSG gearbox?

Would you buy a Fiesta ST with a DSG gearbox?

  • Yes

    Votes: 2 66.7%
  • No

    Votes: 1 33.3%

  • Total voters
    3

Mike

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#1
How many people here would purchase a Fiesta ST with an automatic DSG transmission? I haven't kept up with VW's quality but it looks like there is sufficient demand for them to offer a GTI variant.
 
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peoples1234

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#2
I know that electronics are faster and better, but i still prefer the good old manual.
 
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shvkdv

Guest
#4
Hell no. Leave this one alone. This belongs to an elite group of performance cars which are currently sold exclusively with a manual. Can anyone add to this list? I don't think we can go into double digits.

Focus ST
Fiesta ST
SRT Viper
WRX STI
 
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Sekred

Guest
#5
No Chance, my Wife's Focus is a 6 speed twin clutch, same as DSG. I hate it. Maybe better with a turbo.
I'm old school, manual trans is a H pattern with a clutch pedal.
 
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STooge

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#6
Manuals always my first choice and it's for a driver's car if you ask me. But working where I work DSGs do have their place at least for some people they do. They are quite crazy how fast they can be tuned to shift.

But again MANUAL FTW!!!


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mYsTiCfAc3

Guest
#9
I had a 2012 lancer ralliart with the tc-sst and i bought the fist because i missed the third pedal so no
 
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ileftthestoveon

Guest
#10
My first manual was a bugeye WRX, after that I haven't looked back. Even my F150 is a 5-speed.
 
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MJ1246

Guest
#12
No, because many have tried but failed to match the dual clutch from Vw/Audi. My brother drives an Audi S4 with 7 speed DSG, 0-60 4.4 seconds (Road and Track) the DSG is a scream, but Ford will never make one as good. I'll stick to a manual in my ST, but with new arrival of the Audi S3 sedan, I may only have the ST for a couple of years...
 
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MJ1246

Guest
#13
These dual clutches offer better performance, there is a definitive reason as to why they are used in F1. (They're just not as fun as manual)
 
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STooge

Guest
#14
These dual clutches offer better performance, there is a definitive reason as to why they are used in F1. (They're just not as fun as manual)
Don't f1 cars use a sequential box? Or am I mistaken. Or do they use a sequential box with a dual clutch?


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MJ1246

Guest
#15
Don't f1 cars use a sequential box? Or am I mistaken. Or do they use a sequential box with a dual clutch?


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My bad, I meant to type Ferrari, not F1, lol. (Sequential with a dual? lol, you're not mistaken, and neither am I)
 
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Sekred

Guest
#17
No, because many have tried but failed to match the dual clutch from Vw/Audi. My brother drives an Audi S4 with 7 speed DSG, 0-60 4.4 seconds (Road and Track) the DSG is a scream, but Ford will never make one as good. I'll stick to a manual in my ST, but with new arrival of the Audi S3 sedan, I may only have the ST for a couple of years...
May I add that there is nothing wrong with the dual clutch trans in my wife's focus, its super fast and very smooth, its more to do with the soft-ware that I don't like. There is no reason why Ford can't build a good dual clutch, they have plenty of WRC experience and F1 through their links with Cosworth.
VW have had plenty of problems with its DSC transmission so I wouldn't be running out and buying one unless I was absolutely sure these issues had been solved.
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/volkswagen-recalling-16-million-cars-globally-to-fix-dsg-gearboxes-71053.html
 
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dberte79

Guest
#18
Besides the fact that I prefer real manuals, I have seen the 12k backordered clutch kits for the Fiesta/Focus, so I would skip on that alone.
 
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mYsTiCfAc3

Guest
#20
lets also say that fiesta/focus use dryclutch DCTs
i believe that vw/audi mitsu/bmw(i know for sure) use wet clutch and that should play a big role on how they handle performance
 


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