DSG

Dog rings, DSGs and the art of the manual

CAR Magazine’s very own veteran racing driver, Deon Joubert goes into conclusive details of dog rings, DSGs and the art of the manual gearbox.

Posted by Oliver Keohane - 7 February 2023

ROAD TEST: Volkswagen Tiguan 2,0 TSI 4Motion DSG

Not much has changed but then it didn’t need to… There is an air of familiarity when driving the upgraded Tiguan 2,0 TSI. Seeing as […]

By John Whittle - 15 March 2022

Volkswagen Taigo to go on sale in SA before Q3 2022

VW’s T SUV range, consisting of the T-Cross, T-Roc, Tiguan, Tiguan Allspace and Touareg, welcomes a new member to the family with addition of the […]

By John Whittle - 28 February 2022

DRIVEN: Volkswagen Polo 1,0 TSI 70 kW Life M/T

Buying a car is stressful and difficult nowadays. How much will it cost? Will it be reliable? What about resale value? Don’t despair, SA’s best-selling […]

By CAR magazine - 16 February 2022

VW Polo DSG to go on sale end of February, and we have pricing!

Volkswagen’s new Polo went on sale in January and has already sold an astonishing 1 455 units in it’s first month and DSG models are […]

By John Whittle - 14 February 2022

Will you feel like a million bucks in the Volkswagen Golf 8 R?

The highly anticipated firm favourite of hot hatches, the Golf 8 R, is tantalisingly close to launch in South Africa; here are a few details […]

By John Whittle - 18 January 2022

Road Test: Volkswagen T-Roc 2,0 TSI is stylish but pricey

The fourth member in Volkswagen South Africa’s T-SUV/crossover family – to go with the T-Cross, Tiguan and Touareg – the T-Roc is tasked with filling […]

By CAR magazine - 5 June 2021

Volkswagen T7 Transporter to be offered as shift-by-wire DSG only

The Volkswagen T7 Transporter is due to be officially revealed fairly soon but some information regarding the historic van has been revealed by the manufacturer. […]

By Nikesh Kooverjee - 29 April 2021

DRIVEN: Volkswagen Kombi 2,0 TDI Trendline DSG

MOSSEL BAY, Western Cape – Everyone loves the Kombi. It’s a bus that has won the hearts of countless South Africans from the days it […]

By Nikesh Kooverjee - 25 March 2021

DRIVEN: Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 2,0 TSI Highline

JOHANNESBURG – After sampling the 132 kW Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 2,0 TSI Comfortline 4Motion DSG, we head north to drive the more powerful version. The […]

By Wilhelm Lutjeharms - 7 September 2018

ROAD TEST: Volkswagen Golf Oettinger 400R DSG

Does a “modified” Golf R address our initial criticisms of the standard model? We put the Oettinger 400R through its paces to find out.

By CAR magazine - 13 January 2016

VW Alltrack to replace the Cross Caddy

The new Volkswagen Caddy, revealed earlier this year, has just been introduced to the crossover look. The new Alltrack is set to be the replacement […]

By Nikesh Kooverjee - 11 September 2015

200 kW 2,0 TDI engine and 10-speed DSG by Volkswagen

Volkswagen has showcased two advanced sets of technologies at its technical presentation in Wolfsburg, Germany. The first is a 200 kW 2,0-litre turbodiesel (TDI) engine […]

By Nicol Louw - 12 November 2014

VW Polo GTI revised for 2015

When VW’s popular B-segment hatch, the Polo, was updated earlier this year there were view cosmetic revisions… the bulk of the enhancements took place under […]

By CAR magazine - 18 September 2014

Long-Term Update (1) – VW Passat 1,8 TSI Comfortline DSG

Our Passat long-termer arrived with 1 202 km on its odometer, and with a good mix of town and open road driving that figure has […]

By CAR magazine - 3 July 2012