Audi 8 Speed Tiptronic Vs S Tronic
Its overall gear spread of 7 0 1 is unusually large.
Audi 8 speed tiptronic vs s tronic. There is quite a bit of difference between the manual tiptronic multitronic cvt and s tronic dsg transmissions much more so than just 6 speeds versus 8 or unlimited for the cvt. S tronic is the name given to audis dual clutch gearboxes. The b6 b7 platform audi a4 tiptronic transmission was a zf 6hp19 model that also was utilized on the bmw x3 and 3 series models as well as in the hyundai genesis coupe. These gearboxes tend to shift much faster.
This is valid only for the b9 generation models that you are looking at. According to audi the s tronic dsg can only handle a maximum of 500nm of torque thats why they put a tiptronic zf in the 272hp version of the b9 a4 2016 a4 b9 3 0tdi 218 sport quattro s tronic acoustic glass fb steering wheel. The eight speeds keep the jumps in engine speed between gears low and the engine. Their two dry clutches do not need a separate oil supply adding further to their efficiency.
Would really love a s with a manual but the lack of heated seats and dual zone climate control might be a deal breaker. It reduces fuel consumption by roughly 6 percent over the six speed tiptronic in the previous model of the audi a8. Tiptronic is the name given to audi s manual shifting mode available on their regular automatic gearboxes. If you have never driven a cvt transmission before you could be in for quite a shock in the feeling or lack thereof with this kind of transmission.
The ultra compact seven speed s tronic in the a1 and a3 weighs only about 70 kilograms 154 32 lb. After browsing quickly on audi s uk website just wanted to add that your choice of an a5 or s5 will be similar to the north american market where the a5 has the 7 speed s tronic and the s5 has the zf 8hp 8 speed conventional automatic transmission. These gearboxes tend to not be very fast. I see that the se has the 8 speed tiptronic transmission.
Ok without the latter but the former i d like to have.