Audi R Tronic Vs S Tronic

7 speed dual clutch automatic power hp.

Audi r tronic vs s tronic. Audi speak to english conversion below. Having personally driven an r8 4 2 v8 r tronic i know for a fact that the basic r tronic was sluggish and really awkward at low speeds. Tiptronic standard auto multi tronic cvt s tronic dsg s tronic. R tronic was the original gearbox used in the audi r8.

If looking for a pre 2014 model we will almost always recommend going with a manual unless an r tronic car is priced aggressively. Audi insist on using these horrible marketing terms to describe technologies that already have perfectly good terms in use. The dual clutch seven speed gearbox facilitates smooth yet rapid shifting with next to no interruptions in the power flow. R tronic vs s tronic vs manual.

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. The unique seven speed dual clutch gearbox is what makes the s tronic different to other audi offerings like the six speed dsg multitronic tipttronic and r tronic. 5 204cc v10 direct injection transmission. This is valid only for the b9 generation models that you are looking at.

There are tunes available to improve the jerkiness and shift times of the r tronic transmission but it will never come close to the s tronic which is borderline perfection. Audi r8 v10 s tronic engine. Now to the audi specific side. 525 8 000rpm torque lb ft.