By Leftlane Staff
Friday, Mar 3rd, 2006 @ 8:40 am

Auto columnist Bob Elton has published his thoughts on the automatic-manual-DSG debate spurred earlier this week by Robert Farago with his pro-DSG rant. Elton argues that DSG is an old idea that’s difficult to make work. He says R&D resources would be better spent developing a quicker, stronger automatic transmission. Elton points out that the main advantage to DSG is the ability to manual switch gears — a concept that he feels is outdated and pointless. “The world’s best paddle shift system is still a distraction, asking drivers to worry about gear selection when monitoring direction, traffic, available grip and speed should be their paramount priority.” He further states: “Hashing over an outdated and discredited concept just to avoid a true automatic transmission is still, when the day is over, a waste of time.”

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