[wassell2381]

My sister recently acquired a new A3 TDI and I've been trying to compare it with my 320d to see whats a better bang for your buck. I think we all know the answer but still.

Biggest thing i noticed was Audi's Twin Clutch S-tronic gearbox. IMO it seems to be miles ahead of the Steptronic in the BM's. The fact that it loses absolutely no momentum during gear changes really caught my attention. Although my cars gear changes are faultless, it still seems to, under full load, slip quite a bit going into higher gears.

On the other hand i believe the audi's/volkswagon's change through the gears too quickly, unless in sports mode. Perhaps this is to keep economy down.

Just wondering what every1's views were on BMW's choice to stick with the conventional Steptronic for so long? After all the DCT has been available on selected cars since the LCI model came out.

Hopefully when the F30's come out they will have the DCT's as Standard