[Whitey-AMG]

Originally Posted by happy1

Hi,
There are currently 9 manufacturers of DCT / DSG transmissions.
Some of these uses wet clutches, some of these uses dry clutches.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-clutch_transmission

Here is a previous thread on this forum about the technical details:
https://fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11410755

It seems the main problem for Fiesta / Focus is the design using dry clutches, (cheaper than wet clutches) and they are electrically actuated rather than hydraulic.

Unsure which DCT is in our new Megane GT (wet or dry ) but it is well umm interesting to say the least. In stop start city traffic and reverse gear it is woefull... the worst trans on any car I’ve ever owned. ( clunky , jerky , Indecisive. )

In highway driving and moderate traffic and under WOT it is the best trans experience on any car I’ve ever owned. Fast to change, hold gears well in turns and is intuitive in using throttle input to guess what you need.
It’s positively a schizophrenic experience.

I see the new Megane RS has gone to a 6 speed DCT in the auto instead of the schizophrenic 7 speed on the Megane so perhaps they have realised the error of their ways.

I’ll be referring on my experience to Renault HQ soon on its 1st service.

Interesting thing here is that you don’t get a sense of the nature of these issues on a test drive , so I totally understand how people get caught out. As these DCT’s “bed in” they begin to manifest their bad behaviour.