LuK, a specialist in clutch and gear systems, said on Thursday it had developed a dedicated dry double clutch for the new Volkswagen group seven-speed direct-shift (DSG) gearbox.

The LuK dry double clutch first appeared in the Volkswagen 7-speed DSG transmission, with many more adoptions to follow.

VW said it dropped the dual-clutch transmission on the Taos because drivers “think their car is breaking.” The Taos 4Motion previously used a DSG, but now has a classic 8-speed auto, like FWD ...

Volkswagen blamed consumer tastes and feedback on the death of its dual-clutch automatic in non-performance vehicles.