It's not part of the scheduled servicing and I would suggest the dealer is trying to sell you something extra. Auto gearboxes are generally "sealed" for life, but that doesn't mean they can't be ...

The seven-speed DSG gearbox has been the subject of a recall by VW and Audi. There have been problems with the transmission ECU and the clutch packs in the gearbox itself. In some cases the ECU has ...

Audi has a long tradition in the development of innovative transmission technologies and their use in production vehicles and the company's latest variation on the theme is the Direct Shift Gearbox or ...

Volkswagen has admitted that select Audi models with automatic transmissions have software which can distort emissions when they are being tested, Reuters reports. Last week, a report by German ...

The Volkswagen Group now has two extra reasons to worry about the legal consequences of the Dieselgate scandal. Not only has VW AG supervisory board chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch been included in the ...

Ever since the Audi TT got a dual-clutch transmission back in 2003, these are-they-manuals-or-nah gearboxes have become the hot new thing in the high-performance car world. But Audi first tried out a ...

There’s a proper motor under the bonnet of this RS6 – a four-litre V8 with a pair of turbochargers strapped to it, thumping out 592bhp and 590lb ft of torque. That’s about 150 horses and 160lb ft more ...

The 2014 Audi R8 marks the first substantial revision for the supercar since it was launched in 2007. There are styling updates, the addition of a range-topping V10 Plus model and addition of a ...