Which is better, 6at or dual clutch?

Compared with powershift, the 6at transmission of Pacific Auto Network has advantages in reliability and maintenance cost.

First of all, automobile gearbox can be divided into manual gearbox and automatic gearbox, and at is what we often call automatic gearbox. Generally speaking, the gears of automatic gearbox are divided into P, R, N, D, 2, 1 or L, etc. 6at stands for six forward gears, that is, six groups of gear sets with different transmission ratios, such as 4at, 8at, 9at or even 10at. Although the previous figures are different, they are actually derivatives of automatic transmission technology.

Double clutch gearbox, simply put, has two sets of clutches working at the same time, one for managing odd gears and the other for managing even gears. This design is to avoid the problem of power interruption in traditional manual gear shifting, so as to achieve the purpose of fast gear shifting. Dual clutch gearbox has different names in different manufacturers. Volkswagen is called DSG, Audi is called S-tronic, and Porsche is called PDK.

As the core component of the automobile, the gearbox has a great relationship with the performance, safety and stability of the automobile. Friends who know cars often take the gearbox as the focus of consideration when buying a car. (Photo/Text/Photo: Pacific Auto Network Luo Ting 1)