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Had 7 speed on the Biza Cupra, but that had the 1.4 twincharger engine so had less power and needed it, the Leon with it's 2 litre motor doesn't.
Same engine/gearbox I have in my fabia vRS atm... its a nice little setup.
I thought the cupra would need the 7 speed too as it would be noisy at motorway speeds but i was surprised how low the revs were from what i remember on the test drive.
Don't really think it needs it to be honest. So much torque that it pulls well in top at motorway speeds.
Drove a friends new 911 with the 7sp PDK and whilst the gearbox was the reason i bought a DSG, I just felt like it was constantly shuffling around the gears. Interestingly when in sport plus, the 911 never uses 7th gear anyway.
They are different gearboxes which use completely different technology. The dry clutch DSG is proving to be very unreliable apparently.
The wet clutch 6 speed DSG is the one to have. Lots of articles about this. Honest John the car guru who writes for the Telegraph keeps warning the public about this. Check his website. I would post a link but not enough posts yet.
I believe the 7 speed (dry clutch) is in the 1.8 Leon.
Thanks for pointing out there's a brand new wet clutch 7 speed