Volkswagen DL800 (R Tronic / S tronic)

7-speed dual-clutch · longitudinal · 2012–present

Also known as: dl800, dl-800, 0bz, r8 s tronic

Audi's DL800 — the seven-speed dual-clutch transaxle in the R8 and the Lamborghini Huracán.

⚑ It is not a DQ and shares nothing with one. Volkswagen's familiar DQ250 and DQ200 are transverse gearboxes for ordinary cars; this is a longitudinal transaxle behind a mid-mounted V10, rated for far more torque and built in tiny numbers. None of the DSG material a search returns applies.

It replaced the single-clutch R tronic, which was widely disliked for its shift quality — so a reader comparing an early R8 to a later one is comparing two completely different transmissions.

Its clutch packs are wet and serviceable, and the service is specialist work at specialist cost rather than a difficult job in itself.

The dual-clutch architecture page covers why low-speed hesitation and creep behaviour are the design rather than a fault on any of these.

Cars fitted with this gearbox

2 generations. Only where a source names the model and the generation together — a gearbox is documented as a product far more often than as a fitment, so this list is deliberately shorter than the truth.

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