S tronic vs tiptronic

[NotThatGuy]

Hello, I’m new here, probably this discussion has been done to death. But, search results haven’t resulted in fruitful answers.

Anyway, I don’t have audi yet, but I’m looking to buy one soon. It’s going to be audi a4 b8 avant 3.0 tdi quattro auto or a5 same spec. So my search results on several evenings resulted in dsg (s tronic) is the best gearbox ever with shift times blink of an eye, feeling blah blah until it breaks and as far as I can tell it will eventually, even more so if you add extra Nm on top. Tiptronic on the other hand is decent 🤷*♂️

I will try to just drive the car with just a remap for a year or two (probably couple months), but inevitably I know I will modify something to have extra few hp and nm.
Knowing that, which gearbox is the way to go? It needs to hold..... let’s say ~800-900Nm. Oh, almost forgot, I need paddle shifts. I know dsg usually comes with those, but you can manually shift in tip, don’t you? Wouldn’t it be just as simple as fitting paddles and connecting some wires to shift from the steering wheel?


Tl;dr s tronic or tiptronic reliability in general or for 800nm; can you fit paddle shifts on both?

Future thanks, probably



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[NotThatGuy]

Bump?


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[NotThatGuy]

Really? I mean really? No one has any clue?


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[QS4]

NotThatGuy, what guy are you? Find a car with paddle shifters if that's your goal. These are complex mechanical devices that will break.

Increasing power and modifications are ingredients for more likely component failures. If you are going to Frankenstein your way to your dream car be prepared to accept the inevitable because something is going to break!

Show me a car without a lengthy maintenance/repair record and I'll show you a museum piece.