"The true eye-openers are full-throttle upshifts, which are completed so quickly that you catch yourself checking the in-dash display to verify that a gearchange actually occurred. The brief pause between gearshifts we've encountered in sequential-manual-equipped BMWs and Ferraris doesn't happen in the TT 3.2. Instead, the car zooms forward in one long, elastic move, maintaining unbroken momentum all the way from standstill to top speed. The only variation in forward thrust is caused by a variation in revs. With no energy-devouring torque converter and no need to synchronize the engine and transmission speeds, the gearbox feels prompt and linear. Particularly in automatic mode, the DSG is appreciably smoother and quicker than previous sequential-manual transmissions. Throttle response is exceptionally sharp in every gear, and upshifts are so seamless that it's perfectly safe to execute them on slippery surfaces or in the middle of high-g corners."