the_mup Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) Hi, I'm in Ireland and I've just been to test drive a UK-Imported 2015 A6 Avant S-Line 190PS 2.0TDI Ultra Automatic. I'm not familiar with Audi's and I'm struggling to figure out if it has a Multitronic CVT or S-Tronic DSG. Google wasn't helping, so I thought I would ask here. Before test driving the car the sales person told me it was a Multitronic gearbox. Then during the test drive I felt that the car was a bit hesitant in the gear changes, being used to manuals, and only having ever driven a DSG once, I put this down to the car being a Multitronic CVT going through the virtual gears. After the test drive I really liked the car, but I said I would try to find an S-Tronic DSG instead as I assumed that would be even better. So I've done a bit of research, and I read in a few places that the 190PS Ultra was only ever sold as an S-Tronic. And that DSG's can feel a little bit hesitant at low speeds, which is where i felt the hesitation. I rang the sales person, and he said he'd double check with a mechanic in their workshop. He calls me back and says "Nope, the mechanic says it's definitely 100% a multitronic gearbox". I asked him how many gears does it have, and he said "Well multitronic has eight gears so eight". But i don't remember seeing the car reach an 8th gear during the test drive, so he could be just saying that without actually checking. I said I had an Audi UK brochure from 2015, and it doesn't list any 2ltr diesel Multitronic A6's in its lineup, they're all listed as S-Tronic. He replied "It's a really early 2015 reg, so it could be a 2014 model". At that point I just left it there as he seemed adamant that it was Multitronic. So could I be missing out on a good car here due to lack of sales knowledge? Or am I mistaken and 2015 2.0TDI Ultra A6's did really come with a multitronic gearbox? Are there any other ways of checking other than how many gears it has? Usually I would just go view a different A6 but nice automatic estates are hard to come by in Ireland. Edited October 26, 2021 by the_mup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audia4b5kev Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 flappy padles on this ?/ kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mup Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 Yeah it has flappy paddles. I used them a few times during the test drive. Does the multitronic have flappy paddles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 You could always contact Audi to find out if you have the Vin number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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