Mk3 leon 1.8 DSG vs Manual

[Kas]

Im in the market to get a 1.8 leon but im unsure on which gearbox to get/stay away from. Which can hold more power/torque and how are the clutches in each one?

 

[ima]

Im in the market to get a 1.8 leon but im unsure on which gearbox to get/stay away from. Which can hold more power/torque and how are the clutches in each one?

Gearbox generally fine in both but DSG can’t handle as much torque. Manual likely to slip with aggressive remapping.

 

[koek moek]

Can't speak for the manual, but I have the same engine with DSG. The thing is, the dq200 is a bottleneck on a 1.8 as it has dry clutches and therefore torque is limited. You can tune the transmission(and engine) to higher torque values but speaking from experience it does feel jerky sometimes.