On May 21, 9:02 am, EdV > wrote:
> I dont understand why VW described it as a 6 speed manual transmission
> that shifts automatically. If its a manual its a manual, if its an
> automatic its automatic. It only has forward neutral and reverse so
> its automatic


Automatic transmission is a specific type of automatic shifting
mechanism. The normal automatic transmission has significant losses
associated with it, amounting to approx 5-10% of power throughput.
What they've done is taken a standard manual shift transmission and
strapped an automatic shifting aparatus to it.