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Originally Posted by Flamingi
Well the Macan is supposed to be the sporty SUV, so it makes sense to give it the DCT. For the Cayenne they do use the Tiptronic converter...
I guess you will not be able to bang 3 gears down immediately due to the nature of the planetary gears. The DCT basically being two automated manuals will always have the next gear available on the "other" manual transmission shaft and thus having double the time to prepare for the next shift. It will be faster when shifting multiple gears at once no matter if it's up or down (the planertary will only have the next predicted gear available, try shifting up while breaking it will take noticeably longer).
On most tracks this won't be an issue though, since braking/coasting zones will usually take much longer than the downshifts.
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The Cayenne get the AT mainly for towing capabilities. It’s also supposed to (and does) offer a relatively sporty experience.