Trade names
What the transmission names mean in Volkswagen
The list above shows the code a mechanic reads: the code from the plate, the parts catalogue number or the design symbol. In a search engine people type something else: the transmission model name or the showroom name. These describe the same transmission. Below are the ones that appear in this list, together with the clutch type, because that decides how the repair runs and what it costs.
| Transmission model |
Trade name |
Gears |
Clutch |
Torque |
Layout |
| 10R80 |
SelectShift, 10R80 |
10 |
torque converter |
800 Nm |
longitudinal |
| 6R80 |
6R80, SelectShift |
6 |
torque converter |
800 Nm |
longitudinal |
| 722.6 |
|
5 |
torque converter |
|
longitudinal |
| 8HP45 |
Steptronic, ZF 8HP |
8 |
torque converter |
500 Nm |
longitudinal |
| 8HP50 |
Steptronic, ZF 8HP |
8 |
torque converter |
500 Nm |
longitudinal |
| 8HP75 |
Steptronic, ZF 8HP |
8 |
torque converter |
740 Nm |
longitudinal |
| ASG 0C3 |
ASG |
5 |
single dry clutch (automated manual) |
|
transverse |
| AWF6F25(TF-72SC) |
|
6 |
torque converter |
|
transverse |
| AWF8G30 |
EAT8, ATN8, AQ300, 09S |
8 |
torque converter |
|
transverse |
| AWF8G45 |
EAT8, AMN8, Geartronic |
8 |
torque converter |
|
transverse |
| Aisin AQ160-6F |
tiptronic, S tronic |
6 |
torque converter |
|
transverse |
| Aisin AQ160-6F / AQ250-6F |
tiptronic, S tronic |
6 |
torque converter |
|
transverse |
| Aisin AQ250-6F |
tiptronic, S tronic |
6 |
torque converter |
|
transverse |
| Aisin AQ300-8F |
tiptronic, S tronic |
8 |
torque converter |
|
transverse |
| Aisin AQ450-8A |
tiptronic, S tronic |
8 |
torque converter |
|
|
| Aisin AQ450-8A / AL450-8A |
tiptronic, S tronic |
8 |
torque converter |
|
|
| DL382 |
S tronic |
7 |
wet clutches |
400 Nm |
longitudinal |
| DL501 |
S tronic |
7 |
wet clutches |
550 Nm |
longitudinal |
| DQ200 |
DSG |
7 |
dry clutches |
250 Nm |
transverse |
| DQ250 |
DSG, S tronic |
6 |
wet clutches |
350 Nm |
transverse |
| DQ381 |
DSG, S tronic |
7 |
wet clutches |
420 Nm |
transverse |
| DQ400e |
DSG, wersja hybrydowa |
6 |
wet clutches |
400 Nm |
transverse |
| DQ500 |
DSG |
7 |
wet clutches |
600 Nm |
transverse |
| DSG |
DSG |
- |
covers dry and wet variants: DQ200 dry, DQ250, DQ381 and DQ500 wet |
|
transverse |
| TF-61SN |
|
6 |
torque converter |
|
transverse |
| Tiptronic |
Tiptronic, Tiptronic S |
- |
the name of a manual mode, not one design; the code on the plate decides |
|
|
| ZF 8HP70 |
tiptronic, S tronic |
8 |
torque converter |
|
longitudinal |
| ZF 8HP70 / ZF 8HP50 |
tiptronic, S tronic |
8 |
torque converter |
|
longitudinal |
Maximum torque is the highest torque the transmission can safely handle without risk of damage. It is the factory figure for the transmission model, not for one particular car. Some codes from the plate have no publicly confirmed model assignment, and those stay in the table without a second name. The VIN number is what finally decides, which we check before you arrive.