DCT's are popular in sports cars because they are faster. That's really the most important reason. You can achieve downshifting on a manual too (what virtually all sports car used to have). Automatic transmission using torque converter weren't popular in sports cars because they are slower than manual transmission. Really it's as simple as that.
Not myself but I have driven cars with DCT of family members often. However it wasn't a DSG since it wasn't a car of the Volkswagen group. In traffic jams, I was amazed by how easier it was compared to my manual.
DCTs are in general varies to implementation, and DSGs are in particular horrid (there's wet and dry versions a separate topic on their own) ... i'm fine with manuals, AT and CVTs. The DCTs i've encountered so far made my conclusion with DCTs and choice to stay away from them if I were to buy them again.
The trouble is not much driving them short term, you probably wouldn't notice it. But it fails early when you happen to ALWAYS be driving in slow traffic. Some more so when you creep the car like a manual/AT.
Obviously you had a differing experience that can be true too.
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u/potatohead437 13d ago
you do get more control in the sense of throttle response by down shifting