Editing Direct-shift gearbox (section)

=== Advantages ===
*Better fuel economy<ref name=VMS/><ref name=VWAG7/> (up to 15% improvement) than conventional planetary geared automatic transmission (due to lower parasitic losses from oil churning)<ref name=DCTfactsHow/> and for some models with manual transmissions;<ref name=VMS/>
*No loss of torque through the transmission from the engine to the driving wheels during up-shifts;<ref name=VMS/><ref name=DCTfactsHow/>
*Short up-[[shift time]] when shifting to a gear the alternate gear shaft has preselected;
*Smooth gear-shift operations;<ref name=DCTfactsHow/>
*Consistent down-shift time of 600&nbsp;milliseconds, regardless of throttle or operational mode;