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New Volkswagen MQ281 manual gearbox shaves up to 5g CO2/km

Green Car Congress

The new Passat is the first vehicle to be equipped with the MQ281, followed by almost all vehicle classes of the brands Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA and Volkswagen. Volkswagen has developed a new generation manual gearbox; the MQ281 saves up to five grams of CO 2 per kilometer depending on the engine-gearbox combination. MQ281 manual transmission.