Thread: CHECKING VIN OR REGO TO SEE IF A D4 IS AN 8 SPEED

Can you get them to send you a pic of the gear stick/console?

Good guess it will be 6 speed.
Any inside pics of the center console area of the vehicle?

If you can get a photo ...

Stick = 6 spd
Knob = 8 spd

When I looked up vindecoderz.com with my L322 VIN, it gave me a full build list for the car.

if its built in 2012 it should be an 8spd.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

if its built in 2012 it should be an 8spd.

I am confused because some say if it has the rotary gear shift or paddles it is the 8 speed but a lot of 2012 builds dont have this and are called MY 13 so is it possible that there are some 8 speeds with gearshifters and no paddles?

Originally Posted by Thurls64

I am confused because some say if it has the rotary gear shift or paddles it is the 8 speed but a lot of 2012 builds dont have this and are called MY 13 so is it possible that there are some 8 speeds with gearshifters and no paddles?

All 8spd has the rotary dial but not sure if they also had paddle shifters, it just depends on where it was in the build que, some 2011 built My12 in the UK have an 8spd but aussie sold vehicles didnt untill MY13.
As someone said earlier just check the shifter.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

All 8spd has the rotary dial but not sure if they also had paddle shifters, it just depends on where it was in the build que, some 2011 built My12 in the UK have an 8spd but aussie sold vehicles didnt untill MY13.
As someone said earlier just check the shifter.

Thank you that clears it up