[QUOTE=KC*;11127381]... but not the 7 speed CVT in the 1.8T. The six-speed CVT in the 2.0T handles higher torque than the 7 speed which has very compact, lighter components.

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A CVT <> speeds. It is continuously variable, meaning it is infinitely adjustable (within finite limits of course) Audi used to put faux 'gears' on the car so they could market the car as having flappy paddles. When you put the car in flappy paddle mode, the tranny would put itself in one of these fixed ratios. These served no other purpose other than to entertain people on test drive and may have been used once or twice by someone living in a mountain region. Audi could easly add or subtract gear with a software change, so if a competitor started marketing a similar 8 speed arrangement, they could have 10 gears within days.