Think like: It is not the speed that kills, it is the sudden stop.
Like the VW automatic transmissions. Here in Europe, no one will trim VW with diesel and automatic transmission because the torque will kill the transmission.
Majority of diesel cars in Germany, AFAIK, are sold with automatic transmission.
Passat 2.0 TDI SCR 7-speed is a diesel automatic transmission that is offered as standard. What are you talking about?
> no one will trim VW with diesel and automatic transmission because the torque will kill the transmission
That's just because it's a crap transmission or it's tuned to be crap.