Do you own a car that's equipped with a CVT transmission?
If so, what is your overall opinion of the way it operates or performs while you're driving?
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Most economy cars have a CVT transmission, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, Chevrolet..
when they first came out twenty years ago they were very problematic but the technology has improved greatly.. as long as you don’t drive it like a performance sport car they are reliable enough to last well over a hundred thousand miles
when they first came out twenty years ago they were very problematic but the technology has improved greatly.. as long as you don’t drive it like a performance sport car they are reliable enough to last well over a hundred thousand miles
swirlie · 31-35
@Telcontar
The Subaru Justy ..apparently had it in 1989 I was reading, but then the other makes and models you mentioned had CVT only as an option during the 1990's but it wasn't widely embraced by automotive enthusiasts. This is probably why most of those economy cars you mentioned didn't have CVT as the preferred transmission option for North American imports.
I ride a motorcycle and always have, but the issue of CVT came up the other day among my female colleagues and I thought CVT was relatively new in North America since I'd never heard of it, but it now appears to be standard on those imported models you mentioned.
The Subaru Justy ..apparently had it in 1989 I was reading, but then the other makes and models you mentioned had CVT only as an option during the 1990's but it wasn't widely embraced by automotive enthusiasts. This is probably why most of those economy cars you mentioned didn't have CVT as the preferred transmission option for North American imports.
I ride a motorcycle and always have, but the issue of CVT came up the other day among my female colleagues and I thought CVT was relatively new in North America since I'd never heard of it, but it now appears to be standard on those imported models you mentioned.