On 4/16/2021 8:16 AM, trader_4 wrote:


I had never heard of CVT transmissions until this thread. Seems they took
the slipping belt idea that self-propelled lawn mowers use and put it on cars.
Similar idea, but I guess the two pulleys change width so the belt doesn't
slip a lot. Seems they are more failure prone and more costly to replace or
fix. I wonder why they are more costly than a regular automatic? Seems
they would be less complex to me. Also I see a lot of people don't like them
because they don't behave like the automatics they are used to, with shift
points. Good to know when looking for the next car.

At the time it was touted as the future of automatics. No one else has
joined in though. Now, 6 and 8 speed trannys are normal and have good
performance.