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I have a CVT transmission and while I'm sure it is very smart I still feel like I could do better with a manual. I don;t like my car vey much, but it is too pra

• snuxoll 11y ago
  > I have a CVT transmission and while I'm sure it is very smart I still feel like I could do better with a manual. I don;t like my car vey much, but it is too practical and cheap to change. Is it a actual Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) or an automatic transmission? There's nothing 'smart' in a CVT since there's gears to shift between, and it's highly unlikely you're going to do 'better' under normal driving since the point of a CVT is to allow the engine to run at ideal RPM's no matter the speed.
  • mattlutze 11y ago
    A CVT has a pair of pulleys with variable ratios, and a big belt between them, to allow the belt to shift between ratios and find the best ratio. CVT has some inefficiencies that can be improved by putting the gear selection process from an automatic onto a manual (with an automated sequential manual gearbox or a "double-clutch" transmission). https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/tech_transmission.shtml https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/tech_transmission.shtml http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy11osti/47806.pdf http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy11osti/47806.pdf