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I believe every US market Nissan sedan, including the stanza at the lowest end, come standard with a continuously variable transmission programmed to fake the s

I believe every US market Nissan sedan, including the stanza at the lowest end, come standard with a continuously variable transmission programmed to fake the sensation of shifting at fixed gear intervals. so in that case, you get an infinity of 'gears'

iggldiggl 4y ago
The Mitsubishi Mirage (Space Star in parts of Europe) is offered with both manual and CVT transmission options. According to the figures in the manual for the 2016 model revision (https://mitsubishi-motors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/16MY-Mirage-Owners-Manual.pdf#page=298 https://mitsubishi-motors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1...), the CVT is indeed supposed to be slightly more efficient, according to the figures for the 2019 model (https://mitsubishi-motors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/19MY-Mirage-Owners-Manual.pdf#page=295 https://mitsubishi-motors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1...) on the other hand the CVT is consistently slightly worse than the manual transmission. (Also somewhat interestingly, in some cases the auto engine start-stop system actually seems to increase nameplate consumption/CO2 emissions.)
- kazinator 4y ago
  I'd take the manufacturer's efficiency claims with a grain of salt; they are not going to be individually reproducible, let alone comparable to each other for those models. You can drive a manual for fuel efficiency, and be assiduous in doing so; there is intent and skill involved.