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Originally Posted by maddoggyusa
I still think a continuously variable transmission (CVT) could be superior to everything if they could just make them reliable. I think everybody except Nissan has abandoned them.
they are much lighter and smaller and cheaper... and infinite gearing is better than having gears. now it does sound funny when you stomp on it and it just stays pegged at 3k rpm.
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I agree for passenger cars, but they just haven't been able to develop one that can handle the high torque some of the modern engines are producing.