Originally Posted By: MolaKule
The CVT's are true Mush-O-Matics and until the internals are beefed up and produce faster shifting, no thanks.
They don't really shift discretely, they slide along thousands of possible mechanical ratio positions. The steel chains/belts used inside them are direct mechanical links, no mush, except when the torque convertor is used near idle in D position. Some people have said the CVT "motorboats" which is not correct, as that describes a temporary loss of power transfer efficiency during revving. Not the case for CVTs, and they didn't understand the engine was actually simply sliding ratios to get to higher power bands.
The CVT's are true Mush-O-Matics and until the internals are beefed up and produce faster shifting, no thanks.
They don't really shift discretely, they slide along thousands of possible mechanical ratio positions. The steel chains/belts used inside them are direct mechanical links, no mush, except when the torque convertor is used near idle in D position. Some people have said the CVT "motorboats" which is not correct, as that describes a temporary loss of power transfer efficiency during revving. Not the case for CVTs, and they didn't understand the engine was actually simply sliding ratios to get to higher power bands.