I'm an outlier for my age/generation when it comes to transmissions. I actually like CVTs. Yeah some are terrible and fail (just experienced that), but they're also smooth.
What is interesting to me is a common compliant I always hear about is how automatics shift erratically, jerk or buck etc. Very common complaint and always has been to this day. CVT's come along and are a smooth as you can get and people hate them.
I like manuals too, but it also depends on the manual. Some are terrible some are not.
Certainly not the same CVT's found in passenger cars. I'm sure this wasn't designed to handle stop/go driving. Would have been interesting to see that thing torn apart but it never made it that far.
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