Hello what do ya think of cvt transmission how it have the d-step fake shift on them now I drove my buddy 2018 Nissan Maxima and it felt like he had heard but quicker to be shifting are they going to be as good as regular gear transmission
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Personally speaking, I don't like CVT transmissions and how they drive. To me the fake shifts are just that, fake.
As far as a CVT being as reliable as a geared transmission, I suppose Honda's and Toyota's CVT's can probably last as long.
I've seen quite a few CVT powered sedans (Hondas) with surprisingly high miles, over 150k with no issues.
I also hate fake shifting feel - I don't get why car makers do that.
Engineering in shift shock or noticeable RPM changes has got to be the worst modern trend.
Transmissions that have shift shock on purpose are like ripped jeans, sometimes some people might want that - but it's uncool when you're forced into using it and it's your only option.
I agree. My only guess is that it's the car manufacturers way of admitting CVTs are no fun and provide zero feedback for the driver.
So far the record shows that CVTs do not in general last as long as well-designed conventional automatic transmissions. They just do not hold up as well over time and high mileage. Worst are the Jatco CVTs used by Nissan and, I think, Mitsubishi. Best are Toyota and Honda with the "launch gear". Subaru is somewhere in the middle.
The problem is that in new cars almost all are going to CVTs to eke out as much gas mileage as possible in the face of increasingly insane stringent government gas mileage regulations.
Look, CVTs are not meant for speed, on Mopeds are Priuses they are alright - but with 330 NM - 370 NM on a metal belt stretched between two cones? things are sure to go wrong.
Generally speaking, a CVT can be faster - but not for a long time, if you drive it hard, it will fail.
Generally CVTs require you to rethink how you drive to try and have as little internal slip as possible, like honestly - that CVT is the main reason why I would never advice anyone to even think about a Maxima, it's just such a shame they don't offer it with a regular manual or Nissans's alright 7 speed conventional automatics.
As far as CVT technology, what I'm actually excited to see is a teardown of Subaru's "Performance CVT", have they gone the same path as Mitsubishi has with the EvoX - by giving it a weird and disposable automatic transmission, or will we see some real technological progress?
