Nissan shows us its new and improved Continuously Variable Transmission
by Damon Lavrinc (RSS feed) on Dec 1st, 2011 at 2:58PM
Finally, A CVT That Doesn't Suck Continuously variable transmissions have been the bane of our enthusiast existence since... well... forever. An endless, droning tone coupled with the dreaded "rubber band" effect has relegated the gearboxes to rolling appliances and miserable fuel misers – save for one particular sedan. It's not just an improvement, this is the best driving CVT yet. When Nissan debuted the new Maxima and revived the "Four-Door Sports Car" name, we wanted to love it. Then we saw one glaring omission on the spec sheet: a manual gearbox. Nissan wouldn't offer the... Read More
