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Originally Posted by VoltsFRS2013
maybe i'm way off and or using the wrong acronym, my bad
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Continuously Variable Transmission. They are operated by a belt (or belts depending) that is sped up or slowed down by changing the position of the pullies. There are no gears in the traditional sense so it isn't really shifting at all. When paddles are used with a CVT all that happens is the pullies move to a set position and do not move again until you hit the paddle again.
Some CVTs (my wife's new Impreza) have artificial "shift points" that make it seem like there are gears even though there really is no practical need for them. Her last car (Outlander Sport) did not have shift points and the car just sped up evenly with the revs at a constant rate. Was a weird sensation that I never quite got used to. Probably why some have the fake shift points.