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05-18-2010, 03:53 AM | #29 |
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I like to compare it to going from 0 - 100 MPH on a runway in an airplane, or going going from 0 - 100 MPH on a runway in an automatic BRZ. The airplane doesn't shift and just provides steady acceleration, while the BRZ shifts through the gears from 1st to 6th. The BRZ is much more exciting, while the airplane is much more comfortable and even relaxing. A direct-drive electric motor is even more efficient than a CVT, since there are no power-train losses. Why not go electric? |
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This is from 2010. He hasn't been on this forum since 2011. I don't think he cares. How did you even find this thread?
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Heheh, tranny. Do a google image search with that term and you will get something with more balls than a CVT. There is a place for these, but not in any sort of performance car. Some grocery getter, sure, why not? It's low stress and nobody is in a hurry, perfect situation for a scooter drivetrain. |
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No idea how this thread got resurrected but I am having a blast watching Themad ragging on guys that haven't been here for 4 years.
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It'll be a cold day in Hell before I own a car equipped with a sh*tty CVT
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I feel uncomfortable driving a regular automatic...never mind a CVT. I am a control freak, though.
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I hate the one in my Wife's Mini. It needs a hunting license; it can't decide what gear it wants. Up, down, down, up, what? Sometimes I get so pissed I just slap it over ito the +/- and start banging the ears myself. The car goes from a sluggish, confused lump to a darn quick racy little car that I think could run my BRZ down with a good driver. I should have got her the paddle shift model. Autos are annoying in a performance car.
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