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KenL · Jul 19th, 2002, 09:30 AM

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Originally posted by cooper4us
Automatic transmissions of late are so well engineered, smooth and efficient that the need to mesh gears in urban driving is almost a thing of the past.

I haven't driven a CVT so have no idea how smooth they are. In theory they should be smooth as it's just one gear isn't it?

I have driven a lot of cars in the states on visits and I even stayed in Hawaii for 1.5 years. In my experience of the american cars I driven the auto boxes are pretty poor with surging changes. I remember driving Chevy Cavalier, GrandAm, Olds Alero and they all had poor auto boxes IMHO.

Cheers, Ken.

Jul 19th, 2002, 09:30 AM	#9
KenL MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edinburgh Local Time: 08:55 AM Posts: 5,216 Offline	Re: Kenl Quote: Originally posted by cooper4us Automatic transmissions of late are so well engineered, smooth and efficient that the need to mesh gears in urban driving is almost a thing of the past. I haven't driven a CVT so have no idea how smooth they are. In theory they should be smooth as it's just one gear isn't it? I have driven a lot of cars in the states on visits and I even stayed in Hawaii for 1.5 years. In my experience of the american cars I driven the auto boxes are pretty poor with surging changes. I remember driving Chevy Cavalier, GrandAm, Olds Alero and they all had poor auto boxes IMHO. Cheers, Ken.