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Shep · Jul 27th, 2002, 12:20 PM

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The review summed up what I have noticed with my CVT. The hesitation when you first start out
was a little hard to get used to for me. Now I don't even think about it. With the CVT the car always
seems to be right in the power band and pulls well. With it in SD it is even more noticable. I am very
impressed with the CVT.

It seems to me that the CVT "hesitation" is getting a bum rap in Edmunds' 0 - 60 mph timings. Surely this "hesitation" in a CVT should be compared to the time that has to be taken, in a manual shift, to push the gear lever forward, to increase the revs and to release the clutch.

In measuring 0 - 60 timings with a manual transmission car, I'll bet they already have engaged the gear and have revved the engine pretty high before they start the stopwatch. If a CVT were timed against a manual that began in neutral from a standing start, I suspect the CVT would be pretty similar in its time to 60 mph.

Does anyone know exactly how they do these measurements?

Jul 27th, 2002, 12:20 PM	#9
Shep MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Princeton, NJ, USA Local Time: 01:49 PM Posts: 209 Offline	Quote: The review summed up what I have noticed with my CVT. The hesitation when you first start out was a little hard to get used to for me. Now I don't even think about it. With the CVT the car always seems to be right in the power band and pulls well. With it in SD it is even more noticable. I am very impressed with the CVT. It seems to me that the CVT "hesitation" is getting a bum rap in Edmunds' 0 - 60 mph timings. Surely this "hesitation" in a CVT should be compared to the time that has to be taken, in a manual shift, to push the gear lever forward, to increase the revs and to release the clutch. In measuring 0 - 60 timings with a manual transmission car, I'll bet they already have engaged the gear and have revved the engine pretty high before they start the stopwatch. If a CVT were timed against a manual that began in neutral from a standing start, I suspect the CVT would be pretty similar in its time to 60 mph. Does anyone know exactly how they do these measurements? Chili red Cooper/white roof/CVT/sunroof/DSC "Max" arrived on 19th August 2002 License plate: OURMINI