MINI2 - MINI Forum - View Single Post - CVT -- De-"americanizing" the virtual shift?

cooper4us · Jun 10th, 2003, 02:36 AM

First off, I would hate to drive a car running at 4,000 RPM and staying there all the time. Great for the race track, but on normal street driving?

Anyway, thanks for the explanation. I am not aware of this feature. Do you mean that even when the car stopped the engine remains at 4K RPM?.

I don't think the variance in engine RPMs can be correctly defined as "Shifting points"....remember that the CVT adjusts engine's RPM to ensure optimal delivery of power and torque at different speeds.

To me, "Shifting points" are defined as while in "Normal" mode the car upon acceleration delivers the shifting feeling of a regular Hydraullically operated 4-speed automatic changing gears from 1st, 2nd, 3rd and so on. I get no such feeling on acceleration from the car.

Jun 10th, 2003, 02:36 AM	#10
cooper4us MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Local Time: 05:19 AM Posts: 1,423 Offline	First off, I would hate to drive a car running at 4,000 RPM and staying there all the time. Great for the race track, but on normal street driving? Anyway, thanks for the explanation. I am not aware of this feature. Do you mean that even when the car stopped the engine remains at 4K RPM?. I don't think the variance in engine RPMs can be correctly defined as "Shifting points"....remember that the CVT adjusts engine's RPM to ensure optimal delivery of power and torque at different speeds. To me, "Shifting points" are defined as while in "Normal" mode the car upon acceleration delivers the shifting feeling of a regular Hydraullically operated 4-speed automatic changing gears from 1st, 2nd, 3rd and so on. I get no such feeling on acceleration from the car. '02 MINI Cooper CVT On Order: 2004 MCS (Est production date: 9/5/03)