Continuously variable transmissions boast fuel economy benefits and smooth acceleration, though not every driver is a fan.

Tyler began his love for the automotive world from in front of a television screen, playing games like Gran Turismo and Need For Speed. While cars have always been his passion, he pivoted towards ...

Toyota’s rise to automotive highs is well documented. They took the world of endurance racing by storm and pioneered many innovative technologies. Among them, the Direct Shift-CVT transmission. The ...

When it comes to transmissions, cars used to fall under two categories: manual and automatic. However, a third type of ...

Continuously Variable Transmission. Those three words are guaranteed to strike dread in the heart of any gearhead who has ever enjoyed a slick-shifting manual transmission or a crisp-shifting ...

CVTs (continuously variable transmissions) often get a bad reputation. Any online gearhead will tell you CVTs are slow and unreliable. However, the bad reports are often overblown or unsubstantiated ...

Transmissions play a big part in how your car drives, especially when it comes to fuel efficiency. Fuel efficient vehicles tend to use continuously variable transmissions, but they still aren’t ...

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Joel began his career as a beat reporter for various news stations across the United States. He eventually transitioned to copywriting with a focus on North American automotive dealerships, vehicle ...

(CVT) is a type of automatic transmission that offers a smooth driving experience by providing an infinite number of gear ratios, unlike traditional automatic transmissions with fixed gears. CVTs are ...