2014 Outlander GT is Fast!!
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Well, though I was certain his V6 GT had a 6 speed automatic I learned something new today. I looked at a 4cyl CVT model when I purchased my Outlander, but only briefly.
As a mechanical engineer, my only hands on experience with CVTs is in industrial equipment. So I did some research. Seems shifters are common on car CVTs. Problem is, it seems to be fake to make consumers feel more comfortable with the way CVTs work.
If you can stand the computer generated voice, this video does a decent job of explaining the technical aspects:
As a mechanical engineer, my only hands on experience with CVTs is in industrial equipment. So I did some research. Seems shifters are common on car CVTs. Problem is, it seems to be fake to make consumers feel more comfortable with the way CVTs work.
"Even Nissan is soft-pitching the technology. On the Maxima, CVTs have been given a Drive Sport mode control setting. The setting causes the CVT to pause, for lack of a better word, at a preselected number of spots on the smooth upward curve of acceleration. The pause holds the engine at a certain rpm longer than necessary, then releases it to provide that familiar thrust forward of a traditional step automatic.
The bottom line: It creates the illusion that the transmission has gears -- a sensation that Nissan had intentionally avoided. The company acknowledges that adding that sense of "shifting" siphons away some of the potential fuel economy but says the loss is marginal.
Honda will use a similar feature on the CVT that appears this year on the new Accord. Martin says Honda is spending $120 million to produce a new-generation CVT at its transmission factory in Russells Point, Ohio, and another $100 million to produce the CVT's pulleys in Anna, Ohio.
Using faux gear spots on the new transmission, Martin says, the engine will "lose a little bit of efficiency, but it will make the CVT more palatable to American consumers." (http://www.autonews.com/article/2012...g-into-no-gear)
The bottom line: It creates the illusion that the transmission has gears -- a sensation that Nissan had intentionally avoided. The company acknowledges that adding that sense of "shifting" siphons away some of the potential fuel economy but says the loss is marginal.
Honda will use a similar feature on the CVT that appears this year on the new Accord. Martin says Honda is spending $120 million to produce a new-generation CVT at its transmission factory in Russells Point, Ohio, and another $100 million to produce the CVT's pulleys in Anna, Ohio.
Using faux gear spots on the new transmission, Martin says, the engine will "lose a little bit of efficiency, but it will make the CVT more palatable to American consumers." (http://www.autonews.com/article/2012...g-into-no-gear)
Last edited by ckmecha; Jun 3, 2014 at 05:20 PM.
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BTW double-clutch tranny is also being used on Outlanders, yet only on diesel-equipped Euro ones.
Here Mitsu saved their (actually made by Getrag) TC-SST dual-clutch transmission for Lancer Ralliart and Evo MR.
Here Mitsu saved their (actually made by Getrag) TC-SST dual-clutch transmission for Lancer Ralliart and Evo MR.
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