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This topic has probably been discussed tons but I just now decided to read up on the new and improved cvt. Im surprised none of the big boys (suzuki not included) tried this earlier on. cvt multitronic
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snow machines have used the same idea as their clutch for years.
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my family has a new audi, its soooo sweet, so smooth, i love the car. we got the Audi A6 body, but upgraded the engine to the V8(only comes in one color, dark blue)....around 300 hp stock, all wheel drive, leather....and that new tranny idea! You cant even feel it shifting...the ifrst time i drove it i was like...ummm, shift, wait, its....WTF!! lol.
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my sister has that in her 2k2 passat. its a 1.8 turbo. but yea it shifts so smoothly. when the gears shift, the car revs up like a manual power shift type of thing. it kiks ass.
but i only dont like 1 thing about it. the tiptronic shifting. the lever should come towards the driver. not away. i pop it out of tiptronic so many times. its just no fun.
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it's a snowmobile system essentially!! great if I break the chain I can use a pair of panty hose to get to the next gas station
Currently: 2002 ztw focus wagon, black, manual. Yippee it sucks!!
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Originally posted by LiLMaN:
my family has a new audi, its soooo sweet, so smooth, i love the car. we got the Audi A6 body, but upgraded the engine to the V8(only comes in one color, dark blue)....around 300 hp stock, all wheel drive, leather....and that new tranny idea! You cant even feel it shifting...the ifrst time i drove it i was like...ummm, shift, wait, its....WTF!! lol. The CVT isn't available with the 4.2L v-8, or quattro. :rolleyes:
Every time I come online I wonder if the forums will be up
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It apparently is able to out perform test driver quality shifting on a m/t,better gas mileage, smoother ride. the only down side that I see is that it can not be anywhere as fun as a manual.
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