Jeff (and others)
yes, I've always been intrigued with the theory of CVT: that it always
gives you the best possible gearing ratio.
But.....the EPA rating for the CVT was 1 mpg lower than the regular
automatic (because there's no lock-up???.)
However, in real driving, it's amazing. I live atop a steep
hill.........with every other automatic car I've ever had, I've always
needed to manually down****ft when turning up my drive, because the car
would lug before the tranny would down****ft by itself. No need with the
CVT: no lag, no lugging....it just silently proceeds up the hill, as
slow or as fast as I care to drive. However, in other cars I always went
down the hill in Low......but I use the brakes with the CVT because Low
seems to over-rev it. Sorry that Ford no longer offers it - I'd buy
another.
Jim
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