Cvt with 6-speed manual mode

Are you kidding? Worst article I've had CVTs in '14, '16, and '18 Outbacks also 6 other '14 and later Crosstreks and Foresters for my wife and they have all been great. Most people that complain about them haven't driven them. The worst "feature" is the ridiculously annoying and power-sapping "fake shift" they added because of all the whining from people that don't realize how CVTs work.

My '14 Outback was super-smooth and always had the optimum engine speed during hard acceleration, but the '16 had the fake shifts added and was beyond annoying until I figured out how to avoid them.

I've been writing to Subaru ever since to lobby for it to be a software selectable option. I found in both my '16 and '18 both 3. Rick Jeffries wrote on November 30, - pm Permalink. I agree, I have a Forester 2. Nickolas G Wimble wrote on March 4, - pm Permalink.

They work fine for you, because you are not keeping them long enough to feel the "burn" let us know how you love them after you try to put K on one I would rather manual shift, than buy another CVT.

I have a Forester The thing I have learned about driving my Forester is that the CVT works fine when you drive "normally" Accelerating at a models pace from a stop and general stop and go driving as well as the occasional passing maneuver all work well. If you like to drive a vehicle "hard and fast" with lots of "Jack-rabbit" full-throttle starts and lots of flooring the gas pedal, you are not going to like the CVT David Carvalheira wrote on February 25, - pm Permalink.

Eventually, downshifting with that paddles end up to ruin the transmission of the vehicle at k. Crosstrek Subaru actually on their startup manual for the advise people to use the paddles to downshift to help the brakes and eventually stop more efficiently. I also downshift to accelerate. So what that did for K miles? The car vibrates like we are having an earthquake inside, literally the CVT transmission is gone. The CVT transmission is not designed for this kind of driving, once in a while you can downshift, but only once in a while!

Drive your CVT and waste and pay for the brakes and forget the paddles on your steering wheel! CVTs have horrible reliability records, on high mileage vehicles, if you are going to own a car for less than K, and NEVER pull a fishing boat, or drive in the mountains, they are fine Pretty small sample that! Steve Kimsey wrote on June 20, - am Permalink. No thanks. Paul Gordon wrote on March 5, - am Permalink. Minimal engagement with maximum performance That's what automatic transmissions offer without CVT limitations.

CVT's as well as turbochargers, instead of adequate horsepower, unfortunately are here to stay as long as we continue to bow the knee to environmental extremism. Mike Skinner wrote on March 19, - pm Permalink. Why do you start so many sentences with the word "but? Mike, "but" can serve as a conjunction, a preposition, an adverb, or a noun in sentences. This word is commonly categorized under conjunctions because it can connect two clauses together and form a single sentence.

If you state a trueism denoting a conceived fixed position on a subject you can then commence to put forth an argument against it by using that joining word "but". Incredibly handy. Good, eh! Steve Crocker wrote on June 10, - pm Permalink. And you sir are correct. I played with the car and "learned" how to drive it properly. If we remember the car is naturally programmed to run smoothly and economically and that the driver has to employ what else is available to make performance more sparkling then we begin to appreciate the CVT.

I have to remind my wife of this she drives well is inclined to leave the car to do its thing - and in suburban driving that is fine when she decided to drive up to her sister's home kms away. Part of this drive includes negotiating large hills and entails quite a bit of elevation gain necessitating tight twisty bits of road. Doing this seemingly doubles available power - and I'm quite certain that most reviewers aren't aware of this when they comment that this engine should be more lively.

Driven properly this is a mightily responsive and beautiful device. And even the 2. However it seems probably that the majority of drivers will never experiment to get the best from their CVT equipped car. Perhaps Subaru salespeople should be more proactive in demonstrating how to drive their cars in a lively manner when it's necessary.

One variation is a different, less common CVT style using rollers and discs. The Subaru Ascent, for example, offers an interpretation that gives drivers a similar feel to a conventional automatic.

The Ascent features eight preset shift points on the pulley system, making it seem as if the car is shifting gears. It can operate automatically, or drivers can "shift gears" using paddle shifters or the gear lever. The Toyota Corolla has a different system that includes a first gear similar to a manual transmission. Called a 'launch gear,' it controls the car's initial acceleration. The transmission switches to the continuously variable transmission mode once it reaches 25 mph.

Toyota says its launch gear enables the vehicle to achieve stronger and smoother acceleration from the outset. When comparing CVT versus automatic transmission technology, the CVT's benefit is its ability to change its gear ratio as the engine speed changes continuously.

It means the engine always performs at peak efficiency. There are a seemingly infinite number of gear ratios. This seamlessness and flexibility help a CVT pull the maximum amount of horsepower from a small engine, giving drivers quicker acceleration than standard automatic transmissions.

Automakers like Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Hyundai equip their four-cylinder motors with CVTs to take advantage of this power boost. A continuously variable transmission produces smooth acceleration without gear shift interruptions. CVTs deliver extra power and vehicle speed for passing slower vehicles or climbing steep hills. Drivers do not need to worry about jerky or bouncy downshifting or "hunting" for the correct gear as with conventional automatic transmissions.

Because of their ability to control the engine speed range, CVTs operate more efficiently. In addition, they're lighter than traditional automatic transmissions. And they're typically able to get better fuel economy in the city and cruising on the highway, which is why hybrid vehicles often implement them.

Those figures far surpass the average car. If the Japanese brand were to use an automatic in the Prius, gas efficiency would doubtless be impacted. As for the driving experience, some drivers comment that the car ride in CVT-equipped vehicles is exceptionally smooth compared to regular automatic transmissions. Some drivers miss the transmission shifts and acceleration of an automatic.

There are no sounds or sensations of the vehicle changing through gears as with conventional automatic transmissions. Although the engine attains the same speeds using a CVT, you hear only a subtle humming or droning sound. As a result, it can lack that same sporty feeling. This refers to six gears within the transmission.

Each gear is set to only reach a certain vehicle speed; when the driver keeps accelerating, the transmission must shift up through the gears starting with first, second, and so on. In comparison, a CVT produces the most efficient engine speed for each driving situation and is constant even if the vehicle is rapidly accelerating. A continuously variable transmission does not have individual gears, instead, it has one gear that is variable for all driving conditions.

Unlike ordinary automatic transmissions, drivers will not feel the shift from one gear to the next. Instead, drivers will notice a change in engine speed or RPMs, often higher for acceleration and lower for cruising.

CVTs are an example of how vehicle manufacturers are improving vehicles from day to day. And while this is a new way of creating power, CVTs have been gaining in popularity in recent years. CVTs possess many microprocessors and sensors but the hydraulic pressure, spring tension, or centrifugal force used to create the force necessary to adjust two pulleys are the key to enabling the technology. The driving pulley is connected to the crankshaft of the engine.

The driving pulley may also be referred to as the input pulley because it is where the energy from the engine enters the transmission. The driven pulley is so named because the driving pulley is turning it. Also referred to as the output pulley, it transfers energy to the driveshaft. A belt rides in a groove between two cones on each pulley.