2013 Nissan Altima

Belts and pulleys are still traditional course in the coming years to replace and more car manufacturers are continuously variable transmission to rotate in order to suck the fun future growth engine of fuel. According to a new report by Automotive News, the numbers were about one percent of new vehicles in 2005 with a CVT equipped. By 2010 the number of new vehicles in the U.S. grew by seven percent, thanks mainly Nissan, not an increase in the number of hybrid models sold in America (most of which are equipped with the technology) to call. The experts from IHS Automotive now predict that will more than double percentage points in 2016 to 16 percent.

The belt and pulley transmission can adjust the torque of an engine in an infinite number of ways to make it more efficient than conventional gear. But have CVT is the bane of many fans and critics due to a number of undesirable characteristics - namely the unpleasant "rubber band", they emit sounds under hard acceleration. According to Automotive News, Japanese car manufacturers seem particularly interested in the CVT to their setups. Honda is generally expected that a CVT on next-generation four-cylinder Accord offers may Toyota also about his future CVT Corolla and the CVT faithful in his introduced in 2013 Nissan Altima earlier this year with an improved CVT, which helps this goal reach up to 38 miles per gallon on the highway.

While improving CVTs, which have faux programmed to continue "switch points" by sports programs or paddles, they remain a non-starter with most fans, we're talking about. Furthermore, critics, if we can not help but note that (are eight courses more frequently, and nine-and ten-speed cars to cogswappers the horizon) with the advent of newer, lighter engine and dual clutch transmission with increasing speed, are the advantages of the CVT efficiency is not so impressive. We also have a kind of pulley mechanism, to draw us into the future.