Oscarmax yes I have a degree in mechanical engineering for my sins. Believe me if cvt gearboxes were great I’d be the first to praise them. Road test one and then a bmw or Vw auto back to back and you’ll immediately feel the difference.
Hi Phil that make two us, I have never understood why some manufacture have fitted CVT transmission to non hybrid engines, and yes some of the early CVT were interesting. I have been out of the industry now for 15 years due to my head injury 15 years ago, I leave it all to you youngsters with your technical minds.
I had a long road test with the new 2.4 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, I was expecting a wailing transmission and excessive engine noise, it could not have been so different, I floored the throttle to induce the effect just a very quiet raise in engine rpm and noise. When we jumped back into the Ford Kuga powershift (not as refine as the BMW and VW transmission), the Kuga felt quite agricultural and noisy.
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally I get confused and often say the wrong thing.