I have a honda civic sport with the cvt and imo it’s not as poor as some make out and i have no issues at all roasting people when needed. I was put off abit because of what i had heard about cvt’s but after the test drive, i was taken back as to how smooth it was.. Now i have the car I am more impressed at how fast the car is when you need it to be and no lag at all.. Personally i have always hated auto’s and preffered a manual and my last car was a golf with the dsg as i can no longer do the clutch.
I do think it’s always worth having a test drive if the car meets your needs as most reviewer’s just don’t like an auto whatever it is over the manual.. But when that’s all you can drive and it’s not an option, as i said it’s worth checking out for yourself..