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**Sarah Armstrong** · 07-06-2012, 07:24 AM

So a CVT = worse acceleration than an automatic? That doesn't really make sense, I would think that because it is continuous, the reaction time between pressing the pedal and the engine power going up would be immediate.

CVT's can adjust the gear ratio continuously but not arbitrarily fast.

07-06-2012, 07:24 AM	#34
Sarah Armstrong Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 554 Senior Member	So a CVT = worse acceleration than an automatic? That doesn't really make sense, I would think that because it is continuous, the reaction time between pressing the pedal and the engine power going up would be immediate. CVT's can adjust the gear ratio continuously but not arbitrarily fast.
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