eli5: Why does a CVT transmission still “shift” if it can be in any position and move seamlessly as they say?

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eli5: Why does a CVT transmission still “shift” if it can be in any position and move seamlessly as they say?

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Keeping the engine at 4000rpm constantly doesn’t sound or feel as fun so they program it to be inefficient and to wear out the parts faster so it revs a bunch and fake shifts to make it sound cool and feel fun

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