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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People got used to the feeling of gear changes. It’s better for the transmission to not have gears but it’s very monotonous so they added the changes.
There are situations like motorsports where paddle shifting the CVT might be better than just letting it go, but at the end of the day a manual transmission is preferred. (Inb4 porch has a really good automatic, that’s a totally different discussion and I don’t like them)
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