eli5 why does the cars R gear sound so different to the 1st gear? you can always hear the different when a car is backing up.

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eli5 why does the cars R gear sound so different to the 1st gear? you can always hear the different when a car is backing up.

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I drive Subaru with CVT and the only difference between forward/reverse gear is small gear that doesn’t make recognisable sound. I’ve driven in reverse pretty fast, don’t ask me why.