: what does variable transmission mean on a car

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I’m looking at cars and I genuinely don’t know what that is please help

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Cars with a regular transmission normally have 6 gears to pick from to allow the most fuel efficiency and power depend on your speed and whether or not you are trying to accelerate. A variable transmission uses belts to pick gears in between those instead of just 6 spots to pick from.

Anonymous 0 Comments

It means that instead of using gears, the car uses pulleys that can smoothly change the effective “gear ratio” of the car. Cars with continuously-variable transmission don’t just have 4-6 gears they can be in: they can be in “gears” in between those.

Anonymous 0 Comments

You have to solve for X in to start the car. It’s part of an anti DWI campaign.

A continuous variable transmission doesn’t use standard gear sets, usually it leverages a kind of pulley system to change ratios to match your driving needs. Feels like a smoother ride.