#cvt

Last month, a report surfaced indicating Subaru was looking to get rid of the manual transmission, as its Lineartronic CVT automatic works better with its various EyeSight active safety features.

Vehicle transmission technology is improving rapidly, giving consumers a wealth of choices. Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVTs) have become a very common option. CVTs are designed to be more fuel efficient than traditional automatic transmissions, but are they reliable?

Update: Honda spokesman Sage Marie has confirmed that the Civic Type R will not be offered with CVT. The below story has been updated to reflect that. 

Rumors of the upcoming Honda Civic Type R offering a continuously variable transmission (CVT) as an option have been put to rest. 

Beside body-on-frame SUVs, the first-generation Nissan Murano looked like a space pod.

General Motors strategy to deal with rapidly tightening fuel economy restrictions is likely to include a new CVT developed in-house by the company.

Ford is examining the possibility of using more continuously variable transmissions in its vehicles to boost fuel economy.

The Subaru Outback has carved itself a comfortable niche as a no nonsense, go anywhere, family hauler.

There’s good news if the thought of a German luxury automaker selling cars with CVTs makes your skin crawl: Audi is ditching its infinite ratio transmission.

Welcome to the final installment of Trans Wars, a three-part miniseries exploring the automatic transmission. So far we’ve compared torque-converter and dual-clutch units, but these two gearboxes aren’t the only ones on the market today.

In yesterday’s installment of Trans Wars we explored the benefits and downsides of conventional automatic gearboxes, ones that feature fluid-filled torque converters. This type of transmission has been around for more than 50 years; it works well and has pretty much become the industry standard.

Join us for a three-part miniseries exploring the ins and outs of automatic transmissions. For the first installment we celebrate heritage by tipping our hats to a great motoring tradition that’s as American as baseball, apple pie and Oldsmobile. This is Trans Wars!

Automatic transmissions are HUGELY popular in North America. Europe is still a strong hold for the manual gearbox but on this side of the Atlantic self-shifters account for at least 90 percent of new-vehicle sales; the standard trans lost the market-share race decades ago and in spectacular fashion.

The 2014 Honda Civic Hybrid and Natural Gas models enter the 2014 mode year with the same new content as other versions of the Civic and improved fuel economy for the hybrid. 

Nissan will build a production version of the IDx concepts that it first debuted late last year during the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show.

Nissan has just dropped the curtain on a Sport Sedan Concept today that hints at a future production sports sedan.