2006-06-19 14:32:58 · 4 answers · asked by tracystokes3 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
A continously variable transmission (CVT) is a transmission that lacks fixed gears. Hence, when accelerating, rather than the engine speed increasing as the car accelerates, the transmission instead varies the drive ratio. This allows the engine to stay at the same speed as the car accelerates (usually an engine speed that provides the best power.) CVTs in hybrid cars help to 'lug' the engine, producing better fuel economy. Because it does not have stepped gears, lots of drivers are diconcerted by the way it operates, commenting that it feels like the transmission is slipping, when in fact it is operating normally. To alleviate this complaint, some CVTs operate by jumping to certain ratios, which simulates the gearshifts of a conventional transmission.
2006-06-19 15:23:32 · answer #1 · answered by Harry 5 · 9⤊ 0⤋
It combines the characteristics of an electric drive and a continuously variable transmission, using electricity and transistors in place of toothed gears. The Synergy Drive is a drive-by-wire system with no direct mechanical connection between the engine and the engine controls: both the gas pedal and the gearshift lever in an HSD car merely send electrical signals to a control computer.
2006-06-19 21:39:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means it's variably splitting torque between the front and rear drive.
2006-06-19 21:39:19 · answer #3 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
god knows
2006-06-20 04:02:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋