WHICH IS BETTER? CVT OR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ???  

The amount of research this guy does🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Overall basic explanation of the working mechanisms of the two transmissions is okay, however I believe some statements grossly misrepresented the technologies. First, it's not etched stone that a transmission has to use actual gear cogs to transfer power from the engine to the wheels, whatever mechanism that does the work will suffice. A CVT IS an Automatic Transmission. NOT all automatics use torque converters, which role is to impel fluid (fluid coupling). . The DSG uses two physical clutches, yet it is an automatic transmission. The role of paddle shifts are more than "feel" or to lie to you that you're driving a manual indeed, there's a far more important reason which is to provide preset transmission ratios for specific driving conditions such as mud and rocks, which provide required torque to overcome the said conditions under which normal ratio variance won't be possible. All CVT's are not made equally. Toyota uses their inhouse Aisin transmission which have proven to be very reliable. Nissan outsources from Jatco. Subaru uses their inhouse Lineartronic transmission which again is very solid. Drive a WRX auto or even a Forester, and you'll get all the enthusiasm you need.

Good stuff CK and team. You should administer a CAT after this "Transmission" lecture :)

A guy with experience. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. From Cape town.

The video we needed! 🔥What I've found out kama mkaazi wa Rongai is that many CVT's blow up on our hilly terrain. Most households in the hilly inner parts have either German cars, Mazdas, or older Japanese vehicles that are non-CVT

I could have never understood this thing's from reading or any research,the way you have presented it is very simple and unique.much love!

I am a car enthusiast even though I don't own one and this channel has enabled me to learn more...I really love it!

Best is stick shift period 👌

Great piece as usual... Very refined insights removing myths between CVTs and Autos. But for me I would rather buy an old generation car for the thrill of Automatic experience. Especially a semi Automatic (Manual capability). CVT ni slayers, Autos the real "kienyeji!". Cheers baba!

Good stuff Erick, I had been looking forward to this informative episode. Please do a video about pros and cons of Turbocharged and naturally aspirated engines.

Quite a learning experience,good pieces of advice from the professor of automobiliogy

How I have been waiting for this comparison!!! Insightful and enlightening stuff.

Very informative. Do you like spend an entire night reading about this...ama it's something you just know? Very impressive

Great presentation. Toyota eCVTs in recent hybrid models are hands down one of the best transmissions. No pulleys as the name might suggest.

You can actually "upshift" or "downshift" kwa CVT. How it works is the when u select sport/manual mode, the transmission control unit SIMULATES gears and and assigns the pulleys fixed ratios, such that when u move from one gear to the next using ur paddles, the pulley system moves from one ratio to the next as pre-determined by the TCU. Thats y u will see things like 6 speed or 7 speed mode kwa CVT. It's all simulated but non the less gives u a feeling of a conventional auto but only when ur on manual mode. It will actually even hold "gears" until u shift.

A very informative episode. Too much appreciations from your neighbors +255🇹🇿

Erick is so good in what he does. Good job Wokabi👍

amazing....nice reviews ,,,,educational stuff....mtafika 1m subscribers...keep it up

Sir erick.... Now I can see you are highly qualifying to be my fren........you are 💥💥💥💥💥Infact some of us we even don't know the kind of a car we are driving,,,,,,(borake ni gari mpya) congrants sir🙏🙏🙏

That's my good friend. Proud of you my brother good Job

Lexus cvt with a sports mode, pulls and you can feel the thing spinning! On manual mode, gear changes are very smooth and engaging surprisingly enough! True.

Very informative....automatics alway outlast the cvts.

Great and simple, much appreciated, thank you, and God Bless.

moto kama pasi,, the information is top-notch and alluring

Quite exhaustive dissection. Good job EriCk

RU-vid recommends your channel to me 2 days ago...today I subscribed.

Automatic very fun to drive and engaging

Awesome! And thanks for the lesson, ❤️

Depends on application.. fuel efficiency, smooth/gap less/seamless gearshifting go for cvt, having application go for conventional automatic gear box... Remember with CVT especially Nissan avoid maniac acceleration, abd change fluid after every 30,000km, and if you are a CVT enthusiastic like me, and your own a nissan equiped with CVT transmission,you may consider installing aftermarket heat exchanger for your transmission. Note: Nissan CVT made by jatco most are junk and they fail due to design issues (whereby ball inside the grooves where pulleys slide for gear ratio changing tend to degrade very fast especially if you are a heavy foot driver.. so these balls tend to chew the grooves edge until grooves become big and allow balls to roll over past the grooves edge when big torque is applied hence leads to failure. Also since the pulleys where belt for transferring engine torque is attached are teeth less, compared to teethed gears in conventional automatic gear box, chances for slippage is very likely especially if you are using wrong or very dirt transmission fluid, so this also leads to premature failure of CVT transmission.. Conclusion: CVT transmission is a very good transmission if you use it as per intended purposes and if properly maintained.. Dont use cvt Cars if the purpose of purchasing that car is to carry heavy loads, towing, heavy foot driver or if most of the time car will be used in hills roads. Remember; Toyota, Honda make very reliable CVT transmission with no issues compared to other brands, bur Nissan make worse CVT transmission system. Kwa watanzania wenzagu wanao hitaji huduma ya consultation kuhusu magari madogo mwaweza nicheki kupitia namba ±255763503046,karibuni sana, napatikana Dar es salaam.

Thanks for explaining the differences. I found it captivating. I also learnt alot. 👏

Am very much informed coz Nissan Note is a hell

Perfect Mr. Erick. Now we know. I ditched cvt thrice-Demio, Fielder and vitz, opted to go Old skool.

Good stuff. Umetutoa mbali.

CVT still has programmed set of ger ratios by the computer, what you dont feel is the shift between the programmed sets,

Very informative Keep up the good work

Great content. This is impressively splendid. Big up Wokabi

Very informative 👏 👌 Class ya leo imekuwa 🔥

Waooohh.. This is so educative. You are my car lecturer. Be blessed man.

Using Amsoil synthetic cvt fluid drain n fill every 30k miles will prevent premature wear from overheating the fluid which can happen w stock Ideumitsu NS3 fluid.

Excellent video explaining the difference between CVT and automatic.? Thank you

buda,,, information si unayo msee,,, big up man

A very nice and educative presentation, am following from Uganda, thanks 🙏 bro

very insightful and engaging Carnversations Erick, though l must say of all the car brands, Toyota and Honda only make and manufacture their own CVTs and they have a real launch gear which assists the car to Move to speed from flat stop before it engages to cvt they are really good cvt transmissions. For instance toyota axio models, vellfire, vitz...Honda civic, Honda fit.. and They hold up for quite some time and can last longer if well maintained and driven conservatively. l have a Toyota axio x 2007 1.5L and the car is still driving like a dream.

Please explain on VVTI, DUAL VVTI in comparison to AUTOMATIC. Plus encore enlightment on the variables of AUTOMATIC ENGINEs

Most automatic transmissions seem to develop problems after 300,000 - 400,000 km even with regular servicing. A good CVT will last much longer than this. The key to long CVT life is servicing and using the right oil. A lot of CVT's seem to fail due to the use of the wrong oil. CVT's often have quite long service intervals... so they don't require a lot of attention. Auto transmissions typically require more frequent servicing. I've never seen an auto transmission rebuilt because it's fairly expensive to pull the entire transmission out, strip it and put in new parts. Usually, mechanics will only adjust the bands... and that usually doesn't improve things very much. :-)

Thank you very much. This has enlightened me, which I really needed.

Toyota harriers cvt gearbox is kinda different u actually feel the gears when ur in manual and you can actually down shift the car.

Speaking of CVTs, where is the Elgrand video you promised! Subscribed from Zambia

Why Nissan CVT fails more than Toyota CVT or Honda CVT ? ? What makes difference in durability between them ? ?

Very informative on auto manenos for us shift gear boys

finally makes sense, my mechanic told me my mark x required cvt Transmission fluid when doing service and the price was just out of this world, so this was useful, and true i dont feel the gear shifts compared when I was in an altezza that was automatic gear box, though i think i like it like that imagine moving from 0-150 km/hr without any jerking shifts its just a smooth ascend

Ole Time Transmission Is The Best!!!!Cvts Only Saves You On Gas Bcause Dem Have More Gears!!!But A Troubles Dem💔👈🤔!!!!

Very informative. Good job

Very insightful Eric!!

The day I'll have a car, it I'll be serviced here

Going forward and since you want to reach worldwide audience, please avoid mixing English with swahili since those of us in West Africa don't understand swahili. Many thanks

I just love & like your deep explanations,,,

Nice work Erick!!

Great content. I learnt

Very informative. Thanks Erick.

Cvts have infinite gears. The said 6 or 7 speeds are basically simulations

Wow great... at least now I know how the CVT works

Very informative video, you never mentioned towing a trailer with automatic vs cvt.🚘⛽🚨

@CARNVERSATIONS I own a 2013 Subaru XT 2.0L Turbo - Went for a CVT fluid change - There is High Torque in red colour recommended by Subaru for XT Turbo Models but the dealer recommended the green colour low torque lineartronic II fliud. Do you know why? Could it be that they didn't have the red high torque type? Surprisingly, I find it performing nice. Also, I find it's Intelligent, Sport, Sport# Modes top notch with unprecedented aggressive power whenever I need it. You can actually race with this cobra against a 3.0^ smoothly in Sport# mode. Kindly share some thoughts on this too on how it gains the power in those modes. Lastly, this XT has a CVT gear shift chain not a belt it seems - any +/- explanation on this? Thanks and greetings from UG.

I have been really waiting for this review. Very informative Erick with a C.K

Very educative manze.

Ck...cvt has more advantages than the auto .. i think the only thing i got from this video is that you hate the cvt...cvt is fast, the paddle shifts are not useless since it channges the pulley ratio... think about it....

This is the opinion everyone had when Autos were replacing Manual. One day Ck will prefer CVT over some other new technology.😂😂

Followed @1:25. Good job. Very informative.

I bet off topic a manual transmission is better, when battery goes down you just push to start. A manual wont give you the best fuel economy but its more fun changing gears while driving.

Best channel ever🔥🔥🔥

Detailed and informative. 👍

Nissan Juke is CVT very efficient in fuel consumption especially now with the ever increasing fuel prices.

Thank you for passing on the knowledge. Pls what's ur take on HONDA ACCORD 2003 TRANSMISSION and how to maintain it?? Expecting ur feed back pls

Good work.Can you do a review of the RVR?

fantastic episode

Very informative commentary

I will go for a Nissan wingroad with cvt then add the after market transmission oil cooler.

Eehh wokabi.thats a whole lot of research...keep informing us

mimi CVT kwanza ya Nissan Juke inaeza fanya uuze gari yako 30bob juu ya hasira.

nice stuff,, i learned alot

If you say it's ignorance and again say it has infinite gears so I can get to 7. I have an experience of being able to shift downwards or upwards. What makes it possible

Subaru run on boxer CVT transmission and are the most reliable built cars anywhere KE - efficiency and quality of driving trumps "engaging" car

A good CVT will last much longer than a normal auto e.g. Honda, Toyota & Mitsubishi... many of which will last over 1,000,000 km if maintained. Even a badly maintained CVT should last 500,000 km Jatco CVT's seem to all have problems... so they don't count. A lot of cars have Jatco CVT's as they're a major manufacturer e.g. Nissan CVT's all seem to have problems 🙂

Educative episode

Always makes me wonder why Toyota's say 7speed CVT-i yet it's just a CVT. Also school us on the Direct-shift CVT

Thank u sir .love it work

Quite informative. What's with cvt when you park in direct sun for a while?

This is very helpful

Good information bro 👍

Recent purchase a "new" gearbox for the 2002 fielder. The problem is that is has a knocking sound when you engage of R gear. N yet all the gear bushes are intact

I have a Toyota axio 2009, and for some reasons the Drive gear just stopped working. The car won't drive forward but can go on reverse. How can I fix it without necessarily replacing the whole transmission?

I WATCHED THIS ALLURING EPISODE ON 13/06/2022

Can you do a 101 practical on cvt oil change and maintenance for a car without a the cvt oil dipstick, like ractis?

Good stuff #Erick, my vitz jewela was involved in a minor accident. Major impact was on my left front, arm,shork,racket, tie rod,shaft and even the mounting engine got destroyed. The insurance did it's work. The garage did the worst work I have never seen. Now my car is terrible! Mara drive shaft imechomoka, kelele, the front wheel has not been in good condition since then, I'm tired.

I used a universal CVT from one of the top-rated auto garage in Nairobi. The car was responding well but after a week (~1000kms) the gearbox died ( Reserve gear was ok but no forward gears). Now, the million dollar question is, should buy an ex-japan and just fix it?

CVT isn't so bad after watching this.

Very good and informative video. 👍 I first experienced the CVT in 2007 when I was living in Texas. The 07 Nissan Maxima I rented one day was so equipped and felt great. I later purchased a 2010 Nissan Sentra (Nissan was the only Manufacturer really pushing the CVT in that market at the time) and I noticed how horrible the experience was. It had this hideous droning noise and didn't perform as well as the one in the Maxima I'd driven a few years before (apparently I wasn't the only one who noticed this about the Nissan CVT). Later, I traded in the Sentra for a 2014 Nissan Altima with an updated version of Nissan's CVT and it was a much better experience. Quieter with a better response (and even a simulated sports shifting mode). I believe Toyota makes better CVTs because they have been using them in their Hybrids for a long time. I understand Honda's are pretty good too. I can confirm that it's better to buy a new CVT if it fails, because that's exactly what Nissan said they'd do if mine failed (we don't fix'em, we replace'm). About the smoothness of the conventional automatics, I hear there are some that are quite smooth. For instance, the Lexus cars from the 90s and early 2000s are said to have silky smooth 4 and 5 speed variants, with shifts reported as "imperceptible". I believe Mercedes also equipped their vehicles with very smooth shifting units.

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I have been using CVT fluid in my Nissan Tiida e4WD YoM 2006 for the last 2 years. Recently my new mechanic found out that it's an automatic transmission (clearly indicated on the dipstick and somewhere in the body). Interestingly, I have never had an issue with the transmission. In the next service I will drain the CVT for an ATF.