Although continuously variable transmissions vehicles can access an infinite range of gearings to match diverse driving conditions and maximise fuel-economy, some consumers complain that the vehicles lack the rhythmic higher revs typical of traditional transmission shifts, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report. The report found that only about one in 10 new cars sold today have automatic transmissions.
Although continuously variable transmissions vehicles can access an infinite range of gearings to match diverse driving conditions and maximise fuel-economy, some consumers complain that the vehicles lack the rhythmic higher revs typical of traditional transmission shifts, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report. Matthew DeBord, senior correspondent for the Business Insider, called the issue a “generation challenge” by older drivers’ with long-standing views on car behaviour.