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CVT transmission OEM Subaru or OEM Toyota
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the 1.8 + eCVT is indestructable, there’s Auris with 5-600K doing Uber and Bolt with no issues.
Pros: indestructible, no issues
Vehicle:
Toyota Auris
Mileage: 500000 km
Mine's older, a 2013 Hybrid, but a month into it there's no comparison. Just put your foot down, and elegantly drive away from anything that bothers you, and not even spill your tea. It's ... civilized.
Pros: elegant driving, civilized operation
Vehicle:
Toyota Camry
Ecvt is amazing. I'm a mechanical engineer and bought a 25 Camry hybrid AWD. I actually bought it before I knew how the Ecvt worked and after digging into it I was blown away. Digging into it from an engineering perspective without going into complete detail, this is the most elegant and robust way I've ever seen to do power delivery on a vehicle. And it does so in a way that actually makes the system less complex removing the need for a dedicated starter and alternator for the internal combustion engine. Even braking is done with Regen braking recovering energy and transitioning flawlessly to the mechanical brakes when needed meaning you will change brake pads much less often also. I love the way mine feels and reacts to my inputs, 10/10 would absolutely buy again.
Pros: amazing, elegant, robust
Vehicle:
Toyota Camry
I got 25 Camry and love ECVT! Better then Auto!
Pros: love ECVT, better than auto
Vehicle:
Toyota Camry
I had an 8th generation hybrid and it was smooth as butter. No shift shock from stepped gears just seamless acceleration.
Pros: smooth as butter, no shift shock
Vehicle:
Toyota Camry
The eCVT is much smoother.
Pros: much smoother
Vehicle:
Toyota Camry
CVT doesn’t give me reliability anxiety, it’s a fleet car sold to police. Get it serviced regularly, it’s fine. Most people blame the cvt, when it’s actually the valves need cleaned, and O2 sensors, Spark plugs, coil packs need replaced. The stock tune needs updated. Even then the Subaru tune isn’t great. My kid loves the smooth as butter cvt ride. I love it puts her to sleep.
Pros: smooth ride, puts kid to sleep, reliable with service
Cons: stock tune not great, needs regular service
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
It was good while it lasted, but I would not buy a car with a CVT transmission again. My 2015 3.6R is currently in the shop with 99,700 miles on it and the transmission is toast.
Pros: good while it lasted
Cons: transmission is toast
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Mileage: 99700 km
Subaru has great handling, though I'd caution against the later models- the CVT transmissions are awful and fail easily. Tons of posts on those failing under normal use with less than 50k on them.
Pros: great handling
Cons: CVT transmissions awful
Vehicle:
Subaru
Mileage: 50000 km
The new ones with CVT's specifically (most specifically, the first ones that had CVT's) I've had consistent trouble with.
Cons: consistent trouble
Vehicle:
Subaru
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