some year 2005 nissans have cvt, anyway my first car was a cvt so I can not have a detailed comparison with the kawaida auto transmission.

But the first time I drove a friends auto, I thought it was falling apart since I would feel the gears change, which I din't like since I was used to the smooth drive of a cvt - which I guess is the major difference between the two.

For fuel consumption as it is said depends on the driving, lakini I have not seen any major difference to the similar engine sized auto counterparts.

wacha nikuchoree hii maneno. This is Nissan's XtronicCVT

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Acceleration I would say is smooth, no feeling or the car pausing in the middle of overtaking, its nyweee, the engine smother ride wold come about due to the lack of shifting;
For fuel efficiency, I have not had a chance to compare with the kawa auto - but my driving style for 2000cc, I manage about 11 - 12, depending on the health of my pocket, which is proportional to the weight of my foot.

on the cons, the few times I have driven the non cvt - I did not like the gear shift feeling, the engine noise does not seem different and maintenance is the kawaida fluid change - but my transmission has never been faulty so I would not know the cost of repairing one.

lakini nissan has had this technology for some time, most of their post 2005 cars include it

People will always be afraid of new technology. I remember guys sending huge sums to Japanese exporters to have their cars changed from auto to manual before shipping. There was also the fear of efi, vvti, D4, and now CVT. Even the fear of electric windows!

I believe Japanese manufacturers thoroughly test new tech (which is meant to make cars more efficient) before deploying it in new cars and have to get approval from govt regulators. Moreover the cars Kenyans import are not new but mainly 8yr old 'jalopies' meaning the tech in the cars is also quite old, and if the cars have run for so long with the tech while in Japan, then there's nothing to fear about.

Good:
- Lighter than an Auto Box
- fuel economy

Bad:
- Engine whining at high acceleration yet you don’t get the feel that the car is actually accelerating though it may actually faster than auto. (imagine driving a manual with clutch slipping)
- CVT cannot be repaired only replaced. Dont know the cost now but they are cheaper and less complicated to manufacture

Ugly:
- Extremely dull driving. though new cvt's has virtual gear changes that simulate an auto car.
- CVT oil is expensive and specific to car transmission. if I am not wrong its 8K per 4 Litres NS1-1. Do not attempt to use any other oil, however the oil change is after 120,000 Kms.

The Truth:
- Eventually all Transmissions will either be CVT or dual clutch transmissions as Japanese car makers have switched to CVT due to cost of production
- All new subaru cars are on CVT because the autos were guzzlers. So if you want a new Subaru STI it only being offered in manual which is a good thing.