Nissan's Xtronic Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVTs)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:03 pm
I had to rent a "full size" car in LA last week (never -- NEVER -- rent from Thifty!).
I got a 2016 Altima. It has 9k miles on it.
I had rented a 2012 Altima a few years ago, and noted that it had a very good CVT.
This 2016 has a newer version, Xtronic, and it really impressed me. Cruise on LA freeways at 70+ at 1400 RPM. Accelerate smartly from a stop and never go above 2000 RPM. Nice!
I'm less impressed with the engine's NVH; it was fairly buzzy. But that transmission is a jewel. It even mimics "shifting" when you do a full-throttle launch: the revs rise way up, then suddenly drop 1000 RPM, mimicing a shift, even though it's a CVT. And very smooth, of course.
Learn more about it:
https://www.nissanusa.com/blog/xtronic- ... ansmission
I got a 2016 Altima. It has 9k miles on it.
I had rented a 2012 Altima a few years ago, and noted that it had a very good CVT.
This 2016 has a newer version, Xtronic, and it really impressed me. Cruise on LA freeways at 70+ at 1400 RPM. Accelerate smartly from a stop and never go above 2000 RPM. Nice!
I'm less impressed with the engine's NVH; it was fairly buzzy. But that transmission is a jewel. It even mimics "shifting" when you do a full-throttle launch: the revs rise way up, then suddenly drop 1000 RPM, mimicing a shift, even though it's a CVT. And very smooth, of course.
Learn more about it:
https://www.nissanusa.com/blog/xtronic- ... ansmission