Were the early CVTs that we saw in cars, especially in Nissans in the early 2000s, unreliable and weird to drive? Sure.

Despite all the benefits of a CVT transmission, it does have some drawbacks. A gear-based CVT is looking to address these drawbacks, but how does it work?

Continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) have been growing in popularity over the last several years, and are steadily replacing traditional automatic transmissions in many small and mid-size ...