The first continuously variable transmission fitted to an automobile actually has its roots in the late 19th century, though the technology has only become popular in the last two decades or so. While ...

CVT fluid is an essential component to make your Continuously Variable Automatic Transmission work correctly, but is it just transmission fluid?

Few mechanical failures hit a driver’s wallet harder than a dead transmission. One widely used type of automatic gearbox, the continuously variable transmission, has become notorious for costly ...

MUNICH --Transmission specialists expect demand for continuously variable transmissions to increase in the United States and Japan while dual-clutch transmission technology gains share in Europe. "The ...

See how a vehicle's CVT delivers different amounts of power to a wheel. See how a vehicle's CVT delivers different amounts of power to a wheel. Design Squad is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...

September 12, 2006 One of the many inventions with which the extraordinary Leonardo da Vinci is credited is the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT), a technology that has only just come into ...

Between dual clutch transmissions (DCT), continuously variable transmissions (CVT), and nine-speed automatics, the world of transmissions is confusing. So we broke down each technology, how it works, ...

Quality problems have delayed the continuously variable transmission slated for the 2002 Saturn Vue. Saturn dealers expected to receive the Vue VTi in January, to accompany manual and automatic ...

Three years ago, Fallbrook Technologies introduced its NuVinci Continuously Variable Planetary (CVP) N170 transmission for bicycles. The device created something of a stir in the cycling community, as ...

Continuously variable transmissions are among the most subtly divisive pieces of kit the automotive industry has yet assembled. A near-infinite number of gear ratios allows cars to extract a few extra ...

Shane Madsen, owner of Sierra Materials, says he never even asked how much Empire Caterpillar wanted for the 966K XE wheel loader that had been working at his gravel pit for several weeks as a ...

Yes, it’s true. I — car geek for nigh upon 30 years, single man who chooses to ogle a Ferrari smoothing past rather than a pretty woman, typically stressed New Yorker who imagines shifting a notchy ...