Comments on: Subaru Impreza WRX … Diesel? CVT?

By: Justalad

Justalad — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:36:18 +0000

I cannot wait to see what CVT they will use. There are currently three types available, the DAF style which uses belts, the torodial which uses multi ball or half ball like devices to transfer kinetic energy from one concave disc to another and last but not least, Toyota’s e-CVT which apparently is an electronically controlled planetary system used in the Prius. I hope this one is a success.

By: Albert

Albert — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 07:01:40 +0000

A diesel Forester, the wya to go, no new subaru until then

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:18:33 +0000

I agree that a diesel Forester is the go. I’m looking at buying a new car right now, and had almost discounted Subaru (even though I’ve had four of them and loved them) for the sake of a diesel. Now I think I’ll wait until the new diesel forester comes out… I hope I don’t have to wait too long!

By: PJ

PJ — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:49:01 +0000

Steve:

being an old fogey, I remembered that the CVT you were likely thinking of was the DAF variomatic built in NL.

more info here – http://www.classic-daf.nl/indexb.html

For me a diesel Forester would be the perfect vehicle. CVT rather than standard auto wouldn’t hurt either

By: W.de Lange

W.de Lange — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:25:13 +0000

I can’t wait to get one, as a cvt driver for 17 years now, in several makes, it will be my first diesel.
My first cvt car was a subaru justy 1.2 it drove great.

To me the cvt has proven itself to be very reliable, fast, and efficient with fuel also.
10 million cvt belts have already been produced, and it is expected that in 2010 aprox. 20 million units will be build.
Main users today are: nissan,mercedes-benz,honda,ford,
dodge-jeep and mitsubishi.

greetings from the netherlands,

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:07:25 +0000

Good to see CVT is being developed well enough to function reliably in a modern car. I can’t recall the manufacturer back in the 60-70′s that tried things out and failed because the belts were too weak.

The CVT has been used in many motor scooters, snowmobiles, and small/light vehicles for a while. I think the original Nissan Micra had it in the auto option? Correct me if I’m wrong. It’s a great system for a constantly variable (mind the pun) gear ratio that is optimised for every situation.

Although I sound like I appreciate it very much, and I love the simple design. I still prefer the very basic and relatively out-dated manual on the floor.

Going back to Nissan, I think the Morano (is that the right spelling?) has CVT too. Not bad for a big car. If the transmission can handle that, that’s pretty impressive with how far they’ve come in CVT design.

Cheers
Steve

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:55:58 +0000

I love CVT! The new Lancer will have CVT, and the one in the colt is great.