Audi To Phase Out Multitronic CVT Automatic

Audi has confirmed the current range of constantly variable transmissions (CVT) in its line-up will be the last.

Using the name ‘Multitronic’, Audi was one of the first carmakers to develop the CVT for use in cars, with the transmission previously associated with much smaller, low-powered engines (such as scooters). 

But Audi now believes the CVT has reached the end of its development. It intends to phase the CVT out when models that currently offer the transmission are updated or replaced.