CVT: Stands for continuously variable transmission, an automatic with
no conventional gearsets and no pronounced steps in the shifting.
Not exact matches
Another surprise, in this day of dual - clutch and racing - style semiautomatic transmissions, is that the GT Sport comes only with a six - speed ZF automatic featuring a
conventional torque converter and planetary
gearsets.
Lexus calls it a multi-stage shift device, and it pairs a
conventional CVT with four
gearsets.
To engage the low gear range, Toyota opens the
conventional planetary
gearset's brake 1 and locks brake 2, resulting in a reduction gear ratio of 3.900.
The two - mode's motors, batteries,
gearsets and sophisticated software add up to a 20 percent fuel efficiency improvement over the
conventional X6.
Packaging the 9 speed within the limited space of a front - transverse powertrain layout required a groundbreaking solution: four separate
gearsets and six shifting elements in a unique nesting arrangement, instead of the
conventional longitudinal placement of the
gearsets behind one another.
However, it's probably more fair to compare this e-bike with a moped - type of mini-bike than to a feature - rich «
conventional» electric bike with a full
gearset and all the bells and whistles, so perhaps the $ 950 price is appropriate for it.