[faucetman]

Nissan CVT video, no spoof. I have one, 2013 Altima, and I can tell you everything they say in this video, is TRUE.

Most impressive is hill climbing. I live on a very steep hill. My 2006 Nissan Altima was a great car. It had tremendous power for a 2.5 liter, 4 cylinder. It still struggled a little climbing our hill. Nowhere near as much as my Chevy van 6 cylinder does.

Our new 2013 Nissan Altima (2.5 liter, 4 cylinder) with CVT, just GLIDES up the hill. It's amazing actually. It climbs the hill effortlessly. The engine/transmission performance is no different than driving on a level highway.

I know this sounds like a car commercial, but I have no affiliation with Nissan, directly or indirectly. I just love our new car. So if you are excited about this new GM Ford transmission collaboration, you need not wait. The technology is here right now.

Question. Would you want to be the first to buy a car with this new GM Ford transmission?

[faucetman]

oops forgot the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLNqzn7WgDQ

[Abathar]

I never buy any vehicle until it has been around for a couple of years after a major change.

Grew up just outside Detroit, too many friends whose dads were engineers.

[Charles Martel]

I'd be more comfortable with an acknowledged transmission specialist such as Borg-Warner, Tremec or Getrag spearheading this design. That's the way it's worked in the past; the gearbox company designed the majority of the unit, then the various manufacturers specified input and output shaft dimensions, shifter locations - the details to make it fit their applications.

Still, anything with real, physical gears beats a CVT. Every time I end up in an Altima rental car, it reminds me of the 3.5 hp go-kart that I had as a kid. There's a definite "centrifugal clutch" sensation to the constant-variable design.