The new continuously variable transmission features a launch gear, a world first, to significantly improve transmission efficiency at low speeds when compared to existing CVTs. It realizes both direct and smooth driving response to accelerator application, as well as superior fuel efficiency. The basic...
Because the launch gear is handling the higher input load at launch, the size of the CVT’s belt and pulley components could be reduced, yielding shifting speeds that can be 20% faster than in a conventional CVT. The result is a quicker, more linear acceleration feeling from a stop, while...
Because the launch gear is handling the higher input load at launch, the size of the CVT’s belt and pulley components could be reduced, yielding shifting speeds that are 20% faster than in a conventional CVT. High-speed, high-response gear-shifting technology using a multiplate wet clutch, ...
The new continuously variable transmission features a launch gear, a world first, to significantly improve transmission efficiency at low speeds when compared to existing CVTs. It realizes both direct and smooth driving response to accelerator application, as well as superior fuel efficiency. Direct Sh...
The engines are hooked up to a new CVT, the K120, which is continuously variable transmission—and hooked up to a special launch gear, making it the only company to have a launch gear in a passenger-car CVT . That means that when drivers start out, the car uses gear drive, avoiding ...
World's first use of a launch gear in passenger vehicle CVT.View the original article post T TheNerdyPotato March 12, 2018 Gecko, What is the difference between the engine code starting with an "A" or a "V"? It seems to me that naturally aspirated engines start with A and turboch...
The extra power isn’t the only change; the SE can be equipped with a six-speed manual or a Dynamic Shift CVT featuring a physical first launch gear. The manual livens up the driving experience and features rev-matching technology and gas also been designed to be forgiving and “fight...
They are powered by a new 127kW/203Nm 2.0-litre, direct-injected four-cylinder engine that distributes power through a continuously variable transmission (CVT) with an innovative launch gear mechanism, which sole purpose is to quell the dreaded drone associated with a CVT. GX variants can also...
It makes the Corolla Hatchback a livelier car, even with the CVT. Too often CVTs are thrill-killing devices that hinder rather than help acceleration, but this one includes a physical “Launch” gear set that behaves much like a low first gear. It helps the Corolla bolt from a stop, ...
The news was shared during a meeting between Akio Toyoda and Century owners from China. This event, part of the flagship SUV’s launch in the Chinese market targeting “young leaders,” saw one participant inquire if a GRMN-branded version was in the plans. ...