scott1ct

I just went car shopping and drove a 2012 ex-l and hated the acceleration due to the CVT. I drove a paddle shifting v6 and loved it but need the gas mileage of the I4.

My question after reading reviews from prior years which mention the "shifting" in prior year automatic tranny's is did the CVT get introduced to the accord in 2012 so if I shop for prior years, I would find a geared transmission (I want to stay manual but it is far and few)

Thanks

johnsc2235

The cvt was introduced in the new body style accord. You can get it in a manual as well. Prior years accords are the standard transmission however you may have engine issues on the earlier ones.

Bakemono36

The '13 was the start of the CVT, so that '12 didnt have a CVT.

scott1ct

No. It definitely did not shift and had a CVT in the 2012. When you say new body style, did you mean 2008+ or some other year?

scott1ct

No. It definitely did not shift and had a CVT in the 2012. When you say new body style, did you mean 2008+ or some other year?

scott1ct

No. It definitely did not shift and had a CVT in the 2012. When you say new body style, did you mean 2008+ or some other year?

johnsc2235

2012 did not have cvt. 2013 was the first year of cvt in an accord and I very much doubt you could tell in the 2013 as the cvt actually drives amazingly well.

BLKFLSH

2013 was the start of the 9th generation, and the start of CVT (in 4 cylinder Accords). 8th gen 2008-2012 did not have CVT.

Bakemono36

Maybe the tranny was just so smooth and you didnt feel it shifting, so it felt like a CVT.

funlol

My Accord is 2013 and is CVT