i lookin in to buyin a car from this person and they told me this about the tranny but she said it was 5spd but i thought CVT was some new kind of auto? am i mistaken or does she know what shes talkin about?
Her: its the gas economy version with the special transmission
Me: special?
Her: alot of people are interested in them
Her: cvt
Her: they are light
is that correct?
The car is a 97 Civic HX Coupe

 

The cvt transaxles are only A/T and there is no cvt 5spd.
hope this answers your question.

 

essentially, it's a 5 speed automatic. but it really doesn't have any speeds, hence the name CVT. Consant Velocity Transmission. They are designed to get rid of the parasitic drag caused by normal transmissions and also designed to get rid of the normal "shift points" of you regular automatic transmission. call your local honda tech, they will be able to give you more info.

 

"Continuously Variable Transmission"...it basically has an infinite amount of gear ratios. Still not as efficient as a manual, but more so than an auto. I'm not sure which car would get the better gas mileage....

 

thank you. i'm slow this morning...