Nissan has extended warranty coverage on CVT transmissions for select Altima, Sentra, and Versa models from 60 months/60,000 miles to 84 months/84,000 miles. The move follows years of documented CVT ...

When it comes to transmissions, cars used to fall under two categories: manual and automatic. However, a third type of transmission is growing in popularity, creating a third ...

Fluid changes are critical with a continuously variable automatic transmission; ignore “lifetime” fluid claims and change it often (30,000-60,000 miles). Drain and fill is safest: Avoid pressurized ...

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Q: Do you have any insight on continuously variable automatic transmissions? I have a 2020 Nissan Pathfinder with 73,000 miles. I have heard a fair number of negative comments on CVT transmission ...

When choosing a new car, first-time buyers tend to overlook the type of transmission it uses. Sure, 97% of drivers in the U.S. now drive automatic vehicles, leading many to assume that that's the only ...

Audi called its version of a CVT the Multitronic, which was a term first used in an episode of Star Trek in the '60s. The Multitronic transmission was only available in front-wheel-drive A4s, and was ...

A modern car's CVT or Continuously Variable Automatic Transmission is as complex as a conventional gear-driven automatic gearbox. However, it functions differently than a standard automatic and has no ...