Thread: CVT, which teams are planning on using them for next year?
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Re: CVT, which teams are planning on using them for next year?
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Originally Posted by mechanicalbrain
Constant grinding causes the CVT to wear down which is part of the reason they aren't in cars
Actually, a good number of cars use them now like the Escape hyrbid and I think the Ford 500 too and probably many more.

EDIT: NoodleKnight beat me to it.
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