The transmission is one of the three components of the car, and most consumers will look at the transmission when buying a car in addition to the engine. Summarized three laws: at present, looking at the major automobile categories, German and domestic cars like double clutch, American cars like AT, and Japanese cars are different from CVT transmissions. On the other hand, it is understandable that the former's German and domestic cars prefer dual-clutch transmissions, after all, at present, most of the patented technology of automatic transmissions is monopolized by EF and Aising two transmission companies, not recognized and technology, but automatic transmissions Many Japanese car companies have the ability to manufacture automatic transmissions, Aisin Of course, whether it is Toyota's subsidiaries, or Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, Subaru and other enterprises, can independently manufacture Honda 10AT, Nissan 7AT, Mitsubishi's once-acclaimed 4AT transmission Japanese car companies can definitely lead the world in the field of automatic transmissions, but they still have to face the fact that it is coming
This raises a question for many people. Why do Japanese cars have stable and reliable AT but do not use it, isn't this helpful for VT transmissions? Let's analyze it this time. Reason one: Japanese automakers with lower CVT fuel consumption like to use CVT transmissions, and in fact there is no way to do it. Needless to say, the mainland is also currently implementing a "double credit" policy to impose stricter environmental standards on automakers. On the one hand, it protects the environment and improves emission standards, on the other hand, it advocates energy conservation and emission reduction, reduces automobile fuel consumption, and promotes the development of new energy vehicles. Japanese cars previously gave the impression of low fuel consumption, but the first impression was not Toyota's 4AT era, but Nissan's CVT era. Xuanyi began to use CVT, and this low fuel consumption performance made the owners very interested. On the other hand, although the CVT is not as fuel consumption as the 10AT and 9AT transmissions, it wins in the 4AT and 6AT transmissions.
This is because the CVT transmission always chooses the best gear ratio during the drive, allowing the engine to operate in the range with the highest fuel consumption. This is because unless it is not like an automatic transmission of several gears with a certain efficiency, but a 10AT and 9AT transmission with more gears, the fuel consumption effect is definitely not as good as CVT. Reason 2: Low manufacturing costs In recent years, it can be said that the competition in the automobile market has entered the degree of "white-hot", not only the rise of independent brands has impacted joint venture brands, but also the development of new energy vehicles has also doubled the pressure on traditional automobile companies. So the "inner volume" began one after another. Large car companies must not only be extra careful when launching new cars, but also reduce the configuration, but also try to reduce costs and reduce prices in order to maximize consumers. The use of CVT transmission is most in line with the above concept, compared with THE AT transmission, the CVT transmission has a simple structure, does not have many complex planetary gears built in like the AT transmission, and the components are quite small, so it is manufactured
Reason three: CVT transmission suitable for private cars above are the advantages of CVT transmissions, but each transmission has its own advantages and disadvantages. On the other hand, the disadvantage of the CVT transmission is that the transmission uses steel belt transmission, so the maximum force is limited, so the maximum torque on the CVT transmission is small and not suitable for intense operation. But are these drawbacks really important for private cars? At present, ordinary private cars are mainly small displacement scooters, the mainstream displacement is within 1.6L, and the engine horsepower is not large. In addition, because private cars cannot be used as "racing cars and off-road vehicles", even ordinary driving cannot be driven fiercely with regulations such as speed limits, so compared with the advantages of CVT transmissions such as smoothness, cheapness, and fuel consumption, its disadvantages are taken for granted. Of course, this is only built on ordinary private cars, and some off-road vehicles and sports cars do not use CVT transmissions.
Summary: In general, Japanese car companies are now very nostalgic for CVT transmissions. It was not CVT that was chosen, but the market that chose CVT. In the face of such a competitive car market as it is now, even selling luxury brands at a reduced price. The way out for ordinary brands is to reduce prices except to increase the configuration. Compared with 6AT, CVT has lower cost, higher fuel consumption, and better emission standards, which is loved by Japanese car companies. For you, do you have a car with a CVT transmission? Is there anything you would like to say about the CVT transmission? Please give your opinion in the comments section.