Anyone on here drive a car with continuously variable transmission (CVT)?

[ctdctd]

Mine is 5 gear semi-auto

Only 5? How quaint

[LondonManc]

Only 5? How quaint

I must admit, I was impressed at getting 67mpg out of my XF in 8th gear.

[WTFH]

I must admit, I was impressed at getting 67mpg out of my XF in 8th gear.

I'm happy getting 45mg in 7th at 70mph when the engine is purring around 1900rpm.

[AtW]

Only 5? How quaint

Yes, they used it because 7-gear one could not keep up with the peak torque

[LondonManc]

I'm happy getting 45mg in 7th at 70mph when the engine is purring around 1900rpm.

Don't get me wrong, impressed with it doesn't mean I wouldn't rather be pushing my Cayman round country roads, feeling it glued to the tarmac.

I managed to get nearly 80mpg out of a Ford Mondeo on a motorway trip.

[sasguru]

Looking at buying a Subaru Legacy which has CVT. Though I'm used to automatics, I've never driven a car with CVT. Just wondering if any of you have experience of this?

Cheers
Moose

The Subaru CVT is fine in practice. some don't like the spooling sound as it it seems counter intuitive but you won't notice it, only motoring journalists seem to.
It's a Subaru so also very reliable if maintained properly.

[Paddy]

Only 5? How quaint

Less one for reverse leaves four forward gears

[northernladuk]

Less one for reverse leaves four forward gears

And Neutral so three forward.

[DimPrawn]

And Neutral so three forward.

And Park, so that leaves Slow and Very Slow gears.