Yes. Tho imo it is better to be able to set the cruise control to a figure over the speed limit.
The trouble is that doesn't really work because all car speedos deliberately under read a little.
CVTs in cars have always been as rare as hen's teeth. Only Honda, Nissan, and Toyota have taken them at all seriously (after DAF, that is!). As the days of ICE cars are numbered, I doubt anyone will bother developing an "improved" auto box, whether conventional or CVT.
My own car has always been a manual, although the next one will be an auto, mainly for the better result with a cruise control and in heavy traffic.
The work cars were mostly autos and I never had any trouble when driving either an auto or manual.
But now that I no longer drive work cars, I drive autos much more rarely and have a hell of a problem with slamming on the brake when parking as I use the non existent clutch when coming to a stop.
No big deal, its just a nuisance.
A mate of mine has both a manual and an auto at home, both very similar vehicles and keeps forgetting to change gear in the manual.
I've never understood this. You only ever want to go or stop, so you only need one foot and the one that you've been trained to use is the right foot. Forget your left foot until it needs to press a clutch pedal (or an "emergency brake" in some US cars)
Ford used CVTs too. I doubt you'll find many still running - not that long lived in that application. I remember trying to source a good used transmission for a broken one - not easy.
I haven't been distracted by using the speedo to keep speed for decades
- not since I bought a vehicle with a programmable speed limiter. Now I just set the limit speed and allow the car to stop me exceeding it.
Volkswagen/Audi also have a CVT box, but they run them "in steps" to simulate discrete gears, supposedly because people dislike the constant engine revs if they use them as a true continuous box.
Double clutch autos are pretty damned good as far as I'm concerned.
Why? Dial gauges are still a good way of displaying certain types of data, whether they are mechanical needles or screen emulations. No reason for all manufacturers to ditch them.
Tim
you sure about that?
try reversing an auto up a steep slope with a wall at the end... the brake has far more control than the accelerator.
True, but still not as good as having no gearbox and an electric motor providing the power (in terms of acceleration, smoothness and just generally being a shedload more civilised).
I?m not gonna argue the merits of EVs in general but having an electric motor really does highlight the absurd level of complexity involved in making the poor power characteristics of an IC engine useable on the road.
Tim
Yes, as far as car manufacturers are concerned. Whatever the truth is about renewable or non-renewable energy sources, how much of them we have or will have, how much CO2 and "Global Warming" they cause or don't cause, it appears that the manufacturers have decided that electric cars are the future. It won't be tomorrow, but I can't see there being many ICE cars after 2050, and probably earlier.
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But you may want to do both at once when creeping in a traffic jam and it makes sense to inch alone with one foot on each pedal.
The trouble with that is when changing between a manual and automatic, you may well jam on the brake when pulling up into a parking spot in the auto.
I certainly wint be able to see that far. But I will prophesy from beyond the grave that you will still see Ic vehicles
But it remains to be seen if the car buyers agree and that?s what matters to manufacturers.
We'll see...
What matters is what car buyers buy.
Mercedes Active Speed Limit Assist reads speed limit signs and automatically sets the displayed speed as the limit.
According to the handy flashing roadside speedo calibration displays, and the GPS speed from various android apps, my speedo displays consistently 1 mph below reality.
Sorry, but I respectfully submit that is nonsense. Having driven autos for a large number of years I have never felt the need to do anything more than use the accelerator or the brake.
Sorry, that just doesn't happen.
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It basically enables a quicker response. Taking your foot off the gas and moving to the brake, is slightly slower than using both feet.
Nope - only my analogue display under reads.
Many of the road side ones are inaccurate around here.
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