This report is a paper study of the fuel economy benefits on the EPA City and Highway Cycles of using a CVT in a 3625 lb. car and compact light truck. The baseline vehicles are viewed as being equipped with contemporary four-speed automatic transmissions with lock-up torque converters (4SAT). The engines are each three liters in displacement, four valves per cylinder for the car and two valves for the truck, each with sequential port fuel injection and electronic throttle control The continuously variable transmission selected for the study was a modified Van Doorne push belt type, termed the Dual Mode.


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    Title :

    Fuel Economy Effects and Incremental Cost, Weight, and Leadtime Impacts of Employing a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) in Mid-Size Passenger Cars or Compact Light Trucks


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    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    100 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English