Not just the Elgrand E52's case, but in general.
Time and time and time again I read reviews/watch youtube videos of certain cars, and invariably 'the CVT' looms large somewhere in the dialect, laced in negative tones, if the car in question has one. Reviewer's can say a car is great in general, wax lyrical about many aspects, but often go on to lament the CVT it's adorned with. Or maybe at 'best' say it's okay 'for a CVT'.
Of course, not to mention the relatability of them in some (but not all of course) cases/manufactures.
Granted, people have a grumble sometimes in reviews of 'normal' slush box types like the E50/51, as well as dual clutch transmissions (DCTs) etc in many other cars, but generally they pass the smell test. But the CVT seems a thing of evil in so many reviews.
Hence, why do some manufacturers still put them in their cars?
Time and time and time again I read reviews/watch youtube videos of certain cars, and invariably 'the CVT' looms large somewhere in the dialect, laced in negative tones, if the car in question has one. Reviewer's can say a car is great in general, wax lyrical about many aspects, but often go on to lament the CVT it's adorned with. Or maybe at 'best' say it's okay 'for a CVT'.
Of course, not to mention the relatability of them in some (but not all of course) cases/manufactures.
Granted, people have a grumble sometimes in reviews of 'normal' slush box types like the E50/51, as well as dual clutch transmissions (DCTs) etc in many other cars, but generally they pass the smell test. But the CVT seems a thing of evil in so many reviews.
Hence, why do some manufacturers still put them in their cars?
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