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Gotta Get One

I have to admit, I’m just a little bit behind the times. You see, I’m not really in the market for a new car. My 2006 Alitma is running just fine, so I’ve got no reason to start thinking about trading it in already. At least, I didn’t until I saw the specs on the [...]

How CVT Works

Many Nissan cars and cars of other makes utilize CVT technology. CVT is short for continuous variable transmission. While each manufacturer may have their own take on the CVT, the way the CVT works is essentially the same. The concept of the CVT transmission is this: the CVT changes the diameter of the two primary [...]

What is the Nissan CVT?

One of the hallmarks of some of the Nissan cars , from the perspective of technology, is the CVT, or continuously variable transmission. The CVT has been used for more than half a century, but wasn’t in wide use in the U.S. until the 1990s. What is the CVT? Essentially, the CVT is a transmission [...]