CVTs or Continuously variable transmissions are transmissions that are aimed at smooth and linear power delivery, they also consequently aid in better efficiency but with anything that has an advantage there must also be some sort of disadvantage and it can often get challenging to decide whether to replace or repair the cvt in the unfortunate event that something goes wrong.
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