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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
Chevy is replacing the Spark's automatic transmission: dropping the 4-speed auto for a CVT this year.
They also report a taller (numerically smaller) final drive ratio, but doesn't say whether that's for the manual transmission.
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That's disappointing
I bet that will lead to the ultimate demise of the Spark.
CVTs don't work. End of story. EXCELLENT idea, but no one can make them reliable. Most of these will be sold with automatic, and when the CVT comes apart at 70K miles and the owners are not going to be happy with dropping $7,000 on a transmission ...
The higher final drive ratio is probably for the CVT ... There's only so much you can do with 4 (auto) or 5 (manual) gears.