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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
I asked: "So why does it accelerate slower than the manual?"
He didn't have an answer.
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Optimum acceleration occurs at maximum HP, not at maximum torque nor minimum BSFC, which the CVT is tuned to operate at.
And, since HP is a combined function of how often torque is being produced, it (HP) is simultaneously a
rising function of RPM and a
falling function of torque (which "peaks" between 2/3-3/4 of engine max HP RPM), ie: HP increases so long as torque is increasing, but decreases as soon as torque begins to stop increasing:
HP = (T*RPM)/5,252