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Old 01-03-2019, 05:53 AM   #146 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Xist View Post
Honda made buyers choose between a CVT and lean burn and lean burn always won.
Perhaps, but Honda's CVTs don't have infinite gearing. The Insight's CVT is only a hair taller than its 4th gear in the manual. A Prius transmission to my knowledge also robs less power. It's really a pretty slick gearbox.
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