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Originally Posted by 2016 Versa
I've got a 2016 Nissan Versa with a CVT but, if I had a standard automatic I wouldn't consider changing to a CVT because of the problems that have plagued the CVT over the years. If I'd have done my homework before buying the Versa I'd have been much more hesitant about buying it.
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No surprise Toyota went so conservative before switching from more traditional automatics to the CVT in many of its models even though in hybrids the so-called e-CVT had been successful even though it's not a real CVT, and IIRC it still doesn't resort to a CVT on 4WD versions of its CUVs. Well, maybe a high failure rate of CVTs would be a good excuse for Nissan to do a switch to hybrids, considering the ability to emulate the operation of a CVT in a hybrid setup similar to the HSD.