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Originally Posted by 2016 Versa
I've got a CVT in my Nissan Versa. I've never tried neutral coasting in it and have no plans to try it. CVT's usually aren't as durable as standard automatics therefore I don't think it's worth taking the risk for the small amount of gas savings. I wonder how much stress returning to gear at highway speed would apply to the belt/pulleys.
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My understanding was that pretty much all reasonably modern automatic transmissions (almost anything with an electronic throttle) will automatically rev match when going back into gear so the engagement isn't harsh or damaging, but there could be exceptions.
Another consideration is that unlike older Honda CVT's, OP's CRV has a torque converter. As long as the torque converter is unlocked when going back into gear (and I'm almost certain it would be), the fluid coupling will provide quite a bit of shock dampening even if the rev match isn't perfect.