Thread: ('11-'14) cvt vs. 5 speed
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Old 01-26-2014, 05:13 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by sgoldste01 View Post
As someone who owns a 5MT, and who has driven a CVT as a loaner, I can honestly say that the CVT does not feel better to drive, and that the gearing of the 5MT is not crap.
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Originally Posted by TRSAndrew View Post
As someone who owns a CVT, has owned 29 cars most of which were manual, and who has driven the manual model 3-4 times now, I can tell you that the gearing of the 5MT is definitely crap. It feels slower than the CVT even though it isn't by the numbers.
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