I know someone else asked this question earlier, but it's still a
puzzler... why does a CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) need
pushbuttons? Inquiring minds want to know.
Dave Houser had this to say:
>Having just succumbed to a bit of "you only go around once", we picked
>up an A4 2.8 Avant with Tiptronic and I went for the push-button
>controls on the steering wheel. What a blast! Both hands on the wheel
>and you just push + or - to upshift or downshift.
>What a surprise to see the latest "Enjoying MG" from the MG Owners club
>arrive with a story on the latest MGF...a CVT 6-speed ZF trans with push
>buttons on the steering wheel in the 1.8T version only. They raved about
>it!
>Methinks the clutch we all enjoy may be going away in the not to distant
>future.
>Cheers,
>Dave Houser
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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