Cvt?

[b61.8ttt]

Sorry for the newb question, but what is cvt, is it automatic with tiptronic and if so how many gears does it have, cause I drove my friends b61.8 and it was automatic with tiptronic with 6 gears

[04QuattroTurbo]

CVT, Constant Variable Transmission

It constantly changes the speed of the engine to provide the best efficiency and power, in theory...

Audi's have a 6 gear tiptronic CVT.

[b61.8ttt]

how do you know whether your car is a CVT or not......does all tiptronic audi come CVT?

[NVR STSFD]

Quattro does not use CVT. The front wheel drive tips do...which I have unfortunately.

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^y unfortunately?? they are the fastest down quarter miles and they are smooth!

[mobigray]

yeah, CVT can be good or bad:

Good if you are planning to run it stock or mildly mod it ( + 1). There are CVTs out there running BT setup, but I think that's asking for trouble. Overall, it takes some time to get used to it, but it is pretty fast compared to manual; not as fun though. and it saves on gas too.

Bad if you are going all out. Then you shouldn't even start with a frontrak. But as far as CVT goes, I think it can only handle a certain amount of torque (200, I guess).

[04QuattroTurbo]

^^y unfortunately?? they are the fastest down quarter miles and they are smooth!

Sure if you only care about racing in a straight line. There are other ways to show your driving prowess, actually requiring more skill than flooring the pedal...

[NVR STSFD]

Yeah I guess it's not so bad, but I am really worried about the TCM going out. Also, quattro would be nice so I could take it to the mountains and feel secure in the cars ability. Oh well, live and learn. In a few years, my B8 will definitely be quattro!

ps-that exclamation point is for Kirk!!!!!!