Don't forget that DAF built a Formula 3 race car which was not allowed to compete as it had an unfair disadvantage. The CVT allowed it to accelerate faster than a Ferrari!!
Cheers, Peter.
: > > I have just purchased a Volvo 440 SE, with CVT transmission which seems : to : > > work ok, but the revs never go above about 2500 rpm, when I accelerate : > > hard, and when I'm driving at about 60 mph, and accelerate hard there is : > > very little change, and no equivalent to "kick down", is this normal for : > > CVT's?. : > > Also is the "L" position just for low speeds?. : >
: > How interesting! I didn't know that Volvo still used the CVT : > transmission in the 4 series. From my recollection, the old : > DAF/Volvo 66 didn't have a "L" position, but I would assume : > that is for low speeds. However, what you describe - no rapid : > response to acceleration, and no "kick down" is normal for : > CVT's. : >
: > Do you know if the CVT used in the 440 SE is based on the same : > principle as the CVT used in the DAF 66 and Volvo 3 series of : > late '70s? : >
: > Thanks, : > Beverly : > -- : > Bev A. Kupf : > "The lyfe so short, the craft so long to lerne" -- Chaucer : : : --- : Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. : Checked by AVG anti-virus system
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