2015 Honda Fit
In case there was any doubt: from the 2015 Honda Fit owners manual. pg 309 automatic transmission(CVT)models Towing Your Vehicle Your vehicle is not designed to be towed behind a motorhome. Wh...
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gemsworld wrote:
"Not that it matters - Bean Counters will tell Engineering to do what helps Bottom Line - But - How many LIKE CVT's???"
It has nothing to do with bean counters and everything to do with better fuel mileage.
I purchased a new 2014 Honda Accord last October with a CVT and any reservations I had about the CVT quickly disappeared.
I just returned from a 500 mile round trip and I got 42 MPG going one way and 35 MPG going the opposite direction. Did I mention I was driving 74 to 75 MPH on the highway? Those MPG numbers are pretty close to hybrid MPG numbers and I didn't have to spend thousands of dollars more for a hybrid model.
Yes, once you drive a CVT vehicle for a while, you won't want anything else. Its amazing how much more efficiently and smoothly it uses the engine's power, keeping the engine at the perfect RPM range for how much load it is under without any 'shifting', ever.
We spent the extra $$ for the hybrid not so much for the mileage, but for how easy it was to flat tow. Mileage was just an added bonus making it even more worth the extra $$.
