Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - Just curious, why didn't Nissan use CVT on Z?

HKYStormFront · 08-09-2012, 03:27 PM

the simple answer is that nissan's CVT transmission is made for FWD applications (altima, maxima, quest, etc) and the 7spd auto was made for the RWD based applications (370z, G37 coupe and sedan, M sedan, etc). also, i'm sure the torque rating of the CVT is much lower than a traditional automatic that's had time to evolve and become robust. the CVT actually makes a lot of sense in a FWD application since the packaging of it is, i believe, quite a bit smaller than a traditional automatic, especially a 6 or more speed auto.

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HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 52	the simple answer is that nissan's CVT transmission is made for FWD applications (altima, maxima, quest, etc) and the 7spd auto was made for the RWD based applications (370z, G37 coupe and sedan, M sedan, etc). also, i'm sure the torque rating of the CVT is much lower than a traditional automatic that's had time to evolve and become robust. the CVT actually makes a lot of sense in a FWD application since the packaging of it is, i believe, quite a bit smaller than a traditional automatic, especially a 6 or more speed auto. __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now