I just had a brand new Altima 3.5SL rental last week and I think the CVT is even worse than my 2008. Now Nissan has programmed in faux shifts but it seems to happen randomly. It also feels more awkward than just holding it at a certain RPM in my opinion.
Then when you got WOT and let off there's reverse throttle lag. IE) you get off the throttle and the trans doesn't let up for almost another full second. It scared me the first time. Pretty much reaffirmed my decision not to buy another Nissan until they scrap the CVT.
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