That is the only way to drive it. I think if you were really good at
it, then it might work ok, but the balance of the car would be so weird
that I could never drive it well (not to mention how easy it would be to
get on the brakes too hard and slow yourslef down). Can you imaging
trying to drive a car with the emergency brake on in every turn?
Chris
jason wrote:
>
> Could you drive it with the brakes? Keep the accelerator down-ish and
> brake to force a "downshift" and keep the rev's and power up? Then
> release and be in the meat of the power band?
>
> This technique works with some other CVTs. I imagine it's pretty rough
> on the transmission though.
>
> Chris Shenefield wrote:
> >
> > Yes, I did try a Civic HX (aren't they all CVTs?) in autocross type
> > driving with race tires, shocks, and modified sway bar. My conclusion
> > that the Civic is decent but the CVT ruined the ability to use the gas
> > pedal to help the car through the courses. Imagine puting a big rubber
> > band between your shoe and the gas pedal of a non-cvt car, and that
> > gives
> > you an idea of the feeling. I think the cvt ruins it as an autocross
> > car even though the car is faster on the drag strip than a manual.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > >------------------------------
> > >
> > >Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 08:29:47 -0800 (PST)
> > >From: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
> > >Subject: Re: dominant cars in "new" HS?
> > >
> > >Just out of curiosity, has anyone tried the CVT
> > >variant of the HX? Honda claimed it was faster than
> > >the 5-speed around their test track.
> > >
> > >Craig Blome
> > >
> > >- --- Karl Bender <kbender@vicon.net> wrote:
> > >> I THINK the 96+ Civic HX is the car for the "new"
> > >> HS...
> >
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