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It's no a rocket, but then I drive a six cylinder F-150 built in 1994. It's fine on the highway, and is easily out accelerated by the Freestyle. So merging and passing shouldn't be too big of an issue. I don't have an issue, so a Freestyle shouldn't either.
CVTs are not something that I like in a car. I'm too used to the engine stepping through the gears. And as for the TV commercial with the couple waiting for her to put her makeup on after the car shifts, and it never does. Because it is a CVT Nissan is overstating the case. The engine will let you know what it's doing just the same, only differently.
I beleive that the tranny is built by Nissin (not Nissan) a Japanese supplier of transmissions. And they supply the CVT for the Ford and the Six (or is 5?) speed auto for the later sedans. I would look to Consumers Reports older editions for reliability reporting. Hundreds of people respond to those surveys. So, they have a bigger better database. It's allot of car for just two kids and a couple of adults.
Maybe an Edge would be better for size, better design, and better utility. New car, new car warranty, new car loan interest rates... Know what I mean?
CVTs are not something that I like in a car. I'm too used to the engine stepping through the gears. And as for the TV commercial with the couple waiting for her to put her makeup on after the car shifts, and it never does. Because it is a CVT Nissan is overstating the case. The engine will let you know what it's doing just the same, only differently.
I beleive that the tranny is built by Nissin (not Nissan) a Japanese supplier of transmissions. And they supply the CVT for the Ford and the Six (or is 5?) speed auto for the later sedans. I would look to Consumers Reports older editions for reliability reporting. Hundreds of people respond to those surveys. So, they have a bigger better database. It's allot of car for just two kids and a couple of adults.
Maybe an Edge would be better for size, better design, and better utility. New car, new car warranty, new car loan interest rates... Know what I mean?