Development of Toyota's New “Super CVT”

Masabumi Nishigaya, Tadashi Tamura, Hideki Yasue, Shinji Kasuga, Masami Sugaya

SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series · 2001 · 11 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

<div class="htmlview paragraph">Toyota has developed a new continuously variable transmission (CVT) named “Super CVT”. The Super CVT has a wide ratio coverage and adopts a newly developed integrated control system with a direct injection gasoline engine (D-4) equipped with electronically controlled throttle. The combined package has achieved good fuel economy and a high overall level of performance. This paper shows the major features and performance of the Super CVT.</div>