The Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) was first patented in Europe in 1886 and a US patent was taken out in 1935. Automotive Engineering Online is quoted as saying that Leonardo Da Vinci drew a sketch of a CVT in 1490 and a rudimentary version appeared on the Clyno (a British car) of 1923. The concept of CVT is to make an infinite number of gear speeds by using a … [Read more...]
Australians buy clutchless cars!
Wow, I thought, a world first and then I realised what I was reading was another example of the art of journalism dying a slow death. Yesterday the Australian Financial Review (AFR) published an article in print entitled "Manual cars to become a rarity as frayed commuters drop the clutch" and online it was called "Manual cars face extinction as congestion triggers a clutch … [Read more...]