they have cvt only , do they ??
that is dealbreaker for me.
that is dealbreaker for me.
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gathermewool
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CVT only for the top trim. MT is still available for the mid and lower trims
Lol wut!?
gathermewool
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So this ultimate driver's car that I need to power through Tail of The Dragon in to appreciate is equipped with a CVT? Bahahaha! Tell me more about "what this car is about ". As a former z06 and 370z owner, I'm finding it hilarious at this point.
The CVT is the spiritual descendant of a high stall powerglide. Total drag racing application if there ever was one, ironically.
Maybe it will have programmed fake "gears" for the hardcore enthusiast? Lol! This is just too good. It gains 3hp, impersonates the Pontiac Aztec, and goes automatic only in the top trim. A crappy belt/chain style CVT with old school tech, at that. Just....oof.
Oh wait...it gained some ground clearance too, didnt it? Tell me again how my R4P isnt a competitor? It looks like Subaru is trying to take a shot st me, lmao!
Nissan and the 400z are like a slap in the face to this.
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This is why the top records at every track are held by CVTs, yes?
Ps. A formula 1 car is not the same.
One would think so, but the CVT WRX traps several mph slower than the manual. It is what it is. I think the new WRX is a horrible debacle. CVT, 3 more hp, Aztec body styling. The 400Z is a no-brainer. "Oh, what if I need AWD for the snow!" Cool. Buy the outback. After all, it has the same engine and transmission, ROFL!
They really went CVT route? Does it come with a cane as standard equipment?
Finally we agree on something. Also, Subaru's CVT is trash. Literally the only CVT I am aware of that is not, is Toyota's, as it's all gears and zero belts/chains, you change the fluid like a diff, it handles stoopid torque, and they don't break. Subaru? nope.
Okay, technically yes, you're right, and also, yes, you're right. A Subaru CVT isn't the best for much of anything but mpg in a light car.
This is the biggest blunder they’ve made, and I don’t understand it.
Perhaps the biggest “oof”, as our buddy @Ws6 likes to say, is that the Recaro sport seats that are available (or perhaps standard, I’m not sure) on the top-level WRX GT, are available solely in combination with the CVT
More than anything else, this causes me to seriously question their connection to the enthusiast base of this car.
Just an utterly tone deaf decision.
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The Miata still looks like a chick car in every form. IMBHO the only series Mazda ever excelled with is the RX line. Only one I'd ever want anyway...
it seems for eu only cvt.. no other options
quite small engine too.
quite small engine too.
That’s hard to believe. Manuals have been more common over there for a while now.
GT is just the luxury version. Adjustable dampers, whatever. The seats are nice.
gathermewool
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Don’t get me wrong about the CVT. I really like the one in my ‘14 FXT. In Sport mode it finds a rev, maxes out boost, and just goes. I‘ll reserve my judgement of this SPT (CVT) until I actually drive one.
My point is that the argument for it being a driver's car and "I know its slow, but the feeeels, maaan!" Just died a gnarly death. Now its just a poorly executed 4 door sedan with a stiff suspension and early 2000s styling at a bargain price.
