I have had the opportunity to drive a '17 Corolla with the venerable 1.8L but with the CVT trans. for two months daily.
My thoughts...
Uninspiring. And that's compared to my previous 2013 Corolla with the supposedly boring 4 speed auto ( you know... the one that goes 500k if cared for, how silly pfft reliability).
This CVT just doesn't ....go! You had better telegraph your intentions to go from 0-30 if in a hurried manner such as in a busy intersection or U-turn. The more you mash the gas, the less she "pulls". Also at city speeds of appx. 30mph (if you are a light footed driver) she tugs in and out of "sync" making the sensation of a jerky jerky manual transmission. One is forced to either be in constant acceleration or a genuine coast. No light throttle or she tugs and jounces.
Man I had hoped they had got it better than Nissan. They didn't.
They took a boring uber reliable car and made it bigly boring-er. Alas, this is made up for with the nice big black plastic fishmouth grill. It kinda looks like modern art when you have run through a bunch of bugs at night. If you like modern art.
My thoughts...
Uninspiring. And that's compared to my previous 2013 Corolla with the supposedly boring 4 speed auto ( you know... the one that goes 500k if cared for, how silly pfft reliability).
This CVT just doesn't ....go! You had better telegraph your intentions to go from 0-30 if in a hurried manner such as in a busy intersection or U-turn. The more you mash the gas, the less she "pulls". Also at city speeds of appx. 30mph (if you are a light footed driver) she tugs in and out of "sync" making the sensation of a jerky jerky manual transmission. One is forced to either be in constant acceleration or a genuine coast. No light throttle or she tugs and jounces.
Man I had hoped they had got it better than Nissan. They didn't.
They took a boring uber reliable car and made it bigly boring-er. Alas, this is made up for with the nice big black plastic fishmouth grill. It kinda looks like modern art when you have run through a bunch of bugs at night. If you like modern art.