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Originally Posted by kaisen View Post
Pump losses in a CVT are giant. Typically quite fuel efficient at low speeds, and much less efficient at freeway speeds. Also, CVTs aren't anywhere near as strong, so they're not good for towing or high performance applications.
Exactly.
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