How can I tell if Versa has CVT?

[joshgrahm]

When shopping for a Versa hatchback how can I tell if it has the CVT transmission just by looking at it?

[dee_tymz_sl]

A/T has P, R, N, D, 2, 1.

CVT has P, R, N, D, L

[Iotreble]

A/T has P, R, N, D, 2, 1.

CVT has P, R, N, D, L

Is this the same for any Nissan car? Say a Sentra?

[Codelicious]

Is this the same for any Nissan car? Say a Sentra?

Well also another obvious way to tell if you have a CVT is if your Automatic car doesn't shift when you are speeding up. I used to have a Toyota Corolla and I could definitely notice when the car was shifting.

The CVT is the ONLY reason why I got my Versa because I really didn't want to get an automatic. I am a manual person but this was just interesting enough for me to take it.

[MinisterofDOOM]

Is this the same for any Nissan car? Say a Sentra?

It can vary. Depends on how the shifter is designed. Some automatics with paddle shifters just have PRND and a manual mode that activates the paddle shifters. And some CVTs have a mode that emulates the gears of a traditional automatic, so those cars could have numbered gear positions like a normal automatic does.

But unlike the Versa the Sentra doesn't come with a normal automatic, just a CVT or a manual.The Versa is the only Nissan that offers both automatic and CVT transmissions. The rest are only one or the other (though many do feature the "manual" mode with fake "gears" and paddle shifters).

[Iotreble]

It can vary. Depends on how the shifter is designed. Some automatics with paddle shifters just have PRND and a manual mode that activates the paddle shifters. And some CVTs have a mode that emulates the gears of a traditional automatic, so those cars could have numbered gear positions like a normal automatic does.

But unlike the Versa the Sentra doesn't come with a normal automatic, just a CVT or a manual.The Versa is the only Nissan that offers both automatic and CVT transmissions. The rest are only one or the other (though many do feature the "manual" mode with fake "gears" and paddle shifters).

I thought those with "manual mode" were just for sportier models

[superskunk]

easiest way is to look at the rims, if the car has factory alloys then it is an SL if it has hubcaps, then it is an S....

[MinisterofDOOM]

I thought those with "manual mode" were just for sportier models

That's the case with normal automatics. But I suspect that in the case of CVTs the reasoning is a bit different. Public reception of the CVT was not as positive as Nissan and other companies expected. So in response they started offering the manual mode to appease people who didn't like the odd feel of the CVT.

[Iotreble]

That's the case with normal automatics. But I suspect that in the case of CVTs the reasoning is a bit different. Public reception of the CVT was not as positive as Nissan and other companies expected. So in response they started offering the manual mode to appease people who didn't like the odd feel of the CVT.

That'll be just a matter of time, when people get to know CVT better we'll start seeing more cars with it on the streets. At least here in Latin America, that transmission is relatively unknown