aiya, stock will only come in april...sad

A CVT can slip? I thought CVT is always locked to the engine after the initial start no? The feeling in a CVT car is as if it doesn't move though.

Actually I'm not sure why everyone is so anti-cvt. Imo you are paying for better tech than a conventional auto. Firstly you save fuel because you maintain an optimum gear ratio and high rpm throughout. Also it's only sluggish early on because when you floor it you don't climb up the rpm fast.

However in 0-100 times cvt transmission is as fast if not faster than an auto because you get no rpm drop off when you move up the "gears". So for normal driving where you step on the pedal lightly or medium, you climb up the rpm smoothly and more efficiently than an auto.

It's only when you want to get the immediate burst of acceleration like an ah beng, then the auto can give you that. For normal driving and normal speeding up for highway speeds, the cvt Imo is better. If you really want speed and the gforce pushed into seat feeling, get a manual lar and red line all the way.

2wd oso wait until april?

Like somebody already mentioned, it takes away the fun in driving and it's no fun that some drivers feel as if the control to cog at a certain gear is robbed from them.

most cvt have to ability to lock into 7 or 8 virtual ratios.

That's correct. Just like any auto gearbox with manual override.

But for the CVT in the ASX, you have 6 fixed forward ratios available on the paddle shift with final drive ratio of 6.12.

2.349
1.465
1.126
0.873
0.661
0.543

In Australia and especially in UK, you can find 2.2L diesel variant (110kW @3,500rpm / 360Nm @1,500-2,750rpm  ) which run on normal type automatic gearbox (6 speed also) with a final drive ratio of 3.36. No idea why the diesel is not mated to a CVT. 

4.199
2.405
1.583
1.161
0.855
0.685

because of the torque

CVT can only handle about 200 - 220 Nm of torque

so far i think only Nissan developed a CVT that can handle 300+ Nm

because of the torque

CVT can only handle about 200 - 220 Nm of torque

so far i think only Nissan developed a CVT that can handle 300+ Nm

The CVT rubberband type transmission needs to be driven differently. Press gao gao and the transmission slips. The trick is NOT to slam the accelerator gao gao. Providing enough just for the CVT to catch on and not slip. And slowly increase the accelerator when you accelerate.

That's correct. Just like any auto gearbox with manual override.

But for the CVT in the ASX, you have 6 fixed forward ratios available on the paddle shift with final drive ratio of 6.12.

2.349
1.465
1.126
0.873
0.661
0.543

In Australia and especially in UK, you can find 2.2L diesel variant (110kW @3,500rpm / 360Nm @1,500-2,750rpm  ) which run on normal type automatic gearbox (6 speed also) with a final drive ratio of 3.36. No idea why the diesel is not mated to a CVT. 

4.199
2.405
1.583
1.161
0.855
0.685

The CVT rubberband type transmission needs to be driven differently. Press gao gao and the transmission slips. The trick is NOT to slam the accelerator gao gao. Providing enough just for the CVT to catch on and not slip. And slowly increase the accelerator when you accelerate.

subaru lineartronic

over 400nm torque no problem.

haha...if slip then gone already la the cvt..read before posting

Please, now cvt all metal belt driven, people said rubberband effect on those gearbox, u think really driven by rubber belt?    if the gear box slip means it's spoiled 
you dont feel the pulling force because the gear box keep changing it's gear ratio, and combo with torque converter it's really SMOOTH.

cuz the torque is too much for the cvt to handle. there are many version of cvt, some for normal cars and some for more powerful ones, like the nissan murano. the bigger ones are less efficient, the ones on our cars are the ones optimised for fc and comfort. have a look at jatco transmission, all cvt from mitsu are from jatco, which is owned by nissan.. have a look at nissan taena, the cvt ratio and final drive is exactly the same as the asx

That's true. Should read this... CVT-equipped WRX triggers mass suicides
Aiyoh... Kena clubbed by the smarter guys. 

Chill guys. Ever hear figure of speech?   Don't read word for word lah.
The Teana's gearbox is anything BUT the same as the ASX. Firstly, Teana's one ranges from 2.349 to 0.394 while ASX is 2.349 to 0.543. Final drive ratio for the 2.5 Teana and the ASX might be the same (6.12) but the 2.0 Teana final drive ratio is 6.466.

The Teanas and Muranos equipped with the VQ35DE engine has gear ratios from 2.371 to 0.439 with a final drive ratio of 5.713.

haha...if slip then gone already la the cvt..read before posting

If I suddenly press throttle hardly when cruising and there's a weird sound which sound like slip means my CVT got something wrong?

So same CVT as the Teana. Apparently Nissan is very famous for their efficient and smooth CVTs. So since we are getting the same hardware, reliability and performance should be top notch. Yea I read Mitsubishi and Nissan both using Jatco cvt.

I feel thay reviewers are really biased as well lar. Everyone is raving how Nissan Teana cvt plus 2.0 engine gives a smooth and pleasant drive with good acceleration at 1450 kerb weight. While same reviewer days the asx 2.0 with the same cvt at 1350 kerb weight feels sluggish and just "up to the task".

??? Mitsubishi why you no bribe journalists?

Can PM me where you buy your asx that give 1.5k discount. Thanks a lot. I'm interested to get the 2WD. How long it will take to get the car.