Originally Posted by autofreak
I don't know about the 4 cylinder getting a CVT. Don't they make acceleration a bit more sluggish? For example the Nissan Murano has a CVT and Motorweek describes the CVT as not letting the engine perform at it's full potential. And in no way am i comparing the Murano the Accord, i am just simply stating what i've heard of the CVT transmission.
acceleration ought to be better. but assuming there's some computer control of the CVT, i guess it would depend on how they program it. CVTs can keep the engine running at constant RPMs, at its peak power/efficiency. there's no need to shift, so there's no loss in acceleration whatsoever due to shift time. some CVTs also don't use torque converters, so there's some efficiency gained there. but they could program it however they want, so maybe the murano's CVT isn't setup for better acceleration.