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So the 1.3T is a no brainer for me, and I'd take a 200hp engine if they offered it, but I'm torn on whether CVT FWD or 9-Speed AWD is better.
Its hard to tell on short test drives, and Sofyan on his TB review oddly said that he preferred the CVT FWD over the 9-Speed AWD for everyday tooling about.
Anyone spent much time with either and can weigh in, and what about from a reliability standpoint? I know Nissan is having non-stop problems with their CVTs for years with premature failures, and Hyundai/Kia for 2020/21 MY have a ton of failures with their IVT (a type of CVT), but what about the one used in the TB? Is it used in any other vehicle to give it some kind of track history?
Also, I can't seem to find anyone that has drag raced a CVT FWD vs a 9-speed AWD to see if there's a 0-60mph difference. CVT FWD should be lighter, but the 9-speed I see has a near 10:1 spread on gear ratio so maybe can launch harder. Hmmm...
Its hard to tell on short test drives, and Sofyan on his TB review oddly said that he preferred the CVT FWD over the 9-Speed AWD for everyday tooling about.
Anyone spent much time with either and can weigh in, and what about from a reliability standpoint? I know Nissan is having non-stop problems with their CVTs for years with premature failures, and Hyundai/Kia for 2020/21 MY have a ton of failures with their IVT (a type of CVT), but what about the one used in the TB? Is it used in any other vehicle to give it some kind of track history?
Also, I can't seem to find anyone that has drag raced a CVT FWD vs a 9-speed AWD to see if there's a 0-60mph difference. CVT FWD should be lighter, but the 9-speed I see has a near 10:1 spread on gear ratio so maybe can launch harder. Hmmm...