Editing Continuously variable transmission (section)

=== Passenger vehicles ===
{{See also|List of automobiles with continuously variable transmissions}}
[[File:Toyota Super CVT-i 01.JPG|thumb|upright|2000–present [[Toyota K CVT transmission|Toyota K CVT]]]]

In 1958, the Dutch [[DAF 600]] became the first mass-production car to use a CVT.<ref>{{cite web |title=When Did Cars Start Using the CVT Automatic? |url=https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/when-did-cars-start-using-cvt-automatic-263711 |website=autotrader.com |access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref> Its [[Variomatic]] transmission was used in several vehicles built by DAF and Volvo until the 1980s.<ref>{{cite book |title=20th Century Cars|author=Hilton Holloway, Martin Buckley|isbn=978-1-84222-835-7|year=2002|publisher=Carlton}}</ref>

In 1987, the ''ECVT'', the first electronically controlled steel-belted CVT, was introduced as an optional transmission on the [[Subaru Justy#First generation|Subaru Justy]],<ref name=Nikkei>{{cite journal | title = Fuji Heavy Industries to increase production of ECVT systems | location = Tokyo | date = 13 June 1987 | page = 12 | journal = [[Nihon Keizai Shimbun]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=What Is a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)? |url=https://www.edmunds.com/car-technology/cvt-enters-the-mainstream.html |website=edmunds.com |access-date=10 July 2020 |language=en-us |date=13 February 2001}}</ref> Production was limited to 500 units per month due to Van Doorne's limited production output. In June of that year, supplies increased to 3,000 per month, leading Subaru to make the CVT available in the [[Subaru Rex|Rex]] [[kei car]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Fuji Heavy Industries to increase production of ECVT systems|date=13 June 1987 |page=12|journal=[[Nihon Keizai Shimbun]]}}</ref> Subaru has also supplied its CVTs to other manufacturers (e.g., the 1992 [[Nissan Micra]] and [[Fiat Uno]] and [[Fiat Panda|Panda]]).<ref name=Poulton>{{cite book|last=Poulton|first=M.L.|title=Fuel Efficient Car Technology |publisher=Computational Mechanics Publications|year=1997|isbn=978-1-85312-447-1|page=69}}</ref> Also in 1987, [[Ford Fiesta (second generation)|second-generation Ford Fiesta]] and [[Fiat Uno#Diesel and Selecta models|first-generation Fiat Uno]] were introduced with steel-belted CVTs, which are called CTX and Unomatic in Ford and Fiat, respectively.

The 1996 [[Honda Civic (sixth generation)|sixth-generation Honda Civic]] introduced a pulley-based ''Honda Multi Matic'' (HMM) CVT which included a multi-plate clutch, not a [[torque converter]], to prevent [[idle creep]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://world.honda.com/automobile-technology/CVT/|title=Honda Worldwide – Technology Picture Book – CVT |website=honda.com |access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref>

Use of CVTs then spread in the following years to models including the 1998 [[Nissan Cube#First generation (1998–2002)|Nissan Cube]], 1999 [[Rover 200 / 25#Rover 25 (1999–2005)|Rover 25]] and 1999 [[Audi A6#C5 (Typ 4B, 1997–2004)|Audi A6]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Audi multitronic transmission |url=https://www.audiworld.com/news/99/multitronic/content.shtml |website=audiworld.com |access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref>

The 1999 [[Nissan Cedric#Tenth generation Y34|Nissan Cedric (Y34)]] used a toroidal CVT—unlike the pulley-based designs used by other manufacturers—marketed as the ''Nissan Extroid'', which incorporated a torque converter. Nissan then switched from toroidal to pulley-based CVTs in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/TECHNOLOGY/INTRODUCTION/DETAILS/CVT/|title=Nissan Technological Development Activities Overview: Xtronic Cvt |website=nissan-global.com |access-date=19 September 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905095935/http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/TECHNOLOGY/INTRODUCTION/DETAILS/CVT/ |archive-date=5 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The version of the CVT used with the [[Nissan VQ engine#VQ35DE|VQ35DE]] engine in the [[Nissan Altima#Fourth generation (L32; 2007)|fourth-generation Nissan Altima]] is claimed to be capable of transmitting higher torque loads than other belt CVTs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jatco.co.jp/ENGLISH/CVT/JF010E.html|publisher=Jatco|title=CVT|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204120037/http://www.jatco.co.jp/ENGLISH/CVT/JF010E.html |archive-date=4 December 2010}}</ref>

The 2019 [[Toyota Corolla (E210)]] is available with a CVT assisted by a physical "launch gear" alongside the CVT pulley. At speeds of up to {{convert|25|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}, the launch gear is used to increase acceleration and reduce stress on the CVT. Above this speed, the transmission switches over to the CVT.<ref>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRtkPlKa8O8&t=3m8s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/TRtkPlKa8O8| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live|via=YouTube |title=2019 Toyota Corolla Hatch: Top 5 Things You Need to Know! |quote=2019 Toyota Corolla Hatch: Top 5 Things You Need to Know!|access-date=29 December 2019 |date= 15 April 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Marketing terms for CVTs include "Lineartronic" ([[Subaru]]), "Xtronic" ([[Jatco]], [[Nissan]], [[Renault]]), [[INVECS#INVECS-III|INVECS-III]] ([[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]]), [[Multitronic]] ([[Volkswagen]], [[Audi]]), "Autotronic" ([[Mercedes-Benz]]) and "IVT" ([[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]], [[Kia]]).