But at least CVT is going to get to give Ranexa one more big push.
Working with the FDA, CVT came up with the study that was unveiled yesterday.
With a CVT, the 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek has an EPA rating of 33 mpg on the highway.
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In that tough patient population, CVT says the drug significantly reduced chest pain.
The U.S.-market car endures the hurdy-gurdy droning of a continuously variable transmission (CVT).
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This could momentarily baffle the powertrain software and unsort the CVT, leaving it dangling in the wrong effective gear ratio.
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When I was bored in these conditions, the CVT paddle shifters gave me something to occupy myself in manual mode.
How it goes: A brand new boxer 2.5 4 cylinder engine with CVT that produces 173 hp and 174 lb-ft of torque.
But CVT's scientists argued that they had done basic science that showed their drug's effect on heart rhythms was not harmful at all.
It combines a 2-liter DOHC 16V Duratec (Atkinson cycle) engine and CVT with an AC synchronous motor powered by a 7.6kWh Lithium Ion battery.
Subaru advertises the CVT as being a lifetime unit, but the owner's manual recommends changing the fluid every 30, 000 miles if you drive in "extreme" conditions.
Others are offering continuously variable transmissions (CVT), which have no traditional gears but keep the engine at its most fuel-efficient RPM across a wide range of speeds.
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Now the debate over CVT should focus on whether the FDA will allow the company to market Ranexa as a first choice for angina patients, and whether doctors are going to buy the company's sales pitch.
Mash the pedal in Auto EV mode and, after the electric motor pulls you off the line, there's a brief delay before the gasoline engine comes to life and the CVT raises the RPMs to maximize efficiency.
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