hi
i am getting a 2006 A4 NONQUATRO at 39000KM, it looks very nice and engine sounds pretty well. One thing took my attention was that it has 7 speeds, yes when i switched to manual part of cvt the monitor shows 1 to 7 to shift.
which is amazing but I ve never seen 7 speed before and havent read about it anywhere.Its a US car. and max speed is 270km.
What do u guys know about it?

Thanks in advance

 

Its not a 7 speed. Its a continuously varible transmision, which means the gear ratio is constantly changing during automatic mode. Its pretty obvious if you just floor it. The engine speed goes up to like 5500rpms and stays there yet the vehicle continues to accelerate. The engineers just chose 7 of the many available ratios to use in the manuel mode. They could have made it a 20 speed if they wanted.

 

CVT is only offered in front wheel drive audis. I;m not a fan of the CVT engine, i like the shift feel, and doesnt make the car feel like a snow mobile.

 

thanks for ur answers,
This is the exactly the same car i am planning to buy. I would like to hear your experiences or thoughts about this one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Audi-...spagenameZWDVW

Thank you

 

So far those transmissions have had quite a few problems. And theyre expensive ones too. Its always either a tcm, valvebody, or transmission. Personally i would get the quattro just so i didnt have a cvt.