Check this link to Jatco Ltd., the producer of the current CVT2 and CVT2L found in the Patriot.
Toward the bottom you will see CVT's that can handle up to a 3.5 liter engine, and one that is made for rear-wheel drive, medium to heavy vehicles. So, why did they pick one that can't handle the torque of a 2.0 liter diesel or a stronger engine than currently offered?
How much more could a stronger CVT cost.....$300.00? In the grand scheme of things, it would have been a better investment, and one that could have easily been passed off to the customer without them even knowing.
Whatever they did to achieve the "low ratio" probably could have been done to the more hardy CVT's and likely to a greater extent. We might have had a 25:1 ratio and the ability to put a 2.7 liter engine or a 2.5 liter diesel.
Maybe the technology wasn't available when they designed the Patriot, but I hope they revisit this in the future.
Toward the bottom you will see CVT's that can handle up to a 3.5 liter engine, and one that is made for rear-wheel drive, medium to heavy vehicles. So, why did they pick one that can't handle the torque of a 2.0 liter diesel or a stronger engine than currently offered?
How much more could a stronger CVT cost.....$300.00? In the grand scheme of things, it would have been a better investment, and one that could have easily been passed off to the customer without them even knowing.
Whatever they did to achieve the "low ratio" probably could have been done to the more hardy CVT's and likely to a greater extent. We might have had a 25:1 ratio and the ability to put a 2.7 liter engine or a 2.5 liter diesel.
Maybe the technology wasn't available when they designed the Patriot, but I hope they revisit this in the future.
