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The VTi is a continuously variable transmission
Continuously variable transmission

A continuously variable transmission is a Transmission which can change steplessly through an infinite number of effective gear ratios between maximum and minimum values....
 for automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
s. It is fully automatic, electronically controlled, and designed for transverse
Transverse engine

A transverse engine is an engine in which the crankshaft is oriented side-to-side relative to the length of the vehicle. This is also sometimes called an east-west engine....
 front-wheel drive
Front-wheel drive

Front-wheel drive is a form of Internal combustion engine/transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only....
 use. The VTi is assembled at a General Motors/Fiat
Fiat

Fiat S.p.A. Fiat based cars are constructed all around the world?the largest concern outside Italy is in Brazil . It also has factories in Argentina and Poland....
 joint venture
Joint venture

A joint venture is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together. The parties agree to create a new entity by both contributing Ownership equity, and they then share in the revenues, expenses, and control of the enterprise....
 plant in Szentgotthard
Szentgotthárd

Szentgotth?rd is the westernmost town of Hungary. It is situated on the R?ba near the Austrian border, and is home to much of Hungary's small Slovenians ethnic minority....
, Hungary
Hungary

Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
.

Quality issues delayed the introduction of the VTi until the second quarter of 2002. Production ended in 2005 in favor of the GM-Ford 6-speed automatic transmission
GM-Ford 6-speed automatic transmission

General Motors Corporation and Ford Motor Company teamed up in 2002 to create a new automatic transmission transaxle, designed for transverse engine applications in cars and light trucks....
.

The VTi can handle a maximum of 200 N·m (147 ft·lbf) of torque for vehicles weighing up to 2100 kg (4630 lb), with gear ranges from 2.61 to 0.44.






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The VTi is a continuously variable transmission
Continuously variable transmission

A continuously variable transmission is a Transmission which can change steplessly through an infinite number of effective gear ratios between maximum and minimum values....
 for automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
s. It is fully automatic, electronically controlled, and designed for transverse
Transverse engine

A transverse engine is an engine in which the crankshaft is oriented side-to-side relative to the length of the vehicle. This is also sometimes called an east-west engine....
 front-wheel drive
Front-wheel drive

Front-wheel drive is a form of Internal combustion engine/transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only....
 use. The VTi is assembled at a General Motors/Fiat
Fiat

Fiat S.p.A. Fiat based cars are constructed all around the world?the largest concern outside Italy is in Brazil . It also has factories in Argentina and Poland....
 joint venture
Joint venture

A joint venture is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together. The parties agree to create a new entity by both contributing Ownership equity, and they then share in the revenues, expenses, and control of the enterprise....
 plant in Szentgotthard
Szentgotthárd

Szentgotth?rd is the westernmost town of Hungary. It is situated on the R?ba near the Austrian border, and is home to much of Hungary's small Slovenians ethnic minority....
, Hungary
Hungary

Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
.

Quality issues delayed the introduction of the VTi until the second quarter of 2002. Production ended in 2005 in favor of the GM-Ford 6-speed automatic transmission
GM-Ford 6-speed automatic transmission

General Motors Corporation and Ford Motor Company teamed up in 2002 to create a new automatic transmission transaxle, designed for transverse engine applications in cars and light trucks....
.

The VTi can handle a maximum of 200 N·m (147 ft·lbf) of torque for vehicles weighing up to 2100 kg (4630 lb), with gear ranges from 2.61 to 0.44. A 2.15 reverse gear is also specified. The effective final drive ratio is 4.35.

It uses two sets of 12 steel bands (Van Doorne belts) inside a die cast aluminum casing. GM claims that the CVT's bands, normally a weak spot in CVTs, are reliable for at least 100,000 miles (161,000 km) . A 225 mm (8.9 in) torque converter is also used.

In 2004 GM extended the transmission's
Transmission (mechanics)

Using the principle of mechanical advantage, transmissions provide a speed-torque conversion from a higher speed motor to a slower but more forceful output or vice-versa....
 warranty on all 2002 - 2004 GM vehicles with the VTi to 5 years / 75,000 miles (120,700 km) due to high failure rates.

Applications:
  • 2002–2004 Saturn Vue
    Saturn VUE

    The Saturn Vue is a Compact SUV crossover SUV from General Motors' Saturn Corporation marque, and was Saturn's top-selling model in the United States until the Saturn Aura outsold it in the summer of 2008....
     (GMT315)
  • 2003–2004 Saturn Ion
    Saturn ION

    The Saturn Ion was a compact car sold by the Saturn Corporation marque of United States automaker General Motors between the 2003 and 2007 model years....
     Quad Coupe
  • Opel Astra
    Opel Astra

    The Opel Astra is a small family car designed and manufactured by Opel, the European subsidiary of General Motors.It is branded as an Opel in continental Europe, the Republic of Ireland, the Middle East, North Africa, Russia and South Africa, as Vauxhall Motors in the United Kingdom, as Holden in Australasia, as Chevrolet in Latin America a...