A forum is only as good as what you put into it, so here are links that i have found with relevant information on the Mini-CVT system:

What is CVT?
http://www.edmunds.com/news/innovati...6/article.html

http://www.mie.utoronto.ca/staff/pro...arch/mmo4.html

http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/tec...4/article.html

Who makes them? This is a link to ZF, who builds the CVT, and other components for the Mini:
http://www.zf.com/animation.html


Info on Honda Insight included because it’s also a cool car that is making innovative use of the CVT. Plus there are some good general descriptions here:
http://www.insightcentral.net/encvt.html

http://www.insightcentral.net/faq-cvt.html#Chart

If you find more information, why not post it here so others can learn from your experience?

 

Thanks for posting these. I'll add these as a new FAQ. Keep the great info coming.

Best regards,

Mark

 

I've added a new (the first actually) FAQ regarding CVT. It can be found by clicking on FAQ menu and selecting the Mechanicals category. Thanks again for posting this information.