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| | Continuously variable transmission - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | However, they have the advantage that the hydraulic motor can be mounted directly to the wheel hub, allowing a more flexible suspension system and eliminating efficiency losses from friction in the drive shaft and differential components. |
 | | The first workable CVT, called VARIOMATIC, was designed and built by dutch Hub van Doorne, co-founder of DAF, in the late 1950s, specifically to produce an automatic transmission for a small, affordable car. |
 | | Van Doorne's patents were later sold to Volvo along with DAF's car business. |
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