CTX

In 1987 Ford and Fiat started to produce the type of automatic transmission called CVT. This innovative system was designed on the basis of the Van Doome mechanism, which was installed in small cars (DAF) in 1955.

The Ford CTX transmission operates on the principle of belt driving applied in Van Doome transmissions, but with some peculiarity, namely, usage of a single steel belt (operating in compression) instead of two rubber drive belts (operating in tension).