Isnt it actually "Continuously Variable Transmission"?
And I thought it was a series of rubber belts on cones (or is that specific to the Civic?)...
There was a big hubbub over it when it first came out
Nissan Micra
Mitsubishi Mirage
and of course Honda Civic
hehehe
"Adapts to your driving style"
But... its taken its place in the halls of "Great but not particularly useful technology"
such as 4WS and some things i cant thin of right now... =\