The “complex” description got me - I almost got my wife a Nissan Murano because one of her friends had one and she thought she would like it too. I test drove it and the CVT felt different but smooth - I did some research, and at the time, the CVTs were suffering a lot of problems so I got her a Rav4 with a V-6 - which she fell in love with and it held it’s trade-in value over 7 years when we traded in for a 2016 Highlander - which was also a seriously nice vehicle - even nicer than my 2018 Mercedes GLC300 which cost about the same.
We finally decided to go single vehicle - she doesn’t drive as much as she used to - and opted for a 2024 Rav4 with all the bells and whistles...it may outlast us both as we’ve only put about 1K on it in the 2-1/2 months we’ve had it.
The CVT is interesting - but doesn’t seem to offer any real advantages unless one hates to be able to detect a shift - and the new “upgrades” need to be proven over a few years before I would consider one if I were still in the market.
Did you watch the video?.......