My Uno has only half that power, so the engine would only need to be small. Not bad for 38 years ago. Imagine what it would be like now with 38 years worth of development. One of the advantages of this system over conventional autos and manuals is the smoothness of the acceleration. I get this with my CVT, a constant smooth acceleration with none of the bumps and lurches you get with an auto, or the pauses in acceleration you get with a manual. The engine is held at the revs required for maximum power, instead of the revs moving up and down in and out of the powerband. It's always in the right gear for the conditions. It's a joy to drive. My next car will certainly contain a CVT, probably one of the newer electronically controlled jobbies, with the manual steps, should I ever feel the need to use them. Fiat do a 7 speed CVT for the Punto, and I may try one of these. Trouble is, I think they may have kept the 'steps' in the fully automatic mode, which would spoil things a bit. Seems like a backwards step to me. When I was talking to a guy from the company that makes these transmissions, he said that customer demand had provoked the changes, so that it felt like a proper gearbox. Just goes to show how public perception can impact on an engineering ideal.