Invecs-II V Invecs-III

[MGV6]

As we all know, the Galant was first to use this type of technology and just out of interest, technically what's the difference between Invecs 2 and 3?

And also......

1. Given that Invecs 3 was introduced in 2000 in the Lancer (and then much later in Colts/Grandis/Outlander etc.) why was this not used in the face lifted Galants?

2. Does INVECS 3 in any way help eradicate the problems the Galant Automatics cars had? I know the underlying problem was the torque converter/drive shaft, but was interested to know if INVECS 3 corrects the problems faced with INVECS 2?

[Paul Beazer]

I would imagine that adapting the facelift galant to Invecs 3 wouldnt have been worth it given it only had about 3 years of production left in it. To retool for such a limited lifetime wouldnt really justify Mitsu doing this.

[WildCards]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INVECS

Invecs II was based on Porsche technology apparently, so not exactly the first to use it I suspect. Wasn't Invecs III used in some models of the Evo 8? I so, i'd hazard a guess that it does solve alot of the issues you've mentioned.

[I-S]

Invecs II is a gearbox control system, not the gearbox itself.

Invecs III is the equivalent control system for CVT.

[bradc]

what he said ^^

cvt long term reliability still scares me though