page_title: List of Subaru transmissions
section_title: Subaru Lineartronic CVT TR690 and TR580
hierarchical_section_title: List of Subaru transmissions / Continuously variable / Subaru Lineartronic CVT TR690 and TR580
caption_attribution_description: English: Subaru Lineartronic transmission in Tokyo Motor Show 2009. 日本語: スバル・リニアトロニックトランスミッション（東京モーターショー2009出展）。
context_page_description: Subaru motor vehicles have used manual, conventional automatic, and continuously variable transmissions. Subaru manufactures its own manual and CVT transmissions. Since the 1970s, all Subaru conventional automatic transmissions have been Jatco designs adapted to Subaru specifications. Since the 2014 model year, the conventional automatic transmissions in North American-spec Subaru vehicles have been replaced with Lineartronic CVTs.
context_section_description: The fifth generation Legacy/Outback and the JDM Subaru Exiga received a newly revised CVT under the Lineartronic name. It is a metal chain, pulley-based CVT, which is considered the most reliable, due to the simplicity of the pulley system and durability of the metal chain. In addition, the metal chain pulley system is generally quieter than other CVT designs. 
  In the US, the Lineartronic is available with the 2.5i engine in the Outback, Legacy and Forester(2014), and the 2.0 FB engine in the Impreza and slightly modified for the XV Crosstrek. In SE Asia this transmission is also available for the 2.0i engine for the 2010 and later Legacy Legacy Asia spec. Subaru claims that the transmission provides "uninterrupted power that maximizes fuel efficiency while keeping the engine at the optimal rev range". EPA mileage estimates for the CVT with the 2.5i, naturally aspirated based engine, claim 30 MPG highway (29 Outback, 31 Legacy). 
  Lineartronic uses a specially modified torque converter to connect the engine to the transmission. It can slip like a traditional torque converter, but remains locked under all conditions except when coasting or traveling at very low speed.  The persistent lockup condition under acceleration provides the efficiency and control of a clutch while still behaving much like a traditional planetary automatic transmission.  The transmission can also be manually controlled by the driver by providing the ability to select 6 or 7 (if paired with a Diesel engine) different "virtual" gears, where the transmission will hold a particular ratio.
  Gear Ratios: 6.32:1
  Usage: 2008–current Subaru Legacy / Outback / Exiga / Impreza / Levorg / Forester / XV and 2015 Subaru Impreza WRX Premium and Limited Editions.
  TR580
  2013-2020 Legacy/Outback 2.5L NA
  2012-2020 Impreza 2.0L NA
  2013-2020 Crosstrek 2.0L NA
  2014-2020 Forester 2.5L NA
  Maximum torque 250Nm
  TR690
  2010-2012 Legacy/Outback 2.5L NA
  2015-2019 Legacy/Outback 3.6L NA
  2014-2020 Forester 2.0L Turbo
  2015-2020 WRX 2.0L Turbo
  2019-2020 Ascent
  2020 Legacy/Outback 2.4L Turbo
  Maximum torque 400Nm
caption: Lineartronic CVT transmission
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