no, the CVT shouldn't...do you mean the DCT?
CVT - continuously variable tranny
DCT - Dual Clutch tranny
yeah,
don't tell my parents(it's their car
), but I've done 65-70 on the thruway, and I'll press the "overdrive-off" button. Which "maxes out" the tranny with a 1:1 internal ratio (usually). This automatically starts to slow down the car(without the brakes), just like I've heard Manuals do - "engine braking"...not healthy to do on a pure auto, but nevertheless. Besides the torque converter/clutch thing...they're really not that much different in what they do mechanically.
I'm not keen on the whole "electrically controlled" thing, either. I know
everything is, but that's just one more thing to go wrong...*sigh*