I think the reason the MTs have less deviation has to do with the people, not the car.

The people who would buy a hybrid MT are not poor people who can't afford a CVT, since hybrids cost a few thousand more than non-hybrids.

And, being a hybrid, these are not people who are going for speed-record-breaking performance.

No, I think people who buy the hybrid MTs fall into a relatively narrowly-focused group who are going for the mileage.


Buyers of CVTs are a wider cross section of people.
I’m one of the hyper-milers, but I am too lazy to use a MT.

Need fewer troops to support.
Drive a hybrid.
Best tank 71.65 MPG.

Before this car I spent two years learning hypermiling on my 2004 HCH1.