It lags because it makes use of a start off clutch to transfer electric power in contrast to the current gen CVT which makes use of a torque converter. It used to be a problem during the 2nd gen Honda Town CVT which has an analogous setup. Anyhoo from 2014 https://cvt-proton28516.blogcudinti.com/34274330/a-secret-weapon-for-cvt-proton