Vehicle and transmission for a vehicle

A vehicle, comprising:

• at least one ground engaging member;
• a propulsion unit having an output;
• a transmission having a housing, an input shaft, an idler shaft and an output shaft, the input and output shafts being coaxially arranged and coupled to each other, the idler shaft being parallel to the input and output shafts, the input and idler shafts having plural gear sets for alternative gear ratio couplings between the input shaft and idler shaft;
• a continuously variable transmission (CVT) coupling the input shaft of the transmission to the propulsion unit output, the CVT including an input sheave coupled to the input shaft, and the output shaft extends through the input shaft and the input sheave;
• and
• the output shaft of the transmission extending through the transmission housing and being coupled to the at least one ground engaging member.