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Old 11-15-2008, 11:34 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw View Post
IIRC Kia's Eco-Cee'd has a start/stop system which squirts a drop of fuel into a cylinder of the stopped engine and ignites it, causing the engine to turn. This is supposed to start the engine faster than a normal starter.
Here's Mazda's version
Green Car Congress: Mazdas New Smart Idling Stop System for Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Engines

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