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Old 10-11-2013, 06:53 PM   #19 (permalink)
niky
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Potatoe, Potato.

Wish we'd get the diesels... still have to wait and see if Mazda finally gets a programming fix for the oiling problems people are seeing elsewhere... but I do believe it's only a matter of time.

As rooster notes about the Malibu, the SkyActiv system would also be so much better if the engine could go off while coasting. Could be another 1-2 mpg EPA from that. Plus you need to fulfill a very strict set of conditions for the motor to turn off at a stop. Any steering angle (waiting at a ramp, or stopped in the turning lane) and the motor won't go off.

If Mazda releases a SkyActiv system with a kill switch, or if someone hacks it so that you can use the start-button to toggle i-Stop, it'd be as perfect as an ICE-only system gets.
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