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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
The Japanese liked it because it was new, now its thought of as a standard feature.
Americans wont like it because its new and because when the engine is off so is the air conditioner.
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Depends.
The Mazda6 does it best, because it has a capacitor bank (which charges really, really fast) that can run the AC for a few minutes at a time.
In my driving, it meant a nearly 5 mpg difference in heavy traffic. (EPA, only 2 mpg). And the restart is smooth thanks to the cylinder priming system.