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This was the same problem with Mazda's iStop. The EPA city cycle doesn't show its effects, even though real world testing has shown a 0.5 to 1 km/l difference in 8 km/l traffic.
We have to wait to see what Mazda does. I am assuming that it uses HCCI over a wider cycle than GM's older system precisely because it uses spark-controlled compression ignition.
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