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Originally Posted by JockoT
Just read up on the i-Stop and it sounds amazing. How they get it to do what it does, reliably and without stressing the engine, is a feat of engineering.
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To be fair, you
still use a starter motor, but having the engine "parked" with one cylinder primed to fire lessens the strain on the starter and minimizes the amount of juice needed.
And, as oldtamiyaphile says: It's the best system. Much smoother than the auto-stop systems the Germans use.
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Similar in concept to SkyActiv X. Integrating separately clever but (relatively) simple solutions into a system that is greater than the sum of its parts.