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Old 02-10-2008, 01:22 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Pablo - '07 Hyundai Santa Fe AWD
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Originally Posted by Peter7307 View Post
A quick quote from the Chrysler info pack when the vehicle was released:

"Chrysler C300 has a four cylinder / eight cylinder engine.
Four cylinders at normal running and eight on demand.
Utilising the four cylinder demand option results in a seven percent fuel saving."

I would have thought it would be more than that.

Pete.
Still have all the internal friction and it hasn't changed the actual loading... I'd rather have a better transmission. Especially when you consider at leats in the case of the Odyssey which was the only cyl-deact vehicle I've driven just how much other stuff is added including noise cancellation through the speakers... way too complex! Make the motor smaller, or some kind of on demand boost, but deactivation is too much complication and risk for too little gains IMHO.
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