How About That, 2014 Corvette Gets 37.3 mpg

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

The A/C can be fitted with a Danfoss-type electric-driven compressor

Originally Posted by Xist

I rented a Mercedes (the first car available) while I was in Germany and I did not realize that it had start-stop until was handing my ID to the Ponds gate guard.

BMW and Mercedes-Benz are already fitting start-stop in some models for the Brazilian market. Even the VW Golf with the 1.4TSI engine has this feature...

[mcrews]

BMW has been advertising stop/start for at least a yr on the 3 series in the us

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

I don't remember when they started advertising it back here, but it had been about 2 or 3 years...

Anyway, possibly an electric power steering (already used in some Mustangs converted to RHD in Australia or New Zealand) and all-electric A/C would also be fitted alongside the start-stop when it gets into the Corvette. Even the increased electric load, thus requiring a beefier alternator, would actually reduce the engine's effort compared to driving a power steering pump and an A/C compressor, benefitting not just the performance but also the fuel-efficiency.

[gk_ghig14]

Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

I don't remember when they started advertising it back here, but it had been about 2 or 3 years...

Anyway, possibly an electric power steering (already used in some Mustangs converted to RHD in Australia or New Zealand) and all-electric A/C would also be fitted alongside the start-stop when it gets into the Corvette. Even the increased electric load, thus requiring a beefier alternator, would actually reduce the engine's effort compared to driving a power steering pump and an A/C compressor, benefitting not just the performance but also the fuel-efficiency.

All 2011+ mustangs come with electronic power steering

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by gk_ghig14

All 2011+ mustangs come with electronic power steering

I'm not so up-to-date about Mustangs. But anyway, it's a good move from Ford.