Like other BMW model families, 7 Series now benefits
from idle stop - start, the latest eight - speed automatic transmission, even more frugal engines, plus engine management systems that can play tricks such as «disconnecting» the engine and gearbox on the over-run to allow the car to coast at highway speeds.
It also benefits
from idle stop - start, which shuts down the engine when the car is stationary.
Not exact matches
Thus no generation has learned
from another to love, no generation begins at any other point than at the beginning, no generation has a shorter task assigned to it than had the preceding generation, and if here one is not willing like the previous generations to
stop with love but would go further, this is but
idle and foolish talk.
For instance, I personally consider Walcott the WORST ever buy for Arsenal - not the worst player, by a long shot — but the worst buy, since he has wasted his twelve years career here mostly
idling and cost untold millions in unearned wages that could have been used to better effect and taken up a place in the eleven,
stopping someone better
from playing instead.
She added: «We have to move away
from nose to tail car traffic at peak times, endless engine
idling,
stop start travel and rising pollution and carbon emissions.
But that's not enough for Flanagan, Hannon and Phillips, who have a constantly growing wish list that now includes hospital and health care funding, economic development dollars for a public works garage, and even
stopping New York City
from utilizing now -
idle Queens wells.
Turning off the engine when
idling, making sure tires are properly inflated, coasting to red lights rather than slamming on the brakes and slowly accelerating
from a
stop — all can boost fuel efficiency as evidenced by hypermilers, those who have mastered the art of traveling hundreds of miles on a few gallons of gas.
As we can already guess the ultimate guy for Mo, the rest is merely a plot that
idles in its own set paces, with a plethora of scenes of Montana running maniacally, waving her arms around as she stomps forward in high heels through airports, trying to
stop airline personnel
from closing gates, or trying to hail cabs just in the nick of time.
The e: S is based on Daihatsu's existing minicar architecture; power comes
from a 660 - cc, three - cylinder gasoline engine equipped with an exhaust - gas recirculation system and auto -
stop idle capability.
If I do it just right, I can keep it
from dying by giving it some gas while breaking at a
stop, and once it makes it past the sputters, it is
idles just fine.
Letting engine
idle for about 7 minutes
stopped this
from happening.
I had similar symptoms in my»97 Civic: ran great when cold, tough to start when engine was hot, engine would stall under load (getting going
from a
stop), but would also have an intermittent rough
idle.
But today's all - new water - cooled 2.7 L is all - around better, benefiting
from stop / start; direct injection; VarioCam Plus variable valve timing and lift on the intake cam; an alternator that sends more energy to the battery during braking and coasting; and a PDK dual - clutch transmission that enables additional coasting, allowing the engine to consume only enough fuel to remain at
idle during certain driving conditions.
In order to
stop the engine
from bogging the A / C usually has a way of raising the
idle by letting more air past the throttle body.
When
idling, there is a rough
idle from time to time when the car is in Park, Neutral or when
stopping in traffic, with vibrations shaking the car.
The V - 6 offers plenty of power, and although the 273 - horsepower, 3.7 - liter engine doesn't feel very smooth at
idle, it's spirited
from a
stop and delivers even, linear power that's competent on the highway.
Go
from Park to Drive with a touch of the electronic gear selector, then enjoy a 10 - speed automatic transmission and
Idle Stop technology.
The 1.3 - litre engine, badged as the DDiS 200, now comes with the company's Smart Hybrid
from Suzuki (SHVS) technology, which includes
idle -
stop start, torque assist, brake energy regeneration system and a gearshift indicator.
Idle -
stop is a feature often met with dislike
from car enthusiasts, but I found it worked very smoothly in the Range Rover Sport.
Blind - spot monitoring, autonomous emergency braking (AEB), radar cruise control and lane - departure warning are absent
from Sonata, as is
idle -
stop fuel saving technology.
Primarily, the gearbox attempts to mimic a manual transmission and doesn't creep forward when
idling, slips the clutch when accelerating
from a
stop, and rolls backward slightly when starting on an incline.
Shutting off the engine when the vehicle is
stopped, to minimize
idling Restarting the engine promptly when the brake pedal is released Enabling early fuel shut - off during vehicle deceleration Capturing vehicle kinetic energy during deceleration through regenerative braking to charge the advanced nickel metal hydride battery Performing intelligent battery charging when it is most efficient The new GM Hybrid system provides additional power, when required, during launch
from the electric motor / generator.
Still, the addition of
idle -
stop is welcome, and its transition
from off to on is relatively seamless.
We managed to eke a couple of clunky shift actions
from the DSG, but only in concert with the restart of the engine's standard
idle -
stop system.
The A6 allroad's direct - injection 3.0 - litre DOHC 24 - valve engine averages 6.3 L / 100 km — a 16 per cent improvement
from its predecessor — with the aid of an automatic
idle -
stop system and emits 165g CO2 / km.
On start - up
from i -
Stop mode (idle stop - start), the engine fired up amazingly fast and with little f
Stop mode (
idle stop - start), the engine fired up amazingly fast and with little f
stop - start), the engine fired up amazingly fast and with little fuss.
The new Ingenium engine is perhaps a little harsher — in
idle, when restarting
from idle -
stop activation and under load — than you may expect, but it does produce strong torque throughout the rev range.
The V6 diesel engine is hooked up to a seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox, features engine
idle -
stop functionality to save fuel and carbon dioxide emissions have been reduced
from 165 to just 149g / km as the engine gains Euro 6 compatibility, making it as «clean» as some 2.0 - litre engines.
Well - insulated
from noise, I occasionally had to check the tachometer to see if the
idle -
stop feature had shut down the engine, or it was just quietly
idling.
Missing
from the EcoTec3's bag of fuel saving tricks is an automatic
stop - start option, which would shut the engine down when
stopped to reduce fuel wasted to
idling.
Jody Craig, a member of the audience, described how a single Girl Scout troop in January sought to curb harmful air pollution
from diesel engines by requiring buses to
stop idling outside of a local school.
An Android Open Source Commit (APSC) has been spotted by XDA - Developers that shows that Android P could
stop idle apps in the background
from using the camera and microphone.