Posts Tagged ‘Start-stop’

Start/Stop system on Hyundai i10 in August 2010

Start/Stop system on Hyundai i10 in August 2010

A start/stop system will be added to the Hyundai i10 in August 2010 reports Auto telegraaf. The Hyundai i30 is first in the Hyundai line-up to receive the start-stop motor which slips the engine into stand-by mode when idling prolongs.

Hyundai claims the i30 benefits from an fuel efficiency increase of of 7% after the installation.

The fuel economy improvements on the i10 post transplant is unknown, but the extra mpg could make it one of the most fuel efficient engines on the current crop of small cars in India.

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Entry posted on June 24th, 2009 and filed under Hyundai

Tata Motors might introduce start-stop tech in passenger cars

Sources indicate Tata Motors might introduce Start-stop tech where the engine automatically slips into stand-by in traffic signals saving fuel, in the future. The company has successfully carried out the transplant in the Ace mini truck which has also been introduced initially in the Kolkata market.

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Entry posted on May 13th, 2009 and filed under Sideblog

Fiat attaches Start-Stop device to the 1.2-liter petrol 500

Fiat attaches Start-Stop device to the 1.2-liter petrol 500

Fuel efficiency is the cornerstone of any small car sold anywhere today. Perhaps the most significant achievement in that sense is the Start-Stop technology, which pushes the engine into stand-by at traffic lights, reducing not only fuel usage but harmful emissions.

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Entry posted on March 26th, 2009 and filed under Fiat

Suzuki Splash, A-Star with Start-Stop technology debut at Geneva Motor Show

Suzuki Splash, A-Star with Start-Stop technology debut at Geneva Motor Show

The Suzuki A-Star (sold globally as the Alto) and the Splash (which will be referred to as the Ritz in India) will get the Start-Stop technology in the interest of better fuel economy and fewer emissions and no doubt will cost higher than the standard counterparts.

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Entry posted on March 1st, 2009 and filed under Suzuki, maruti suzuki ritz