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While Porsche fans welcome technologies like direct injection and dual-clutch gearboxes that help improve among other things, the new 911 Carrera’s green credentials, they don’t seem as keen when it comes to other systems like “Start-and-Stopâ€. Talking with Porsche engineers at the press launch of the 2009 911, Car Magazine learned that while a Start-Stop system was considered for the facelifted model, the sports carmaker’s clientele put a brake on the use of such a system. -Continued
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Porsche Customers Say “Nein†to Start-Stop Technology
While Porsche fans welcome technologies like direct injection and dual-clutch gearboxes that help improve among other things, the new 911 Carrera’s green credentials, they don’t seem as keen when it comes to other systems like “Start-and-Stopâ€. Talking with Porsche engineers at the press launch of the 2009 911, Car Magazine learned that while a Start-Stop system was considered for the facelifted model, the sports carmaker’s clientele put a brake on the use of such a system. -Continued The company’s engineers told Car that if they had fitted the facelifted 911 with a BMW-style start-stop system it would have reduced a further 10g/km from the Carrera’s 225g/km CO2 emissions. Apparently, Porsche fans will take all the green technology the German sports carmaker can offer them as long it also improves performance and/or dynamics.
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- Ford To Charge $295 For Auto Start-stop System On 2013 Fusion, Says Improves Fuel Economy By 3.5%
We believe that auto start-stop systems are one of those features that should be standard across the range of any model these days, as switching off the engine when stuck in traffic has proven to be an effective and fairly inexpensive way to improve...
- New Mazda3 I-stop To Premiere In Geneva
Joining the new Mazda3 MPS at the Japanese firm's Geneva Motor Show stand will be the a new variant of the Mazda3 equipped with a fuel-saving start-stop system. The 2009 Mazda3 i-Stop will be offered with the company's 2.0-liter direct-injection...
- Bmw Z10 Ed: The 400hp Eco-friendly Hybrid Supercar
Citing sources from within the company, Autocar magazine has published new details as well as a rendering of BMW's long-rumored supercar, currently dubbed Z10 ED, where ED stands for Efficient Dynamics. BMW's high-performance flagship model is...
- Bmw Reportedly Working On 'green' Supercar For 2012
The folks over at Autocar magazine are reporting that BMW is exploring a plan to build an "eco-conscious" - we hate using the term "eco-friendly" on performance orientated vehicles - supercar that would rival the Audi R8, Porsche 911 and Mercedes-Benz's...
- Land Rover Freelander 2 Td4_e Stop/start: Most Frugal Landie Ever Debuts In Paris
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