Any way to get better efficiency as rules tightenIt really just depends where you live. Constant stop and go traffic, you will see savings. In the middle of nowhere like yourself Uno, kinda worthless. But it allows manufactures to help curve their EPA ratings and efficiency so they're going all in on it.
It really just depends where you live. Constant stop and go traffic, you will see savings. In the middle of nowhere like yourself Uno, kinda worthless. But it allows manufactures to help curve their EPA ratings and efficiency so they're going all in on it.
i-Stop doesn't use the starter motor on the petrol engineYep, and screwing you in the end "for your own good". I just read a thread on here where to replace the battery is now a $350 problem at the dealer, and $250 from other shops.
You know what MY CX5 battery costs? Hunna Dolla!
Wonder what the starters cost, comparably, and all the other crap.
Yep, and screwing you in the end "for your own good". I just read a thread on here where to replace the battery is now a $350 problem at the dealer, and $250 from other shops.
You know what MY CX5 battery costs? Hunna Dolla!
Wonder what the starters cost, comparably, and all the other crap.
Yep, and screwing you in the end "for your own good". I just read a thread on here where to replace the battery is now a $350 problem at the dealer, and $250 from other shops.
You know what MY CX5 battery costs? Hunna Dolla!
Wonder what the starters cost, comparably, and all the other crap.
Give the link xler8ing posted a click and learn a little more on the MAZDA I-Stop system... It does not use the starter motor...rather it knows what number cylinder is in compression and ready to fire, and then sends the spark and fires that piston to get the motor going again. No starter is used...
I doubt it would be $400 dollars in the US if we had to get one. Prob more like $250 figure so only 150% increase...I googled it already, yes, it seems like it's superior by far to other systems, and props to Mazda for that, but I still do not relish 300% increases in battery change costs.
I doubt it would be $400 dollars in the US if we had to get one. Prob more like $250 figure so only 150% increase...
I don't think i-stop is even offered here in the US. Mazda didn't want to offer it because the EPA didn't take i-stop into account with regards to fuel economy ratings.
Figure it would save $150 in gasoline every 4-6 years?
Even at 3 dollars a gallon (it's $2.05 last I checked), that's 50 gallons of fuel. Or roughly a 12-1500mile road trip depending on traffic.
Not smart money, IMO
Using your figures no it would not be smart money but for the person in the city where they're paying $3 to $3.50 a gallon and in bumper-to-bumper traffic it would be a good solution for them.
CX5 EPA rationgs are gamed hard.
I used to travel to the UK a lot and somewhere around 2013 this technology started popping up in nearly every car I rented. It used to annoy the hell out of me at roundabouts where you're frequently making momentary stops and the engine would sometimes stop and sometimes not, and sometimes stop a split second before I needed to accelerate, resulting in a pause and then a lurch forward, sometimes making me miss my turn to go, or miss a window of opportunity to merge. It also annoyed me a lot in stop and go traffic. At traffic lights, it's fine. But in situations where you're making a lot of momentary stops, I hated it. What made it worse for me is that every car triggered it a little differently, and I felt like I was wasting mental energy trying to learn how to 'trick' the car into not shutting off at inopportune times when I could have just been paying attention to the road. After going through this with 3 or 4 different rental cars, I gave up and just always kept it off. I've avoided it like the plague since then.
Yeah, my salesman told me the CX-5 has knee bag coverage (it doesn't) so don't believe them about the AA (whatever that is - I'm going to research it) I have an older cell phone so I don't need bluetooth or whatever the AA does. I'm retired so just need my old cell for emergency purposes...or if I get lost & can't figure out the Nav! lolVery well possible but I have noted 3-4 other members here who have recently purchased CX5s, and their salesman's have mentioned about AA being released this fall. All different people and dealers. Could be just a coincidence but lets just hope they're actually right.
Yeah, my salesman told me the CX-5 has knee bag coverage (it doesn't) so don't believe them about the AA (whatever that is - I'm going to research it) I have an older cell phone so I don't need bluetooth or whatever the AA does. I'm retired so just need my old cell for emergency purposes...or if I get lost & can't figure out the Nav! lol