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Hmm... I'll bet I came to a full stop on the interstate 10 times this evening on my 11 mile commute home from work in 5 o'clock traffic. I wonder if there is a way to disable this BS so it does not burn out the starter or wear the teeth off of the flywheel?
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Ford adds engine shutoff tech to top-selling F-150 pickup
Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY
In a huge boost to a gas-saving technology, Ford said Thursday that it plans to equip all of its F-150 pickup trucks with turbocharged engines with technology that shuts off their engines at stoplights.
The so-called start-stop technology then automatically restarts the engine as soon as the driver presses the gas pedal.
The move is significant because Ford's F-150 is the nation's most popular vehicle — car or truck — and the new technology will be applied to about 60% of its lineup. It will even go on the most brawny version, the Raptor, the new version of which was just unveiled at the Detroit auto show earlier this month.
It marks yet another move by Ford to improve its trucks' gas mileage. The most radical was shifting from steel to aluminum for the truck bodies, a move that saved up to 700 pounds. Plus, Ford is focused on trying to maintain the pickups' sales momentum. While it was easily tops again last year with 780,354 pickups sold, a 3.5% increase, it's feeling some heat from General Motors, maker of the Chevrolet Silverado, Autodata says. GM sold 600,544 Silverados, up 13.4%.
Start-stop will be a feature added to the trucks' EcoBoost turbocharged engines, V-6s that produce enough power to match or exceed the old V-8s with greater gas savings.
“EcoBoost already powers F-150’s best-in-class towing,” said Doug Scott, Ford truck group marketing manager. “Now, with every EcoBoost-equipped F-150 mildly electrified with standard Auto Start-Stop technology, customers’ fuel efficiency is expected to improve as well.”
Start-stop — also called stop-start — has come to many cars across lots of brands as an inexpensive way to try to help meet tightening federal fuel economy standards. The drawback is that sometimes the engine restarts in a jarring way, which can be disconcerting to some drivers.
Ford says it will work on its trucks in most kinds of driving except when towing or in four-wheel-drive mode.
Copyright Gannett 2016
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That should really work out well when crawling over rocks or rocking to get unstuck in snow.
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They are all going to it. Another Obama gift that will keep on giving after that POS is out of office.
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Works great in Ez-Go carts.
I can imagine how this
"The drawback is that sometimes the engine restarts in a jarring way, which can be disconcerting to some drivers."
will work for some of the drivers we have out there, who aren't paying attention in the first place.
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Stuff like this drives used truck prices up.
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No thanks. But that's my standard answer to anything Ford.
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That should really work out well when crawling over rocks or rocking to get unstuck in snow. RC, you seem to be forgetting we are supposed to stop doing that fun stuff and go live in the city. They were discussing this on the "no spare tire" thread. You're ready for that, no?  Geno
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I really hope that this "technology" is advanced enough to recognize a stoplight or it tracks the other systems in the vehicle to recognize when it is in stop and go traffic?
Who knows. Like so much media these days, the article I shared is long on words but short on useful information.
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Hmm... I'll bet I came to a full stop on the interstate 10 times this evening on my 11 mile commute home from work in 5 o'clock traffic. I wonder if there is a way to disable this BS so it does not burn out the starter or wear the teeth off of the flywheel?
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Ford adds engine shutoff tech to top-selling F-150 pickup
Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY
In a huge boost to a gas-saving technology, Ford said Thursday that it plans to equip all of its F-150 pickup trucks with turbocharged engines with technology that shuts off their engines at stoplights.
The so-called start-stop technology then automatically restarts the engine as soon as the driver presses the gas pedal.
The move is significant because Ford's F-150 is the nation's most popular vehicle — car or truck — and the new technology will be applied to about 60% of its lineup. It will even go on the most brawny version, the Raptor, the new version of which was just unveiled at the Detroit auto show earlier this month.
It marks yet another move by Ford to improve its trucks' gas mileage. The most radical was shifting from steel to aluminum for the truck bodies, a move that saved up to 700 pounds. Plus, Ford is focused on trying to maintain the pickups' sales momentum. While it was easily tops again last year with 780,354 pickups sold, a 3.5% increase, it's feeling some heat from General Motors, maker of the Chevrolet Silverado, Autodata says. GM sold 600,544 Silverados, up 13.4%.
Start-stop will be a feature added to the trucks' EcoBoost turbocharged engines, V-6s that produce enough power to match or exceed the old V-8s with greater gas savings.
“EcoBoost already powers F-150’s best-in-class towing,” said Doug Scott, Ford truck group marketing manager. “Now, with every EcoBoost-equipped F-150 mildly electrified with standard Auto Start-Stop technology, customers’ fuel efficiency is expected to improve as well.”
Start-stop — also called stop-start — has come to many cars across lots of brands as an inexpensive way to try to help meet tightening federal fuel economy standards. The drawback is that sometimes the engine restarts in a jarring way, which can be disconcerting to some drivers.
Ford says it will work on its trucks in most kinds of driving except when towing or in four-wheel-drive mode.
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"disconcerting" to drivers huh.... So is the electronic power assist steering when it goes out too... One of fords better ideas I take it...
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My wife's recently acquired Audi has it but, fortunately, also has a disable button. I have played with it and it works fine but I do not see the need and it is "spooky" when engine shuts off.
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How about one that shuts off when you answer your cell phone?
What fresh Hell is this?
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How about one that shuts off when you answer your cell phone? That's probably next. They already have self-parking.
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Article says disabled when towing. Leave truck in tow/haul or plug a dummy plug into the tow plug to trick the truck into thinking it is always towing. How do they keep the oil from draining down and causing premature wear? Light turns green and you jam on the gas, racing away from a stop with an engine that started 0.5 seconds ago. Sounds like a recipe for trouble all the way around.
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There'll be a way to disable it. I have a car that does that, had to pay to get it disabled. It was cute for the first ten minutes or so then I decided it was a pain in the azz. Just like all the seat belt buzzers, automatic door locks, etc. There'll be a way to disable it but it'll cost you.
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I'll bet it's trouble free and cheap to fix in the off chance of it malfunctioning.
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My wife's 2015 f150 with the 2.7 eco boost has it and their is button you hit on the dash right next to the emergency flasher button to disable it.. It is wierd sitting at a stop light and the truck is off..
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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Our Volvo does that. It has a button you can push to cancel it. My wife has no problem pushing the button, so I suspect some of you will have no problem as well.
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Wonder how much gas it saves?
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For years they've said you burn more gas restarting than you would letting it idle at stop lights. Just like Global Warming, it used to be "the New Ice Age" was going to be our impending doom. .gov doesn't know their a zz from a hole in the ground. Now their pushing products nobody wants.
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Fugg, I don't even like the traction control that limits spin by cutting engine power....
Christ who designs these vehicles
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