We’ve heard about BMW’s non-hybrid start-stop engine used in the European 1 and 3 Series, but Mazda is developing a more efficient version. Mazda’s independently developed system, dubbed Smart Idle ...

Get ready, Europe, because you're about to get yet another slick new diesel, this time from Mazda. The company unveiled its new 2.2L common-rail turbo diesel for the European market today, as well as ...

i-Stop is Mazda's idling stop technology, a system that switches off the internal combustion engine when stationary to save fuel. Due to software issues with the powertrain control module and battery ...

Opinions on engine auto-stop-start technology are scattershot: some enjoy the technology and its attempt to increase fuel efficiency, some are indifferent, and the rest downright hate the feature and ...

Many new cars come with automatic engine start-stop. These systems are designed to save the fuel wasted at idle by turning the engine off when you come to a stop. These systems are becoming more and ...

We had a caller on the Car Pro radio show who described a problem he was having with his car…his engine was not cutting off when he stopped. I thought it was a blessing, but he seemed concerned. I ...

ERIE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2003--Dave Tucker, general manager of GE Transportation Systems' global service operations announced today that the company had introduced Auto Engine Start Stop, ...