But, that's more of a desirable side effect than the main purpose. I think, it's implemented more for environmental reasons than the cost savings. Even the effect on starter motor life, he mentions it as irrelevant on that video. The fuel consumed in start is very negligible on modern engines ( unlike the old carburetor ones ) which I think he mentions it on the video as well. That apart, I personally don't know if the fuel savings in switching off the engine for 180 seconds is greater than the fuel consumed on starts and the wear & tear on battery/ starter etc. So, it's kind of a relief for me, when that's taken care of automatically. PS: Even on the Etios, I used to switch off whenever possible because I have been in the shoes of a pedestrian many a times and got to know the effect of multiple cars idling in traffic and the kind of pollution and increase in temperature it causes. I love it and I'm sure some people will hate it as well. Again, it's a person dependent love or hate feature. Else, I'll have to cheat the start/stop by not pressing the brakes fully for the first few minutes whenever I come to a stop on a toll booth or use N instead of P in such case if I decide to shift away from D after cruising at high speeds. If this is considered in design by Toyota, then it's well and good. Even though the crysta has a water cooled turbo, I'm still not sure whether the coolant circulation is driven using an electric motor which works independent of the engine. Only thing I'm worried right now is its effect on the turbo charged engines. I have been using it regularly in Bangalore traffic and I cross silk board more often than not when I drive in Bangalore. ![]() I love the way its implemented in the Crysta even in stop/go traffic. I don't think this is practical in our market given the number of stops we have to make, think a stop-go situation in any city.Īuto Start/stop is kind of a controversial feature. Overall very satisfied with the service experience from Toyota today.Įven though this feature is tremendously helpful, AutoStart/ Stop is pretty useless and even on smooth BMW 6 cylinder engines, the first thing I do after start is to switch off this feature. It was mainly checking fluids and checking & tightening (if required) the nuts & bolts of the new vehicle. They explained the entire servicing steps in details. They completed the servicing in time and with good quality. The service manager was very helpful & professional. Tried to look at internet articles but no solid updates from TKM yet.ĭid the 1st free servicing this weekend for my Touring Sport. So are the new GD-series engines all made in India now or merely assembled. ![]() On a different topic, where are Innova Crysta engines made these days? Originally I heard they used to be imported (from Japan?) but then in 2016 or so, Toyota had plans to build these locally. The 30-50 stops a day is your interpretation or is this documented somewhere. Especially coming from Toyota who over engineer for durability, you can be double sure. It's supposed to last really long even with 30-50 stops a day.
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