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Auto Stop/Start is one of those features that allows a manufacturer to accrue Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Credits to help offset fines they may have to pay if their vehicles do not meet GHG emission standards on their own, but in order to do so it needs to be offered in the “Default On” state. If you look at when the

The lower output turbo 2L petrol will be available in overseas markets. The 2.2L diesel will also be available outside North America, although it’s possible to see it in Mexico or even Canada. The 3L diesel will be available in the USA for sure. The direct injection 3.6L will be standard. The old version is rumored to

We have it in the Cherokee KL, and it’s easily disabled with an aftermarket product that plugs into the diagnostics port. The module remembers your last setting, and when you start up the car, puts it back into that setting. Super easy elimination of an annoying “feature.”

+1 - I rented a Grand Cherokee last week and the stop/start at every light was VERY annoying. A permanent way to disable this should be available for any car that uses this technology . 

“If a manufacture feels the need to put a defeat button in place on something that is supposed to be a feature, there may be a problem.”

I tend to agree, but it’s just not that simple. My guess is that if the feature isn’t on by default then can you really use it to determine EPA fuel economy numbers? While clunky, start/stop is a fairly simple way to improve those numbers cheaply. Which is a tough thing when you’re trying to make a brick of an SUV

I’ll buy whichever one I can permanently disable the start-stop technology which is rumored to be standard.

A velvety nap sounds really nice.

Let’s not make this too complicated.

I don’t necessarily want one of these, but I love it, and I love the fact that there was an automaker crazy enough to build it.

Hello, CarMax? Yes, no haggling. I will buy the two Aston Martins for the advertised price. Here is my credit card number and I will be there in an hour. I will be bringing my mechanic and lawyer to confirm these Astons are legitimate and in good condition. See you soon!

Every story about the new Wrangler is being filled with comments about how it’s exactly the same and that it changes as quickly as a 911.

Great post - I was wondering the same thing. A/C takes power to run, so I’m curious what the gains would be from a chilled intake charge. That said, I’m guessing Ford pulled it for a reason, but its purpose in the Demon may be to give it a little extra for one run, before the detriments outweigh the gains.

I could’ve sworn some supercharged vehicle has done this already before. Or maybe it was a prototype. A Ford of some sort? Off to Google I go!

You also have lots of cheap used cars going out of the country. If you drive southbound on I-35 in Texas, you’ll see lots of clapped out beaters being driven/towed/caravanned to Mexico.

Again, they are posting 7.57 in the heads up display, which I assume is an 1/8 mile speed. This should put it in the 11s for a 1/4, which is quick for a “street” car on pump gas.

I would rather live this Porsche lifestyle

I had a 2001 Xterra SE loaded, manual transmission 4x4 as my first new car I’ve purchased. I modified it very similarly as the truck in the title pic of this article. It was a great rig, and I took it through some gnarly obstacles in the southeast US, Texas, and a weeklong trip to Colorado driving the many trails,

Kudos on a pretty accurate summary of my process I’ve done for years. However a few add ons I learned from washing/detailing at a proshop when in college, and incorporating them to my pay/spray strategy here.