Article: BMW to Increase the use of Stop-Start Engines

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   BMW to Increase the use of Stop-Start Engines
 BMW announced that it will be
expanding the use of energy conserving stop-start engine technology to
many of its cars with an I-6 engine. It is part of a plan to counter
the falling sales of BMW vehicles with larger engines.

Stop-start engines function by
shutting off a gasoline engine when the car is at rest, such as being
stopped at a traffic light. The engine is then restarted automatically
when the driver pushes down on the gas pedal.

These engines have
already been placed in BMW's four-cylinder 1-series and 3-series
models, which are not yet available in the U.S. It is believed that the
six-cylinder 3-series will be the first of its I-6 models to get the
new technology. It was announced, however, that all of BMW's I-6 models
will eventually get the technology.

BMW is also planning to
increase the production of four-cylinder models, which will be sold in
the United States in the near future.

[Source: blogs.automobilemag.com]