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I rented a Ford Ecosport for a road trip earlier this year and made good use of the unlimited miles package ;) It had the idle shutoff feature, which I didn't r
by Frondo 7y ago
I rented a Ford Ecosport for a road trip earlier this year and made good use of the unlimited miles package ;) It had the idle shutoff feature, which I didn't realize at first but figured out after a stoplight or two. Through a few weeks of city driving and highway driving, I never once felt it lurch. It was always absolutely responsive. Maybe they've gotten better? It worked great, and it was really nice to know I wasn't burning through gas idling at any stoplight or stop-and-go traffic on the highway.
This is a feature every car should have, and one that'd make much more sense to mandate over rear-view cameras.
- rootsudo 7y agoNo. Rear-view cameras are safety. They're simply a switch. IF in R turn on CAMERA. If move to D, turn off Camera. If MT, IF in R, Camera, if not no Camera. Gas mileage is simply an op-ex of a car, and does not make more "sense" over a rear view camera, because increased c pillars decrease overall glass and visibility. I rather pay a few bucks more in gas then have a featureset unused in my car or have to go through disabling it every time I operate it.
- cameldrv 7y agoRear view cameras are a major safety innovation for pickups and SUVs. There's simply no way to see if a child is standing in back of your rear bumper without one.