They See Me Rollin' - Evo Wagon Edition

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Did You Know - Kering/Puma Partnership Edition

Kering, the French parent-company of world-famous luxury brands, plans to distribute 70% of its ownership in Puma to its shareholders. One of these thing is not like the others: Gucci, Puma, Saint Laurent and Bottega Veneta.

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And Enjoy The Ride

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How Will This Affect Future Used Car Sales & Maintanence Costs

What's stop-start technology doing to your car? 

A look at the longer-term effects of driving a car with automatic stop-start

[T]he larger question among car nerds and the general public alike is whether these additional stop-start cycles hurt the engine.

That’s the question Autocar asked in a recent article about stop-start and the long-term impact on a car’s engine. According to their conversation with Gerhard Arnold at Federal Mogul, “A normal car without automatic start-stop can be expected to go through 50,000 stop-start events during its life time.” But with automatic stop-start that number can increase tenfold, Arnold says.

The root of the problem lies with the crankshaft making metal-to-metal contact with the main bearings, which happens every time the engine shuts off and stops lubricating those bearings with oil. That causes wear. But as stop-start proliferates, so too do new materials, technologies and lubricant additives that help engines withstand the added burden.

The question remains whether the manufacturers implementing stop-start are also adding these technologies to maintain durability. Some may be doing it better than others. As Autocar states, only time will tell. But in the meantime, Autocar also reminds us that these systems do indeed reduce fuel consumption as well as the resulting emissions from that consumption.

(AutoWeek.com)

An American Business Model . . . . .

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