H Pattern Is A Thing Of The Past?

I rented a BMW X3 earlier this summer that kept trying to turn off at every stop sign unless I put it in Sport mode. I can't imagine driving it otherwise because it was just too annoying to push the gas to get out in traffic and have that split second of, "Oh crap, I'm not going to make it", because the car took a second to start the engine.

And it always reset to that mode on startup.

JD08 said:

I rented a BMW X3 earlier this summer that kept trying to turn off at every stop sign unless I put it in Sport mode. I can't imagine driving it otherwise because it was just too annoying to push the gas to get out in traffic and have that split second of, "Oh crap, I'm not going to make it", because the car took a second to start the engine.

And it always reset to that mode on startup.

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In a BMW after the engine shuts off, you cannot get your foot off the brake pedal and onto the gas pedal quicker than the restart process..In other words, by the time your foot is on the gas, the engine is running. There is no start up lag.
There was a button next to the start/stop button that would've disabled that....once that button was pushed, ( light illuminated) it doesn't shut off at intersections, or stop signs anymore.

And it's another thing people are gonna just have to suck up, and get used to, because it's a federal mandate in all new cars from 2018 on......Auto stop/start is proven to save gas and reduce emissions based on its usage in Europe. It'll be enforced here in the US as well.

I'm all for technology but too many nanny controls give me pause, all great till something malfunctions, safety advances excluded.
Obviously a lot of these changes are driven by goverment mandated fuel economy regulations.
I would guess some day in the not too distant future you won't even need to know how to drive, just sit back speak your destination and away you go.
Oh and my flip phone was bullet proof, never had an issue...lol

I have never had an occurrence where the engine shut off at the "wrong" time. At worst I will turn the feature off when the traffic is just creeping along where you start moving again just as the vehicle comes to a stop. Otherwise a brilliant application of the technology. Very smooth and non intrusive. I have tried to move my right foot from the brake pedal to the gas pedal and press on the gas before the engine can start and have yet to do it. It starts that fast.

madmike1157 said:

Somehow,..an older human brain becomes cloudy, dim witted, slow moving, and stubborn when you mention the words Bluetooth, and smart phone.

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Speak for your self, O' Ossified One...
I am 71 years old and I fix computers for a living. Every 18 months half of my computer knowledge becomes obsolete because of market changes and technology advances. On top of that, I have a second career in Christian ministry that started in 2008. By the grace of God, I will keep going and expanding the work and word He has given me in Christian Ministry. I write 3000-4000 words a week for original sermons and Bible study as part of that ministry.

Your brain may slow down and suffer, but by the Grace of God, mine will remain nimble and healthy.

imp said:

@Bullitt347
2 HP/CU IN was only attainable in the aircraft arena, 50 or so years ago. The Stop/Start feature you mention I have no clue about. Care to help me there? imp

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I worked on piston engine aircraft for 12 years, 8 for the US Air Force and 4 years civilian general aviation. None of those piston engines even made 1 HP per cubic much less 2 HP per cubic inch. If you can show me a production engine that did make 2 HP per cubic inch, I'll burn my FAA Airframe & Powerplant license and send you the ashes.