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Old 12-23-20, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by peasodos
Actually I like it. When the car goes into all electric it’s very quiet. There is a lot of insulation so not much sound of the engine turning on/off. The quietness of the 450h is what I like. Also I can roll into a neighborhood or driveway in stealth/ev mode.
Yeah I like it too - the GSh and hybrids in general don't have auto start-stop that we're talking about in this thread. It's the "normal" start-stop with electric batteries/motors that are used to propel the car to 30+ mph until the ICE engine kicks in (fairly seamlessly). All hybrids are designed for the normal start-stop functionality.

BMW non-hybrids have the "auto" start-stop feature we are discussing where there isn't an electric battery/motor and the ICE simply just shuts off when you get to a stop (if the engine is at normal operating temperature).

Here is a better explanation of the difference between the two:

Having driven BMW non-hybrids with the auto start-stop system, I absolutely despise it and always look to disable it.

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Old 12-24-20, 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Im2bz2p345
Yeah I like it too - the GSh and hybrids in general don't have auto start-stop that we're talking about in this thread. It's the "normal" start-stop with electric batteries/motors that are used to propel the car to 30+ mph until the ICE engine kicks in (fairly seamlessly). All hybrids are designed for the normal start-stop functionality.

BMW non-hybrids have the "auto" start-stop feature we are discussing where there isn't an electric battery/motor and the ICE simply just shuts off when you get to a stop (if the engine is at normal operating temperature).

Here is a better explanation of the difference between the two:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7524u5w4ZE

Having driven BMW non-hybrids with the auto start-stop system, I absolutely despise it and always look to disable it.

~ Im2bz2p345
Ah ok now I see what your talking about. Honestly I didn’t read the whole thread just saw something about hybrids and engine stopping.
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