Test drove an ecoboost the other day and noticed that the engine went dead silent at a stop. The salesman mentioned something about the engine shutting down and some giberish about turbo's running off of transmission something or other...I wasn't really listening....can someone please explain to me if there is any sort of technology with this engine or even why i was so darn quite at stops?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbocharger

This isn't a Porsche the engine won't shut down when you stop. Quiet idle that's all.

 

Well, that's interesting. Your sales guy thinks the EB is a hybrid.

Google turbo chargers and direct injection gas engines. This should give you all the general information you need to know how this all works. But the basics are it's a V6, with turbo's and direct injection. Turbo's are driven by exhaust gases and direct injection injects fuel at high pressures directly into the combustion chamber. Neat technology, worth taking the time to go do some reading.

Do you want to buy from this guy or from this dealership? I wouldn't.

 

You have to love those salesmen who have an answer for everything. Instead of just agreeing with you and saying "Yeah these Eco's are extemely quiet engines at idle", he has to make up an anwser.

 

There's 'quiet idle ' then there's "stop and start" technology which stops the engine when you're at a red light etc. That's becoming more common as they try to sqeeze another drop for fuel economy.
I don't think any of the trucks have stop and start.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/27/f...hybrid-models/

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I knew he was full of ****.....I wasn't paying much attention to him anyway...I didn' think they had stop and start technology.....BTW I am not buying from this guy either or that dealership.