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Originally Posted by dragonxflare
Hello all,
I recently purchased a 2013 328i, and I heard that at full stops, the car shuts off to save gas. I always thought that when you turn off a car, then turn on a car, it uses more gas, so why does the auto shut off, "save" gas?
Has BMW changed something with the engine?
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It uses slightly more gas. That being said, the engine would only have to be off for a very short amount of time for it to use more gas than letting it idle.