Quote Originally Posted by germs View Post
i-Stop or idle stop / auto start stop is not a new technology. Euros have been offering similar technology for so many years already. By this time, battery manufacturers would have perfected their end of the tech loop already.

Also, what sets Mazda's i-Stop apart is that it relies on combustion (that's why the pistons line-up at the middle of their cylinders), and not on the starter motor.
Thanks. Useful info here. So sa 80-100K na price difference, 40-50K for leather seats, the rest is for the justification of the i-stop and the rear-view camera... Hmmm...