The vast majority of Mustang owners just drive them like normal cars. They don't participate on forums like this. They don't fret over the fact that they have to "push a button" to disable AS/S ... because they don't. In fact, I doubt most of them give it a second thought.
My 2024 GT premium 401(A)), 10 speed automatic has the stop start, but there’s a button on the bottom of the dash by the mustang emblem and the first thing I do when I get in the car, started up push the button and never shut off very simple. My car was built April 26, 2024.
AS/S has been present in millions and millions of vehicles for a very long time. It's been proven many times over that there is no real appreciable negative (or positive!) results from AS/S being active. No, engines are not blowing up (oil continues to coat cylinder walls and other moving parts long after an engine is shut down) and, no, people are NOT replacing starters.
One more thing to add to the list of "How can we government Karens infringe upon your life" in the EU. That stinks.
So Ford is adding AS/S to the DH when there is no requirement to do so? Are there no such fuel economy standards in any EU country like we have in the US (CAFE) that would explain why they are doing this? I find that hard to believe that with people in the UK being so gung ho on climate change that they fake the data to support their agenda.
Same. Every time I’ve met someone who has that feature, they always talk about how they always turn it off. From various cars as well.
Damn glad I live here in the US (and for more than just this reason). If it makes NO difference when it comes to Ford's bottom line (like CAFE does here), then I still don't understand why the would incur the extra expense to include it. They are basically throwing money out the door.
