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p2p news / p2pnet:- “Inside there’s an interface port for multimedia applications and the back seat has multiple configurations to aid versatility,” says New Zealand Autocar.
Cool. But inside what?
The Mazda Sassou, “a small, lightweight, 3-door hatchback powered by a turbocharged, 3-cylinder, 1.0-litre Direct Injection gasoline engine,” says Autonet.ca. “An engine-stop feature automatically shuts down the engine at full stops, in order to save fuel and curb emissions.”
And it uses a USB stick as a key and an interface port for “programming the hard disc drive conceived for the concept”.
The pic caption says the cockpit [note - cockpit ; ] “is a combination of dials and buttons, replacing traditional levers and switches”.
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See:-
New Zealand Autocar - Mazda’s Sassou concept looks to the future, September 1, 2005
Autonet.ca - Mazda zoom-zoom gets smaller, September 1, 2005
September 1st, 2005 at 9:34 pm
so…uh…every time you stop at a stop sign or red traffic signal, the car shuts off and you have to restart it?
gee, that’s bright.
September 2nd, 2005 at 4:58 am
That’s not much of a problem out here in California as few folks stop at the sighs anyway. Is it different where you are?
September 2nd, 2005 at 8:34 am
yes. there are traffic cameras everywhere.
and also, laws are very strict and 99% of the population - not an exaggeration - obeys the laws, especially traffic laws. it’s even illegal to have even a spot of rust on your car. if you do, and a cop sees it, you’ll get a nice big fine to pay.
September 2nd, 2005 at 2:14 pm
Catflap Which one of the Police States you live in? Pennsylvania?
September 2nd, 2005 at 2:50 pm
i don’t live in a dictatorship like the PSA. i live in a country where laws - written in layperson’s terms so all can understand - are adhered to willingly. a country with direct democracy and not outdated electorate college systems. a country where the people vote on every law.
September 2nd, 2005 at 2:51 pm
Afghanistan?
September 2nd, 2005 at 3:03 pm
yes, afghanistan.
this discussion is finished now.
September 2nd, 2005 at 3:45 pm
The car starts itself, you won’t have to do anything but press down on the gas pedal (if it works like my Toyota Prius). In fact the Prius starts and stops the engine all the time, even when moving.
It doesn’t seem too bright to me to leave the engine burning gas when you aren’t moving, or you’re coasting down a hill. This is a painless way to save gas.