Why are Jeeps stopping and starting at every intersection
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Fuel economy standards.
Car companies face this “problem” and that is that governments have regulated that fuel economy standards new cars must produce. Most of these standards are applied based on averages of all cars that the manufacturers make. Some manufacturers have responded by moving more and more models to hybrid drives (such as Toyota).
Others have gone even smaller but added turbos left and right, like Honda and Ford. They do some hybrid drives as well, but it’s more common to see a civic with an engine under 2L but a turbo added.
Other manufacturers have added additional technologies that make the same old engines get better ratings. One of the things that’s been done is that the engine shuts itself off rather than idling. Most people notice this at stop lights when the car next to them turns before accelerating away. GM does this and so too does (I think) BMW.
To be clear. All manufactures are doing a bit in all of these areas. You can find a ford that has start-stop technology and you can find a GM that has a turbo or a hybrid drive.
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