Mahindra Scorpio’s Micro-Hybrid Technology

Mahindra launched the new mighty muscular Scorpio successfully. The Scorpio has always been aggressive in its looks and Scorpio’s dominance on Indian roads is a well known story. But this time around, there’s a surprise in store for everyone, as this bully has a soft corner.
The revolutionary new Micro Hybrid technology makes Mahindra’s Scorpio really gentle. On the environment that is. This technology allows it to intelligently switch off the engine when not required. Thus going into standby mode after few seconds of engine idling, ready to spring back to life the moment it’s needed again. This ensures you burn less fuel and reduce emissions. Providing much needed relief to the environment, our lungs and our wallets too.

In a nutshell, the Micro Hybrid technology : -
• Switches off the engine when the Scorpio idles for a preset duration (*2 seconds in Scorpio VLX, 5 seconds in Scorpio M2Di)
• Switches the engine back on, the instant your leg depresses the clutch pedal
• Burns less fuel, thus reducing pollution and helping to conserve the environment
Mahindra deserve credit for taking the lead in implementing Micro Hybrid technology, an innovative and affordable step towards sustainability. We’re sure many will follow in the footsteps of this first Micro Hybrid car in the country.
Source: http://www.motorbeam.com/cars/mahindra-scorpio/mahindra-scorpios-micro-hybrid-technology/#more-8837

nice idea m&m has, but i dint nderstand one thing, engine going into standby means the engine turnsoff when the car is idle ?

yes napster
in other words this system is also reffered to stop-start technology!

then it will be a head ache if we are stuck in a slow moving traffic and that too in hot sun

you can turn off this feature if you dont require it. there is a switch in the dashboard.

then its ok, is it available in the present scorpio

Nice topic CC.
Sometime back I recieved the mail from M&M on the same topic, describing the Micro Hybrid tec.

VT

It should have a feature like this where we can set our own timing. It'll be more useful. We can set our own time, based on traffic. Otherwise, it'd turn-ff for 2-3 secs and then turn on again, which affects FE.

@vibhor, thanks.

Crazy cat wrote:It should have a feature like this where we can set our own timing. It'll be more useful. We can set our own time, based on traffic. Otherwise, it'd turn-ff for 2-3 secs and then turn on again, which affects FE.

@vibhor, thanks.

i agree CC, switching it on and off every now and then will badly effect the FE, and if by chance the battery fails when your struck in traffic then im sure you will be seeing HELL on WHEELS :lol!:

@ napster: yes, its standard in the M2di & the VLX.
such frequent start & stop cycles puts heavy strain on the battery & starter system. i am sure mahindra would have done something to take care of this, but still this is a pretty new & relatively untested tech in the market. the only saving grace is that this tech is supplied by BOSCH which is a pretty good & reliable brand.

Yeah i read some where that the battery and starter motor has been designed specifically to handle the load. But switching on and off frequently will reduce the FE and the effectiveness of AC. So we should be given control of timing.

But I think that the engine goes off after around 10secs after the car is put in neutral gear.