start stop system standard on the Ford Ka both petrol and diesel version.

This is the new Ka for the Paris Salon, Stop & Start than everybody expected. Because the little Ford shares its powertrain with the Fiat 500, 500 which has a Stop & Start! So here it is under the hood of the Ford Ka. The system includes a sophisticated battery, starter and alternator stronger more powerful. Of course, the module voltage stabilization and sensor control the battery state of charge of battery and electric power consumers during the training phase. The system is disabled if the level of battery charge is insufficient.

The average consumption is 4.9 l/100 km with CO2 emissions of 115 g / km for the petrol engine (1.2 liter 69-hp) and 4.4 l/100 km, with discharges 109 g / km for diesel Ka (1.2 liters / 75 hp). Ford Ka equipped with Start - Stop will be available from November.