Glossary / General

cylinder deactivation

15 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Cylinder deactivation is a feature that turns off some of the engine’s cylinders when you’re not driving fast, helping save fuel without losing power when you need it.

Technical Definition

Cylinder deactivation is a fuel-saving technology that temporarily shuts off some engine cylinders when full power isn’t needed, reducing consumption while maintaining performance.

Hear It Discussed

"The lights falling off, but the drive train's still going up until they did the cylinder deactivation stuff."
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"Even in, in, in like my Boxster, like there is a, there is a button, but like all it does is like turn off a cylinder deactivation and shit like that."
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"Specifically like General Motors built a lot of V8s with house cylinder deactivation during the chip shortage. Right. And the fuel economy took a hit."
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